In R v Orr, 2015 BCCA 88 [Orr, BCCA], the Court of Appeal for British Columbia ("BCCA") set aside the convictions of Mr. Franco Yiu Kwan Orr, who was charged with three violations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA]. Although ultimately decided on narrow evidentiary grounds, the case raises interesting questions about the limits of […]
Van Camp v Laurentian Bank of Canada, 2015 ABCA 83 [Van Camp], is predicated on a dispute between the Laurentian Bank (“Bank”) and the Van Camps. The Bank sought recovery from the Van Camps for debts relating to conditional sales contracts. The Van Camps sought, against the Bank, money that had been withdrawn from their […]
The Ontario Court of Appeal (“Court of Appeal”) decision in R v Magno, 2015 ONCA 111 [Magno], affirmed the law surrounding judges’ Vetrovec warnings in cases where co-conspirators serve as both witnesses against an accused and as independent corroboration for one another’s testimony. The appellant (“Magno”) appealed from trial convictions on charges of conspiracy, arson […]
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently denied leave to appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) decision in McAteer v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 ONCA 578. The case was a challenge to the requirement under the Citizenship Act, RSC 1985, c C-29, to swear an oath to the Queen during the Canadian citizenship […]
On February 6, 2015, in the well-publicized decision of Ishaq v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 FC 156 [Ishaq], the Federal Court ruled that it was unlawful for the Canadian Government to ban new citizens from reciting the citizenship oath with a face-covering veil. Since the decision was released, the Harper Government has […]