A new edition of the bestselling book “Criminal Law in Canada: Cases, Questions, and the Code”, co-authored by associate professor David MacAlister and the late professor emeritus Simon Verdun-Jones ...

On March 22, 2022, Bill S-239, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Criminal Interest Rate) went to second reading at the Senate. The Bill proposes changes to section 347(2) of the Criminal Code which ...

The nine aspects are as follows: • The nature of the force or threat. • The extent to which the use of force was imminent and whether there were other means available to respond to the potential use ...

Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the legislation would create four new criminal offences, including a specific criminal ...

Much has been said about the criminal syndicalism laws in the United States and the outlawing of syndicalist organizing under the first Red Scare in 1919. Yet it is often overlooked that similar laws ...

It’s not only about punishing perpetrators, it’s about treating gender-based violence as a public health and mental health ...

After a decision to charge a man for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home in Lindsay, Ont., sparked widespread reaction this week, one criminal lawyer has a reminder for the public: ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to amend the Criminal Code to strengthen legal protections for Canadians ...