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Debra Parkes
@DebraParkes
Chair in Feminist Legal Studies at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. Lives in New West. She/her. #NoMorePrisons
Dec 14, 2018 • 19 tweets • 15 min read
I don't rave about #SCC decisions often, but the majority opinion of Martin J in #Boudreault deserves our attention. Mandatory victim fine surcharge declared invalid with immediate effect. A few thoughts to follow. scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-cs… The mandatory victim fine surcharge, one of many Harper-era punitive laws, is cruel and unusual punishment contrary to s. 12 of the Charter, not saved by s. 1. #Boudreault