Tag: SCC

Mandatory No More: Dissecting Supreme Court’s Ruling on Canada’s Sex Offender Registry

November 2, 2022
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News Analysis A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) to raise the threshold for adding an offender’s name to the federal sex offender registry has been welcomed by some lawyers but raises concern for some others. Legislative amendments introduced by the Harper government in 2011 had mandated that those convicted of two or…

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Top Court to Hear if BC School Trustee’s Defamation Suit Defending His Remarks on Child Gender Transition Can Proceed

September 15, 2022
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The Supreme Court of Canada will consider next month whether a defamation suit against the former head of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) can proceed, in a case that observers say could have extensive repercussions on elected officials’ willingness to speak out about their issues of concern. Longtime Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld launched the…

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