Times Colonist Story by Louise Dickson – Under Canada’s new impaired-driving laws, it’s a criminal offence to have “any detectable amount” of cocaine, methamphetamine, magic mushrooms, LSD, ketamine or PCP in your blood. “You can do a very careful analysis of blood and detect a minute amount of some drug, but there’s no reason to think […]
Victoria area woman with Bell’s palsy failing breathalyzer fuels calls for change
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan commenting in Global News story by Richard Zussman. Sober drivers, who are unable to provide breath samples as a result of physical disabilities, are being subjected to fines and driving prohibitions. Mulligan says the change “runs real risk of capturing innocent people” and should be changed to allow people to properly […]
Impaired Driving by Drugs – Any Detectable Amount
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminTimes Colonist Story by Louise Dickson – Under Canada’s new impaired-driving laws, it’s a criminal offence to have “any detectable amount” of cocaine, methamphetamine, magic mushrooms, LSD, ketamine or PCP in your blood. “You can do a very careful analysis of blood and detect a minute amount of some drug, but there’s no reason to think […]
Broader drink-drive law raises concerns about discrimination
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Criminal Lawyer Robert Mulligan, Q.C., discussing the potentially discriminatory impact of changes to impaired driving laws in a Times Colonist story by Katie DeRosa. “The concern is that this broadened power will facilitate potentially inequitable or discriminatory effects,” Mulligan said. “If you can make demands of anyone who is lawfully stopped, such as during […]
Canadian Lawyer Magazine – Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and Legal Aid
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminCanadian Lawyer Magazine article discussing the Lawyers Rights Watch Canada submissions on Legal Aid in British Columbia. Issues include not only decades of legal aid underfunding, as a result of revenue from a special tax on legal services being diverted from its intended purpose, but also the need for legal aid to be delivered by […]
Crown disclosure problems revealed in failed high-profile money laundering case
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Criminal Lawyer Michael Mulligan commenting in CBC story by Jason Proctor concerning the challenges created by the accidental disclosure of information that reveals the identity of confidential police informants. If information is unnecessarily redacted the Crown can wind up in breach of its disclosure obligations, or, in the worst-case scenario, an innocent person could wind […]
Legal Aid Review
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria lawyer Michael Mulligan compares the B.C. government’s review of the way legal aid is delivered in this province to assessing the dinner menu on the Titanic. – Article by Louise Dickson / Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/legal-aid-review-just-a-start-attorney-general-says-4667940
Pot pardons may provide little help at the border
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminPot pardons may provide little help at the border Criminal-record suspensions don’t mean everything goes away: Victoria lawyer Michael Mulligan, in a Vancouver Sun article by Matt Robinson, discussing how a criminal record suspension (pardon) will, and will not, assist someone who has been convicted of a marijuana-related offence. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/pot-pardons-may-provide-little-help-at-border
Canadians could be refused entry to the US for a cannabis connection
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminBudding border dispute as Canadians could be refused entry for a cannabis connection
Drager Drug Test 5000 – Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan, on CFAX 1070, discussing the federal government approval of the Drager Drug Test 5000 for roadside drug screening. Recent amendments to the Criminal Code, that come into force in December, will permit police officers to make alcohol screening demands without any grounds to suspect a driver has been drinking. In addition, […]
Death of man, 87, in custody shows bail is very difficult
/in Legal News /by mtp_adminVictoria lawyer Michael Mulligan commenting on challenges relating to bail decisions in a Times Colonist article by Louise Dickson. An 87 year old man, with no criminal record, died in jail after his bail hearing was adjourned.