Discuss hot topics in Criminal Law, including:

1. Privacy at the Canadian Border – Constitutionality of Searches of Digital Devices
2. Developments in the Law of Bail – Mens rea for offences of breaching bail conditions, pre-requisites for the imposition of bail conditions
3. Voluntariness – Admissibility of statements resulting from non-cautioned police interviews
4. Covid, Technology and the Courts – Issues arising from the use of technology and remote appearances before the Court
5. Exclusion of Evidence under s 24(2) of the Charter – Recent cases of interest
6. Sentencing Updates

This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar on June 18, 2021. The total running time is 1 hour, 6 minutes.

Co-Chairs

Judge A.J. Brown, Provincial Court of Alberta

Paul M. Bourassa, Bourassa Law & Strategic Services

Presenters

Judge S.A. Cleary, Provincial Court of Alberta

Prof. Steven Penney, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law

Prof. Lisa Silver, University of Calgary, Faculty of Law