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This week Canada's courts have, made a ` malt step`
forward . and one giant leap backward with decisions`;
handed -.down .b t e `''
y° h SuprehXo`' Court of' Canada
The "reverse onus" requiring a' person charged' 'With
possession of illegal drugs to prove their use was: only,,;
personal and not trafficking was: ruled in,,violation of .the ;'.
Charter of 'Righ'ts and Freedoms; ' It was a 7.07,d'ecision
"This ,isradically and ,fund ainentally-tnconsistent with
the societal values.of human; dignity and liberty which
• espouse, acid is directly contrary to the presumption of
innocence enshrinediiia then"charter,"".,, asaid' Chief Justice ,
:":
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$nan Dickson;
Unfortunately, Dickson:and Seve other justices
opposed ,only.by Justice Getatee La Fore
gave police the:power, to enter a' home w
"There should be no place which gi
sanctuary from 'arrest, said ° Dickson' r
, There is ;a'. procedure police mustxifo
- knock first, announce they arebpolice,' a
inside why they `are' there.~. r,
en the=cot>
bust" a warrant.
s, n offender
is decision.
olice must
elthe .son
w•,
i nU p.. .•
The potential for abuse:. of ails verbalformula
frightening. It *Midget to the officer's word against.,'
the suspects: if there ivis: a.question• of its ,use,atid the,,-;
court would, 'have to .decide through testimony Who is
telling the truth.
•
On the' police's . side,: there's nothing• like the hard; copy
of a warrant :When: itt„ court. On the s,uspect's; side,; .that_
.warrant provides ,protection from,unreasonable se rcpt
In opposing the decision LA,Fe4St e
them (the .police., ar very vague ;rule forR scion."zr ,;
In situations like this, they:Weed -00'04404perssib'le;; ;?
rules. At present the =rule is *clear: (Except 'for) widely
supported exceptions, they ,May not enter • private homes-"'
... their authority ends at the,dpor. That rule protects.therp
and the public from violence.'.'
This comes at a ";time when public, -pressure is ,ori ponce to a
end the dangerous car •chases that have ;':endangered the
lives of the ;principles' in the vehieles*d ' standers
If it is wid3ely believed thatp�itice shouf " fiot,. Chas,
suspects at high speeds }and should attempt' to get the
licence plate, ntiriber to safely follow up on the alleged
crime, police; should .wait for at warrant before entering a
residence. Thisis ra regressive ruling d :
La Forest quoted a .Canadian. Law,leforin Commission
paper on arrest which stated that the ihrase,' "reasonable
and probable grounds" nog► incorporated into' the • tpolice
, procedure, would;,give police ``a, wide latitude based on
vague,a=sometimes ;contradictory statemetts wliicli p+ide
• police With few guidelines, individuals -, with few definable
•rights, and courtsti with ' little . neans , f `control• " ` L
The: decision, doesn'twhelp'an, one: The'iri hts,of.citizens
1'1 to �` rose-,
s ould be rine •ted nt'also °t
.,ve anto t®'� lie � ails.
t
cute those :vsiho, lave ,contrar►ene lie law
drt
►� Cbt'rt ',�jy�j��n
do�triow' cub, tr .np at, f
rrt :goods
Were" offs
[a' den and.`$rent
.
sal
to bake e held Marc
red to the members :oaf
Ie ~were ust
The
e:
I Dile..
e of th`
emetnh'eiri
'era Two rows :off
i te!meon sale.
b
to
Iles
k.
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Vii~ n p
• search and- 'destro b-:.: missions T' "e.`y rver
e
3' �.; h
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. ;'•
"trans carte -by., wagon; and dra od�tdf i.
n
tures, at ,aedistance of ttve
nt
mle
radius from Redtrees•Froin`al*Ants. Of,
the ompass•�he,militispen were detailed
to
roceed alonlir each,' of 'the lines , and
p
sderoadsx.and close in towards the .ycentre�
Official, the : were sta kin(gy` :an
im:
na
enemy "and,wereordered to'take-take-vote
(`fe♦Y,
ii ( • ,
'fid' report- any'wniisua aetivitie '..~which
they ,might
` �encaonteralon
--the
wa
Unofficially,theywere looking a
gaily`
p ainted`' caravan ,,,the' •aaiobrle: home oaf' an `
•1P,
ltlsi e, .
e s' n is .beautiful', <aw
v ,BYp �' And h� laugh
Q ,
�wr •
r ,
'Allan ''Li
in stone a edd tt d
h
were ,.
e pairedi together and after waling
I
day. were lad to , be • enteringhonie
X
'te' to ;
asY
the.' proceeded dowit
�s#ealthil 3�
:
the
S
eon
d ine of aledo#
Yowtsh
i
ftst.tia "-had,
At
�h ii : e ` ��:.
e�tl `bee t usrpsti .
extremely diligentshit
r'their
�search
now; 'footsore
'aridtheir bellies
oilywith ,a, ma `esupply. ofb re
foal
h ese::� which: ate"as';. e -moved).
Y � e . ( they Ali .
y'
n `
to:h
t•, be• abelieve theya S
e � 't it
h,was d e
.
o
e n a wild.eao a "'chase,
•�,� s a
66
y, :
lira .bee th ti tae' 'dpy
:. ..° n.
�
nlan .this,road like s #a�`ljokiirtfersae.
omebody vho could,~ be ha f ways tt�'
94"'
b • ,now,,• 1 eddy MVleirdoch " im . ii
bt tc rty • t:I; alae; a` lumber ~sills"lyse"loo
=and carina'waste''a ri iriute i I war t tatt
ct
all the sai?vin' =done .before -•'tic. trill,. and
F
ezes oven,"
Allan . clg
i n l
d .. of re �Ie lead =little
p y'
''''''''''
r9 �� ::_''';11'4'.'',,.'''''.,
m th
1..:f7Y-1
pay for aty.of, tbe: 'i�ordochs xcepi�d., arbish, the; ate .-father.. gei'ore `Katie
h.r
r oc ! iii o .
;lv�u d t o d ,,:Ian, sh,_ t xnarria e'
the •'liad been1 called ',Mac use n, Both
y �
K' tie .Ted a d ur
a , .. dy n Annie � ciesch ,.were
, ovorbeari self cell€red sial slier °c+an
r4g. e
ceras w th Wea,Ith'rthan hums~ °.values..
(� 4
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llaiz h
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d die.'"Vlro l rnq► : Co � n �41'1/Y
n .
., ri cls t >it...u. ter, � a .
y•
or. of th : "Ma , een clan . i , t e [. w ° r
e amu, a .f. h_ a �.
N :
sn :thin ,like the' avarlciotis `' iCi'nch at,�'Red`
y g ,
tree He `Mins a' rri rrie i `a,
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sd! elf h d° a d. zip e�'
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ve 'a na a . t [`� or' • child
r
be oil'' ed to nothel 'inn lig. s tilnr►e we t
l.. a. n.b�a
;.t g IA ,. A y
t'ewished' he had never'seen hi�r4 'She ;;was,:
akLmwo the:,ho o r -which ""Allan"h
of ii it .�
avec.
Siff
ii
horse. " ii'hen the looks
the `sound eam froin,''t
blue snloke risingfro n
the perf ct, ace to; hi
IR
sightp
`The two men exam ahed the w
cle .fr,
eel" rnatks.
which led oft the :! road[ and:,towards, the
oiling land beyend. was no. doubt
s r ,they head : bleep made by the caravan. z `
xp' e'vegot in;" Teddy:Murdoch whis-
red -gleefully', e, a
nd -would ': have dashed
pe
towards' his victim there and then ,if'Allan
r
had opt hirci b 'the`,arnie
grabbed�'
y,� whatbeen,�i
{'RRernembe:rye'vebeen,tatr ht ail.:
don't I ae ioff'. half : cocked!" Allan said
angrily, between t
.e eth a.g Y
`e
4ake
right o bedill an' Illtake the eft. Creep reep
up .00 mni and eass like. an' dinna fak
ee
air „chariccs♦"
Y
for ,eover ` " some
There vuas'higrass_ . and g
e -sae observed the s
scrubb �� tr es � =°f g�+p y -
iii+ an ori the atesof the,:.carvan drinkin
t .p .. g,
from
a stone jug. AlAt` first, "Teddy` Mur,rd h
.t
of:irri t
u-
:a. �'Cl�` e
mrioved sfo�•ly: but iia.. m ,rt
let t a `„ ell ,,and ran: ".to- ;
ousitess: 'he'. e. e►ut .
w rds -thegip
a swith- his Musket extend,
Y ,M
pr,,action., ''It' was .,ag rave iris kcm
T'h
e, 6 ' ' S ~abbe`' ' the- musket by ' �
barrel' and wrenched it. from,1 eddy• s4
(;wands " At th4e:s,
• 'ame'time; he Moved', the
�a,,
cocckin piece into: the firin osition `and
P
th:
oiroantedt. .the firearm directly" " at Teddy 's
rday ht
Sa
I. t
da :k `"sats re.
y g
,e. t r '', 'the little'
., soidaer �o �a to e anc: brown
~lean: sneered..
'' ; e riled white. 'Re est
eddy ;� .far , toexpected
to leavet ' is earth at any:moment. But had
not reckoned.'on'the soldier, prowess of
y�
Allan ..tivin st e,,
h .In
e ...,', s ~diver knew �rhathit am .
'
'1weapon
of A,1 an s
. real~ '' it .was the butt
which,cr°ashedintotheside of s head and:`;..
o i
loosened''.'haif of this.' teeth.
o , aided` by', , a ; ..
'When the, s ' came t ,(.
bucket , of water being poured onto his
Ilan " ivi1 'stop 5 ndin
face he- saw.A L
over him with. a len th of strong. hens ... ro t
s p
fi
ted the;
s. iii ec
The.'::
ins, his llandsa' gypsy p
�vr d,
o st.
It
little= brows,
th
God e
l other o ,
annot
Ei
;
�a r°
.. said in� absolute, terror®'Y u sp
�
goit'to alaer.9
string
"As naiich'a...I d likethe streteh ye 'cc
,
y y
law,*' Allan` said
• l „ Nae tae.abide w� , ;tie , sir,
"T'hink el tuck } . e were not
y y�, y �?
• ht' b ' s ie `+tier. Soldier froti ret
cads � y d . y
g en I'll just. tie`ye .like `would is
regiment up � any
other ~Mean and era animal, an #hen:'`
ll • all • ^ lade, ice ride back ., tae.'
e
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