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OTTAWA - An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege.
An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of solicitor-client privilege.
Posted: May 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10 A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as people take part in an anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 5, 2020.(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) Advocates for justice system reform are welcoming new proposals from the federal government to address the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous individuals and other racialized groups in the criminal justice system. In the recent federal budget, the government pledged $216.4 million over five years, and $43.3 million each ye...
'We're in trouble': Advocates urge Ottawa to help close the access-to-justice gap Justice advocates want the federal government to use the federal budget to invest new resources in the legal system — which is experiencing a rise in self-representation, adding to the court backlog created by the pandemic. Social Sharing
In final submissions, Struthers argued Senior never intended to commit any crime and believed he was dealing with a confidential informant when he had no training to do so. “None of the events would have happened without the instigation and, in fact, participation of the police and, as a result, there is a clear lack of intent,” he said. “All of these offences were manufactured tests of integrity.” If there was virtue testing, countered Crown attorney Peter Scrutton, “Mr. Senior failed every single test of it.” A 15-year officer, he said, should know that he shouldn’t lie, steal...