Breaking News > The Supreme Court of Canada, in giving reasons for its October 2020 reinstatement of the convictions of Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser in the VIA Rail terrorist plot, states that while the trial judge was wrong to deny the accused’s request for rotating triers and for potential jurors to be removed from the process to prevent bias, the use of static triers still resulted in an impartial jury and a fair trial: R. v. Esseghaier, 2021 SCC 9. MORE TO COME.

Constitutional

Wilson-Raybould discloses litigation principles in Charter cases

Monday, March 13, 2017 @ 9:06 AM | By Cristin Schmitz

Canada’s attorney general says she follows six principles in deciding whether to defend Charter challenges, including attacks on Conservative-era laws the Liberals have pledged to repeal.

Jody Wilson-RaybouldOn Friday Justice Minister...

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