A lot has happened over the past few days concerning Montreal’s controversial Pit Bull Ban (officially the Animal Control Bylaw). On Monday, when the whole […]
Tag: Legal Issues
Balancing Public Safety and the Rights of the Mentally Ill: The Insanity Defense in Canada
At 6:30 pm on December 9th, 2014, Jeff Weber saw a black man having his after dinner cigarette outside. Weber then walked to a store, […]
Telling the STM to Stuff It: Why the Montreal Municipal Court Found Fines on Public Transit Unconstitutional
Courts and judges are professional puzzle solvers. Upon request of private parties or the government, their job is to examine all the pieces of a […]
Canada’s Laws and Penalties for Sex Crimes Against Kids
On September 15, 2016 Graham James, the former junior hockey coach convicted of sexually assaulting players he coached in the nineties was granted full parole […]
The STM’s Fines Aren’t Just Annoying, They’re a Human Rights Violation
For over a decade, the primary focus of the Montreal Transit System (STM)’s security efforts has been to catch and fine fare dodgers. Yesterday, one […]
Canadian Talent Controversy: Canadian Artists vs the CRTC
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been in the news lately over its announcement to loosen the rules requiring Canadian television productions to […]
Maulings and Muzzles: Montreal’s Proposed Pit Bull Ban
UPDATE: Coderre’s plan was adopted by Montreal City Council with a vote of 37 in favour and 23 against on September 27, 2016 On June […]
Satirical News Site Le Journal de Mourréal Shut Down By Quebecor Lawsuit
Yesterday, Janick Murray-Hall announced that his satirical news site and Journal de Montéal (JdeM) pardoy Le Journal de Mourréal would cease all operations. In a […]
Quebec Superior Court Strikes Down P-6 Amendments Banning Masks at Protests and Demanding a Route
In 2012, at the height of the Quebec Student Protests (Maple Spring), Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay’s administration amended Municipal Bylaw P-6 to include a ban […]