24 August 2010 — The G8/G20 Summits in Huntsville and Toronto, Ontario, respectively, resulted in the largest peace-time security deployment Canadian history. The federal government spent C$930-million on security and deployed 5000 RCMP officers and thousands of provincial and municipal police into the streets of Toronto. The provincial government awarded police sweeping [...]
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In this podcast, Tony Navaneelan, Acting Fundamental Freedoms Program Director, speaks about the the key legal issues around the G20. From the use of the antiquated Public Works Protection Act to questions about what a systematic review from OIPRD can accomplish, Navaneelan offers critical legal insight. On Friday, July 30, 2010 the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in R. v. Cornell, 2010 SCC 31, a case that considered the reasonableness of “hard entry” searches. A hard entry usually involves the police entering a home to conduct a search with the use of force and surprise. In this case, nine [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For a PDF version of this press release, click here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: |
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