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Shane Donovan Files $2.5 Million Lawsuit against Ontario SIU and Crown

Niagara Regional Police Detective Sergeant Shane Donovan filed a second lawsuit, this time for $2.5 million, against Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit, its former director and the Crown Law Office. It’s no secret where I stand on this. I fully support Sgt. Shane Donovan.

Shane Donovan Files $2 Million Lawsuit against Niagara Regional Police, Constable Nathan Parker

It’s no secret where I stand on this. I fully support Sgt. Shane Donovan.

Constable Nathan Parker is a violent thug who should have been kicked off the Niagara Regional Police force years ago.

Text Message Privacy: Did the Supreme Court Get It Right?

On March 27, 2010, the Owen Sound Police Service obtained a general warrant under s. 487.01 and an assistance order under s. 487.02 of the Criminal Code.

The warrant named two Telus wireless subscribers and required the telecom giant to provide the Owen Sound Police Service with copies of any text messages stored on Telus’ computer database that were sent or received by these individuals.

Did Guelph Police Service Lie About Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara’s Arrest?

Guelph Police Service said their media relations person was unaware Tabbara was a Member of Parliament. “The arrest of Mr. Tabbara was not brought to the attention of the media office.” That was on June 11th. Turns out this is not the truth. Or at least not the whole truth.

Ray Newman: Alleged Murderer Walked Free After Police Violate His Charter Rights

When police violate the Charter rights of an accused, there is a price to pay. That price, in Chrissy Predham-Newman’s case, is her alleged murderer, her estranged husband, walked out of court a free man.

Mike Dolderman: Trial for Cop Charged With Sexual Assault Pushed to October

In the past Sgt. Dolderman received a citation for lifesaving, a Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal, and a 20-year medal for “exemplary service.”

I don’t think five counts of sexual assault falls under the heading of exemplary service. Maybe we will find out in October, if Dolderman’s trial goes ahead then.

Is a Man’s Home his Castle? Even When He’s on Probation?

Is a Man’s Home his Castle? Even when he’s on probation? The short answer is “Yes” according to retired Court of Queen’s Bench Justice M.A. Binder. The long answer is, well, longer in this specific case.

Priceless: Travis Bader’s Letter of Apology From the RCMP

Travis Bader, his family and his company were fully exonerated of any wrongdoing by the RCMP. Part of the settlement deal Bader reached with Canada’s national police force included a Letter of Apology.
For me, that apology letter is one of the most precious documents the firearms community has ever seen.

RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis – Just Another Gun-Stealing Cop

On February 15, 2016, RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis, a 20-year veteran and member of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team, found himself on the wrong end of his own handcuffs.

Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis Desperately Needs Thicker Skin

Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis: if you can’t handle being mocked stop being a politician.  Mocking and ridicule come with the territory so either get a thicker skin or get yourself a new job.  Wasting police resources to harass those who…

Thomas Harding and the Heavy Hand of Surete du Quebec’s Police State Thugs

Thomas Harding, as you may know, is the engineer of the train carrying oil that derailed in Lac Megantic, Quebec, leveling the town with the resulting explosion and fire. From the date of that terrible tragedy Thomas Harding avoided public…

Montreal Police Constable Stephanie Trudeau: Just Another Thug Cop?

Montreal Police Constable Stephanie Trudeau is, as evidenced by her own actions, a thug. She makes the tradition of RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler proud. As is the style of so many police constables today, she is known primarily through her…

Is Nanaimo RCMP Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong a complete idiot?

Is Nanaimo RCMP Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong a complete idiot or just thoroughly ignorant of the laws she supposedly enforces? I honestly don’t know what else you can say about a so-called “police officer” who has absolutely no idea of what…

Yes, Recording Police IS Legal. That won’t stop you from being arrested though

It is legal to videotape police doing their job, even when they don’t like it. This is true on both sides of the border. The trouble is that while video-recording is legal, police still seize cameras and harass mere citizens…

RCMP Anti-Bullying Initiative is Ill-Timed and Thoroughly Misguided

While the RCMP promoted Pink Shirt Day as a way of stopping bullying in schools, the horsemen took to bullying some of Canada’s best and most law-abiding citizens: gun owners. In true hypocritical fashion, the Boys with the Yellow Stripes…

Royal Canadian Mounted Police or Rogue Cops Making Policy?

After the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arbitrarily manufactured over 13,000 “gun criminals” last week by reclassifying Swiss Arms and CZ 858 rifles from non-restricted to prohibited, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney announced a 5-year amnesty protecting those formerly law-abiding…

The RCMP Hates Only One Thing More Than Firearms: Firearm Owners

The priorities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are screwed up. You may think tracking down child pornographers might be a bigger priority for RCMP investigators but I suspect you would be wrong. The RCMP seems far more intent…

Canada’s Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Computer and Cell Phone Searches

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling, R. v. Vu, found that RCMP members violated Thanh Long Vu’s Charter Rights and Freedoms when they executed a search warrant on Vu’s Langley, BC, home in 2007. Despite finding that Vu’s rights…

[Video] High River RCMP Dog and Pony Show

RCMP in High River, Alberta, broke into the homes of evacuated residents and seized every firearm that wasn’t bolted down or locked in a safe, claiming “public safety”. These criminals with badges and guns must lose their jobs and face…

RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson Finally Speaks to High River RCMP Gun Thefts

It took over a week but RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson finally came out of hiding to face Canadians about the criminal actions of his force in High River, Alberta. Well, he didn’t actually come out of hiding to face Canadians. …

ATTENTION High River Residents – Essential Information Required!

The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) sends its best wishes to the residents of High River, Alberta at this difficult time. Some of you will be facing the most dreaded of problem a family can have – the prospect of…

What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common?

What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common? Both police forces have no respect for their citizens or the Rule of Law. In the town of Vradiyevka, Ukraine, roughly 330 kilometers south of…

High River T-Shirt Says it All About RCMP Gun Thievery

A picture is truly worth a thousand words when it comes to High River’s RCMP Gun Thieves!

High River RCMP Looters are CRIMINALS and must be treated as such IMMEDIATELY

  RCMP members and commanders in High River, Alberta, are the worst kind of criminals imaginable.  They lay in wait for you until you are at your most vulnerable before they rape and pillage your belongings and then demand YOU…

RCMP Violates Property Rights of High River Flood Victims, Searches Homes and Seizes Their Firearms Without Warrant

It’s a story we’ve seen too many times before… the RCMP willingly and completely without legal justification searches homes without a warrant and seizes firearms “for the public good”.  No crime is alleged or presumed, just the same tired old…

Why Government Despises Liberty… Thoughts on Bastiat’s classic “The Law”

Frederik Bastiat, in his classic “The Law”, wrote: Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws…

Facebook – The Best Friend Minions of the State Ever Had

Everyone loves Facebook, but nobody loves Facebook more than governments and police agencies. It’s made their job so much easier.  And, should actual criminals be too hard to catch, a few hours trolling Facebook photos is sure to net dozens…

Must be nice to be a Corrupt Toronto Cop at Sentencing Time

I truly get sick of seeing corrupt policemen, instead of receiving prison time for their crimes, be rewarded for them instead by our asinine justice system. Clearly judges in Ontario are taking lessons in stupidity from B.C. Supreme Court Judge…

Ian Thomson Triumphs over Asinine justice system… momentarily, at least

January 3, 2012 Ian Thomson of Port Colbourne, Ontario, was found NOT GUILTY by Justice Colvin in a 45-minute decision that finally takes the weight off the man who had the audacity to defend his life from masked men trying…

Who needs the Constitution when you can have a Police State instead?

  [powerpress] You’ve heard the saying many times before… The solution is worse than the problem it’s supposed to solve. That’s precisely the state of affairs in Paragould, Arkansas, a small town roughly 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, today. …