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Bill C-16 Amendments Bill C-16 came into force on July 15, 2026, and among its eleven substantive changes are amendments that quietly reshape how homicide cases get classified and sentenced.…
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis, 2026 SCC 25 In a 7-2 split released July 10, 2026, the Supreme Court of…
By LexWire | May 26, 2026 | Criminal Law, Firearms, Causation Dennis Okeymow didn't pull the trigger. But on May…
Bill C-16 quietly rewrites how homicide gets classified in Canada, adding four grounds that turn a proven murder into first degree without proof of planning — and nudging manslaughter sentences toward life imprisonment. We break down the changes and what they mean for defending these cases.
In a 7-2 split, the Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the six-month mandatory minimum for obtaining sexual services from a minor, overturning the Quebec Court of Appeal’s finding that it was unconstitutional. The bigger story for defence counsel isn’t the outcome in Denis itself — it’s how the Court rebuilt the reasonable-hypothetical test on the way there, stripping out sympathetic facts before weighing proportionality and setting a tougher bar for the next mandatory-minimum challenge.
Dennis Okeymow didn’t pull the trigger. But on May 26, 2026, he became the first person in Canadian history to be convicted of manslaughter for selling a firearm — after the teenager he sold it to killed two Edmonton police officers. The verdict turns on a deceptively simple question: when does a gun seller’s liability end?
Ontario police are quietly deploying on-device investigative tools (ODITs) — state-grade spyware capable of intercepting encrypted messages, activating cameras, and logging keystrokes. Active prosecutions in Windsor and Brampton are raising urgent constitutional questions about warrants, disclosure, and the right to make full answer and defence. This article breaks down the legal issues defence counsel need to understand now.
The Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark decision today recognizing intimate partner violence as a standalone basis for civil liability, departing from the longstanding position that existing torts adequately addressed the harm.
