Ontario’s Attorney General’s Office Angry about public scrutiny in home seizure case, Part 2 of 4
McKeachie, and through him the Attorney General’s office as a whole, was being forced to answer for his actions to the public. He doesn’t like that at all. Why should the Ontario Attorney General’s office or McKeachie personally be upset…
Ontario’s Attorney General’s Office Angry about public scrutiny in home seizure case, Part 1 of 4
Crown Counsel James McKeachie is very annoyed with the Montague family for making public the letter he wrote to them where he spelled out his intention to take their family home using Ontario’s Civil Remedies Act. They posted his letter…
100 Guns Stolen from Police Armoury
But only the police and military should have guns, right? Except the police can’t even trust themselves, according to this story on the Latin American Herald Tribune, where some very organized criminals broke into the police armoury and stole over…
B.C. Canada’s capital for police deaths: New BCCLA report
The BCCLA has released a new report that says B.C. has more than twice as many jail and police-involved deaths as Ontario, even though Ontario has three times the population. With 267 deaths over the last 15 years, B.C. had…
Are Ontario Police above the Law?
Are Ontario Police above the Law? A report in today’s Toronto Star suggests they are. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is charged with investigating serious injuries and deaths caused by police has a near-perfect record of exonerating police…
Australian Police taking Taser Use Lessons from the RCMP?
In a particularly horrifying example of police using excessive force, 9 Australian police officers were caught on tape brutally tasering an unarmed man inside a police station. The only upside to this story is that the man on the receiving…
RCMP Pepper-sprays an infant. Just what they needed, more bad press…
Sechelt RCMP “feared for their safety” when faced with a crowd of happy kids who just won a soccer tournament. I guess a bunch of kids with trophies in their hands are pretty scary… a “routine traffic stop” has now…
The news just gets worse for Kamloops RCMP
Last month a bunch of RCMP members and civilian workers watched video cameras of two female inmates having sex. “we can confirm publicly that all four RCMP members have been suspended,” says Inspector Tim Sheids of the Kamloops RCMP. The…
Public Inquiry into Kamloops RCMP Sex Scandal
The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) is launching an investigation into the four RCMP members who were caught watching two female prisoners have sex in Kamloops RCMP cells on Aug. 18. In a press release issued on…
Word of Montague Home Seizure by Ontario Gov’t Spreads
Bad news travels fast. So the old saying goes, I think. It’s certainly true in the case of the Ontario government’s intention of stealing the Montague family home while hiding behind the Civil Remedies Act’s forfeiture clause for “proceeds of…
Const. Aubrey Zalaski’s “Excessive Force” charges
It only took seven years for some small measure of justice for Timothy Ferguson. Alberta’s Law Enforcement Review Board (LERB) has ordered Edmonton Chief of Police Mike Boyd to charge Const. Aubrey Zalaski with unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority…
Why do we reward criminals?
Take, for example, the case of the Toronto storekeeper David Chen. The crack addict who stole from him was sentenced to 90 days, but as soon as he was to testify for the Crown against Chen, his sentence was dropped…
Rookie RCMP Const. Chris Christinger — another fine example
Rookie RCMP Const. Chris Christinger clearly isn’t the brightest new recruit. Not only did he sneak an under-aged girl into a beer garden at the Bella Coola Rodeo, he took pictures and posted them on YouTube. He really should be…
Donna Montague Needs Your Help
Donna Montague asks supporters of her family to write to the Ontario Attorney General and ask that the forfeiture proceeding against their family home be dropped. September 30, 2010 Dear Supporters; Refer to this page for current instructions on writing…
Crown Proceeds with Forfeiture Hearing on Montague Home
Ontario Crown Counsel is moving forward with their attempted theft of the Montague family home. Using the civil forfeiture provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act, senior counsel James McKeachie sent the following letter to the Montagues on September 17th….
VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: It’s fine for police to kill people, so long as there’s no ‘ill will’
VIN SUPRYNOWICZ: It’s fine for police to kill people, so long as there’s no ‘ill will’ Do we live in a free country or a police state? In a free country, police live under and must obey the same laws…
Former Calgary Police Officer Slapped on Wrist for Child Porn
It’s no wonder the world’s pedophiles view Canada as a safe haven. Paul Roger Villecourt, a member of the Calgary Police Service, retired from the CPS two weeks before being charged with accessing and possessing child pornography. Moments before facing…
Bankrupting the Jaworski’s for Daring To Host a Freedom Conference
Property Rights… they don’t actually exist in Canada under Trudeau’s Charter. Most don’t realize that. Worse still, Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld this fact in the Authorson v. Canada (Attorney General), 2003 SCC 39, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 40. In that…
Some RCMP Members Just Can’t Help Themselves…
Some RCMP members just can’t stop themselves from behaving badly, and the entire force looks bad because of it. A story out of Kamloops, BC leaves me shaking my head. Four RCMP officers and three civilian municipal staff at a…
RCMP Accountability in BC
Dave Eby, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, held a weekend workshop in Prince George two weeks ago. It was part of his tour of northern and interior towns to educate people on their rights, how to…
Cleveland’s “Garbage Police” Are After You
Someone sent me this video clip from Fox News about Cleveland’s new high-tech garbage and recycling cans. I was laughing until I realized the Cleveland City representative was 100% okay with fining you if you don’t take your recycling to…
Steal Ammunition From RCMP, do NOT go to Jail
Imagine this scenario. You retired from the RCMP after 29 years of service with the rank of Staff Sergeant. You returned as a civilian firearms trainer at the RCMP Regina Depot facility. You have full access to the RCMP’s ammunition…
Negligent Discharge in Toronto
“It was definitely an accidental shooting,” said Const. Tony Vella, a police spokesman.? It’s odd how often we hear that phrase: accidental shooting. This time, it was a police officer in a training facility. Although no official source will say…
Cerebral Palsy Woman Abused By Vancouver City Police
Wow. A Vancouver City Police constable, strolling down the street with two fellow “officers” were caught on camera pushing a woman to the ground, and then walking away. Disgusting. Truly disgusting. The VPD officer was NOT suspended, nor, as far…
BC Civil Liberties Assn wants to hear from you
The BC Civil Liberties Association is holding a series of public workshops to gather the thoughts of rural British Columbians about the RCMP. BCCLA Executive Director, lawyer, and author of the Arrest Handbook: A Guide to Your Rights, David Eby…
The utter Depravity of Man (and woman ) kind
I read recently that Samantha Kematch, the Manitoba woman convicted of gruesomely beating her 5-year-old child Phoenix to death, has decided to drop her planned appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. On what grounds she was planning to appeal…
Government Soldiers Murder More Citizens
Whenever anyone says that guns in the hands of civilians are a problem, I wonder if they live very sheltered lives. Here in North America we truly do exist in a vacuum. We think that the world’s problems cannot reach…
Unintended Consequences: Proceeds of Crime Laws
Across North America, states and provinces alike have rushed to embrace "proceeds of crime" laws. Essentially, what these laws do is give police and government the power to seize private property from people they believe have broken the law. Many…