Driving High in Ontario: Still Illegal

by Geoff Haskell, Associate, Derstine Penman Criminal Lawyers Chong asked Cheech more than 40 years ago, “Hey man – am I driving ok?” Back then it was illegal to smoke pot and drive. Today, it still is. In fact, impaired driving has been a crime since 1925. Although it was originally intended to deal with drunk driving, […]

The Mandatory Minimum Debate Continues

The Conservative government’s proposed “Omnibus Crime Bill” is notoriously plagued with problems, but one of the most harshly criticized element of the bill is the intention to enact a slew of new mandatory minimum sentences into the Criminal Code of Canada. Historically, judges enjoyed a lot of discretion in determining sentence once an individual had […]

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