Keeping Up Is Hard to Do:
A Trial Judge’s Reading Blog

JUDICIAL NOTICE

R. v. R.M., 2023 BCCA 455, DECEMBER 11, 2023. FACTS:  The accused was convictedof a number of sexual offences against two children whose parents were friends. He appealed from conviction

SENTENCING-INDIGENOUS OFFENDERS

R. v. Bourdon, 2024 ONCA 8, January 5, 2024, at paragraphs 25 to 28: When sentencing an Indigenous offender, a judge must consider the unique systemic or background factors that