Defending Child Pornography Allegations in Canada
By: David G. Bayliss - August 17, 2019. INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS AND DEFENCES[1] Introduction The incidence of child pornography (CP) has escalated dramatically with the advent of the internet. As one Ontario Superior Court Judge recently observed: 26 In a pre-internet world, the ability of people inclined towards pedophilia to find like-minded individuals, share experiences, cultivate their fantasies and seek [...]
Police Background Checks in Ontario
By: David G. Bayliss – August 31, 2019. RECORDS DISCLOSURE IN ONTARIO[1] The disclosure to third parties of an individual’s police records has become exponentially more problematic with the advent of interconnected digital databases. With today’s ease of storage and access to personal records, disclosure of private information in the hands of law enforcement agencies takes very little effort. [...]
Police Search Powers under the Ontario Cannabis Control Act
By: David G. Bayliss – May, 2024. THE SMELL OF POT STILL LINGERS AS A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY ABUSIVE INVESTIGATIVE TOOL POST-LEGALIZATION. Prior to the legalization of Cannabis products by the federal government on October 17, 2018, marijuana possession investigations were a significant component of community policing by Ontario police forces. Between 2003 and 2013, more than 27,000 people were [...]
