R v Barabash: Resolving the Debate Surrounding the Private Use Exception

On May 22, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in R v Barabash, 2015 SCC 29 [Barabash], unanimously concluded that a new trial was necessary since both the trial judge and majority at the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) erred in law in their analyses of the role of exploitation in the “private use […]

Henry v British Columbia: Defending Rights, or the State?

The Sorry Tale of Mr. Henry Mr. Henry is an average person with an average life. Then one day, he is convicted of 10 sexual offences, declared a dangerous offender and sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. He spends the next 27 years in prison, writing dozens of appeals and requests, and, presumably, spending the rest of […]