Anonymity at Risk? The Scope of Informer Privilege in R v Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc
In R v Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc, 2017 SCC 45 [Crime Stoppers] the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recognized the essential function that confidential informers play by assisting police in criminal investigations and within the justice system as a whole, as well as the necessity of protecting the informers' identity from retaliation. Yet despite these acknowledgments, the […]