The persistent and seemingly irrepressible argument about the significant intrusiveness of breath samples appears to have taken on the character of the "whack-a-mole" arcade game.

"[I]it didn't improve things that his code, like most codes used by gun and drug dealers, was rather transparent."

R. v. Winters | 2011 CarswellAlta 2122 | A.A. Fradsham Prov. J

"At times, the conspiracy would resemble a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera"

R. v. Severight | 2010 CarswellAlta 2017 | E.A. Johnson Prov. J.

Highlights from the latest Mack's Criminal Law Bulletin

Highlights from this month's Police Powers Newsletter

R. v. Chehil | 2013 CarswellNS 693 | Supreme Court of Canada

R. v. Rocha | 2012 CarswellAlta 232 | Groves J.

R. v. Alcantara (2012) | 2012 CarswellAlta 1524 | Greckol J.

Over the past few years, Freemen-on-the-land or “OPCA” (organized pseudolegal commercial argument) litigants have had an increasing presence in the courtroom, performing contemptible acts such as denying the authority of the court, disobeying court orders, disrupting court proceedings and in one instance, attempting to arrest the sitting judge. This post provides a concise explanation of what may merit a finding of contempt of court.

R. v. McCall (2011) | 2011 CarswellBC 327 | G.M. Rideout Prov. J.