I was recently interviewed by James Careless from the Canadian Bar Association for an article entitled Collecting and Authenticating Online Evidence in the CBA’s PracticeLink. In it I share my experience of the difficulties associated with online investigations in policing.  The article also covers issues relating to the chain of custody, identifying and finding online [...]

In a previous post I wrote about Justice on Target, a new provincial government initiative designed to reduce court appearances and the time it takes to complete a case. I reviewed the numbers available at that time and it seemed that there was little, if any, overall positive change.  In a new article published by [...]

In a previous post I promoted the first episode of Family Matters TV, an online talk show featuring Justice Harvey Brownstone, a sitting Judge in the Family Court in Toronto. Justice Brownstone strives, through his show and his recent book, to educate the parents and the public about the Family Court system and dispel the [...]

Family Matters TV is an online TV show featuring Justice Harvey Brownstone, a sitting Judge in the Ontario Provincial Court and author, who specializes in Family Law. From the website: Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone is a one-of-a-kind online TV show all about family law issues. Justice Brownstone interviews guests from the legal community [...]

Early in May the Federal Government reintroduced Bill S-10, which went to pot, so to speak, when parliament was prorogued in December. The bill proposes amending the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to include stiffer penalties for drug related offences in Canada, including a 6 month minimum mandatory jail sentence for people convicted of producing [...]