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Workplace Harassment Still Present during COVID-19
As employees continue to work remotely because of the COVID-19 lockdown, upper management may not be aware that different forms of workplace harassment are occurring. While employees are no longer physically present at the same [...]
Tension Runs High over Hand Sanitizer
Around the world, people have been stockpiling supplies and caused a shortage of everyday essentials, from toilet paper and hand sanitizer to bread and baking powder. The idea of quarantining oneself evokes panic and desperation. [...]
COVID-19 Lockdown: Isolation and Domestic Abuse
In many places around Canada, it is now the third week of social distancing and self-quarantining. And it’s getting to people. Luckily, most of us are not in solitary confinement. We are in our homes [...]
A Possible Connection between Vaping and COVID-19
Have you noticed that Youtube commercial right before clicking Skip Ad? It shows a group of teens sitting around, with one boy tempting another to start vaping. It’s a message from the Government of Canada, [...]
Can You Get a DUI on a Bicycle?
In these times, many individuals are unable to work, leaving them with lots of free time. For some, time spent with family has seen a significant uptick. For others, COVID has provided the freedom to [...]
E-Scooter Pilot Proposals Now Welcome
For the past few years, have you seen e-scooters on sidewalks, roads, or bike lanes in British Columbia? Did you know that e-scooters are banned from public terrain? But they won’t be for long. In [...]
What Are Internet Sex Crimes?
With the invention of the internet, the definition of the term “sex crimes” has broadened to include many online activities, and identifying it isn’t always necessarily obvious. For example, one might not think that paying [...]
What is the Right to Silence and When Can it Be Used?
The right to silence is protected under section 7 and section 11(c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is meant to provide the accused the freedom to avoid implicating himself in criminal [...]
What Happens if Charged with Sexual Assault
Sexual assault consists of any sexual contact that takes place without the consent of the people involved. It ranges from nonconsensual touching to rape and can take place anywhere. It is illegal to force sexual [...]
What Happens to Someone Charged with Domestic Abuse
Although there is no specific offence listed in the Criminal Code, most acts of family violence are crimes in Canada. But there are offences related to domestic abuse, such as assault and forcible confinement. There [...]
What Happens When an Unregistered Restricted or Prohibited Gun is Used in Self-Defence?
This is something all gun-owners should be aware of: All Canadians have a right to self-defence and to use firearms against attackers. However, the right to self-defence does not overrule the requirement to register a [...]
What About Bail After an Arrest
Bail court is not offered to every person who is accused of a criminal offence. The police determine whether to release the accused or bring them to bail court based on the severity of the [...]
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