One of the more troubling aspects of the #SCC majority’s decision in R v Beaver is its departure from decades-old precedent on s. 24(2) of the Charter without acknowledging it. 1/ Police in Beaver had committed serious Charter violations. But the investigating officer told the accused during his interrogation, “let’s start over”, and proceeded to give him his Charter cautions. 2/

I think that the Wagner Court of 2022 may be the least friendly to Charter rights of any @SCC_eng in the post-1982 Charter era — at least in the criminal context. 1/ And what’s interesting is that there aren’t necessarily clear pro-rights and pro-State blocks (although some - like Martin J and Karakatsanis J - are usually but not always on the pro-rights side). 2/

As a racialized criminal defence lawyer, the Rittenhouse verdict is complicated. (1/13) First, if we are to be a society that abhors wrongful convictions, we must accept “wrongful” acquittals – no matter how unsympathetic we may find the accused. (2/13)

It’s okay okay to be upset by the verdict in R v Theriault. But I suggest we be upset for the right reasons. (thread 1/14). It’s certainly okay to be upset that many police officers still think they can get away with beating up Black, Indigenous and racialized men.