In most Canadian criminal proceedings, the Crown has the ability to recommend a lighter sentence than it would seek following a guilty verdict in exchange for a guilty plea.

* In 1994, Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) detectives successfully tested hairs from a cat known as Snowball, and used the test to link a man to the murder of his wife, thus marking for the first time in forensic history the use of non-human DNA to identify a criminal.

Some colonial editors explained their views on how it reorganized Canadian governance, explaining how they felt it established direct rule by the Crown and limiting the reach of English law to criminal jurisprudence.

In 1982 a measure of judicial independence was extended to inferior courts specializing in criminal law ( but not civil law ) by section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, although in the 1986 case Valente v. The Queen it was found these rights are limited.

He was defended this time by D ' Arcy DePoe who called it " one of the most unusual criminal trials in Canadian history " as it was the first time a Canadian had been tried in this way.

The mandatory first year courses in Canadian law schools outside Quebec include public law ( i. e. state law, constitutional law, and administrative law ), property law, tort law, contract law, criminal law, and legal research and writing.

* Legaltree, a Canadian legal portal, contains an article describing the elements of the offence of extortion under Canadian criminal law.

Early in the campaign, NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis had asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) to launch a criminal investigation into the leaking of the income trust announcement.

Grey market DBS dishes can also be obtained from American services such as DirecTV and Dish Network, but as these are not licensed Canadian providers, stores that sell those packages — and users who buy them — are at risk of criminal charges.

* Stephen Charlie ( born 1990 ), Canadian criminal

* Kevin Mark Murphy, Canadian musician, criminal lawyer, co-founder of Singing Fools

* Stephen Charlie ( born 1990 ), Canadian criminal

In 1888, the Canadian Parliament abolished appeals in criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

A Simon Fraser University study of Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) activity in the Baffin Region states that Grise Fiord had the lowest rate of criminal offences of all communities looked at in 1992, and cites a 1994 Statistics Canada survey that gives the highest perception of personal safety.

In 1997, Insomniac Press published her controversial book on the Canadian criminal Paul Bernardo, ' Paul's Case: The Kingston Letters.

His new books included Post-National Arguments: The Politics of the Anglo-Canadian Novel since 1967 ( 1993 ), Reading ' KIM ' Right ( 1993 ), an analysis of the public persona of Canada's first woman prime minister, Canadian Literary Power ( 1994 ), a study of how Canadian literary reputations are constructed and defended, Karla's Web: A Cultural Examination of the Mahaffy-French Murders ( 1994 ), an examination of how newspaper crime writing distorts both victims and criminal justice issues, Cultural Mischief: A Practical Guide to Multiculturalism ( 1996 ), a poetry collection that mocked both the sentimentalities of multiculturalism's proponents and the narcissism of its critics, and Mr & Mrs G-G ( 2002 ) an examination of Canadian Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and her husband, writer John Ralston Saul, that accused both of a pretentiousness that misrepresented and stifled actual Canadian realities.

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criminal records, and gives law abiding citizens an opportunity to reintegrate into Canadian society.

A pardon removes disqualifications caused by a criminal conviction, such as the ability to contract with the federal government, or eligibility for Canadian citizenship.

Prior to the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 ( and continuing to the present day ), it was fairly common for a provincial law to be challenged on the grounds that it was a criminal statute, and thus ultra vires or beyond the province's legislative authority.

Canadian scholar Richard Toporoski theorised in 1998 that " if, let us say, an alteration were to be made in the United Kingdom to the Act of Settlement 1701, providing for the succession of the Crown ... t is my opinion that the domestic constitutional law of Australia or Papua New Guinea, for example, would provide for the succession in those countries of the same person who became Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

In Canada, where the Act of Settlement is now a part of Canadian constitutional law, Tony O ' Donohue, a Canadian civic politician, took issue with the provisions that exclude Roman Catholics from the throne, and which make the monarch of Canada the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, requiring him or her to be an Anglican.

In terms of ultra vires actions in the broad sense, a reviewing court may set aside an administrative decision if it is unreasonable ( under Canadian law, following the rejection of the " Patently Unreasonable " standard by the Supreme Court in Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick ), Wednesbury unreasonable ( under British law ), or arbitrary and capricious ( under U. S. Administrative Procedure Act and New York State law ).

Sometimes this is referred to as " hornbook law " meaning treatise or textbook, often relied upon as authoritative, competent, and generally accepted in the field of Canadian law.

295 ), the Canada Supreme Court opined that the 1906 Lord's Day Act that required most places to be closed on Sunday did not have a legitimate secular purpose, and was an unconstitutional attempt to establish a religious-based closing law in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Canadian colonies received the common law and English statutes under Blackstone's principles for the establishment of the legal system of a new colony.

In five of the Canadian provinces, English law was received automatically, under the principle of a settled colony inheriting English law.

English law had already been received in the various Canadian provinces and territories by legislation and judicial decisions over the previous two centuries.

Canadian federal statutes must use the terminology of both the common law and civil law for those matters ; this is referred to as legislative bijuralism.

When sold in another country, Canadian whisky is typically also required to conform to the local product requirements that apply to whisky in general when sold in that country, which may in some aspects involve stricter standards than the Canadian law.

Although many Canadian whiskies are labelled as " rye whisky ", the use of rye grain is not dictated by law, and whisky products of all grain types are often generically referred to as ( and may legally be labelled as ) " rye whisky " in Canada.

Under Canadian law, the term " Canadian rye whisky " is simply synonymous with " Canadian whisky ", and the primary mash ingredient in most Canadian whisky is corn.

However, U. S. law permits " blended " whisky to contain up to 80 % un-aged grain neutral spirits ( with an age statement on the label that refers only to the " straight " part of the blend ), while Canadian law requires that all of the spirits in a Canadian whisky be aged for at least three years.

The Canadian Manual Osteopathy Examining Board ( CMOEB ) aims to " establish and maintain uniform high standards of excellence in the manual osteopathy profession and education, primarily but not exclusively by preparing and administering to qualified applicants examinations of superior quality.

The Progressive Canadian party aims to be perceived as the successor party to the Progressive Conservatives.

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In 2010, Pilger endorsed the Canadian Boat to Gaza, part of the Freedom Flotilla 2 which aims to end the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip.

Broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada are regulated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC ), an independent governing agency that aims to serve the needs and interests of citizens, industries, interest groups and the government.

In September 1994, the Snowbirds were named the first ambassadors of the Canadian Injury Prevention Foundation ( now Smartrisk ), which aims to educate youth and adults about taking risks.

It aims to establish an Islamic state in Libya and views the Gaddafi regime as oppressive, and anti-Muslim, according to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

In 2011, Mazigh endorsed the Canadian Boat to Gaza, part of the Freedom Flotilla 2 which aims to end the Israeli blockade imposed on the 1. 6 million Palestinian civilians living in the Gaza Strip.

One of the aims of the Conservative government since coming to power in January 2006 was to end the monopsony on Western Canadian wheat and barley.

Non-Commonwealth subjects from an Allied nation who support the aims and objects of the Royal Canadian Legion can apply for Affiliate Non-Voting membership.

Junior Canadian Rangers is an organisation linked to the Canadian Rangers, which aims to offer young Canadians, aged 12 to 18 in remote and isolated communities across Canada an opportunity to participate in a range of activities in a formal setting.

In 2011, Allmand endorsed the Canadian Boat to Gaza, part of the Freedom Flotilla 2 which aims to end the Israeli blockade imposed on the 1. 6 million Palestinian civilians living in the Gaza Strip.

Two Canadian provinces ( Alberta and British Columbia ) performed compulsory sterilization programs with eugenic aims.

For these expanded aims he needed more money, and approached the Canadian government for assistance.

Run by a non-profit organization that aims to promote the cultural heritage of the Latin American people of Canada, the Canadian Hispanic Day Parade is an annual event held in the Jane-Finch community.

Coordinated by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control, it aims to:

The series aims to present classic works of Canadian literature in paperback.

The Canadian National Child Benefit ( NCB ) initiative aims to help children living in poverty.

The Canadian Multiculturalism Act is a law, which was passed in 1988, aims to preserve and enhance multiculturalism in Canada.

Beyond celebrating the tulip as a symbol of beauty and friendship, the Canadian Tulip Festival, through Celebridée, aims to present some of the most brilliant thinkers of our time speaking about ideas that matter.

The Canadian Polish Congress aims to reflect the voice of over 800, 000 Canadians of Polish ancestry.