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Category Archives: Criminal law

Time for a review, part two

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓
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As I wrote last week, mandatory charging policies intended to protect survivors of intimate partner violence have proven to be highly problematic. Despite police training on domestic violence and attempts to ensure that they focus on identifying the primary aggressor, Continue reading Time for a review, part two→

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Owning our stories, part three

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

In October 2023, the federal government gave royal assent to Bill S-12, which made significant changes to how publication bans operate. As I wrote last year, these changes came about as the result of a growing number of situations in Continue reading Owning our stories, part three→

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The Walrus Talks

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

On Thursday November 16th, I had the honour and pleasure of speaking at an event put on by The Walrus Magazine. Called The Walrus Talks, these events bring together seven speakers who each speak for seven minutes on a topic Continue reading The Walrus Talks→

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A bill we don’t need

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓
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Dog the Bounty Hunter who, with his gang of thugs – sorry, I mean, team of relatives — hunts down those who have skipped out on their bail and drags them back to court may have no place in the Continue reading A bill we don’t need→

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