Sentences with phrase «mandatory victim surcharge»

The validity of the mandatory victim surcharge provisions implemented by the federal government is facing a potential challenge in the Ontario Court of Appeal.

I find, however, that I can not agree with his conclusion that the mandatory victim surcharge in s. 737 is cruel and unusual punishment that is in breach of the Charter.

Ontario Court of Justice Judge Westman recently commented publically on the new mandatory victim surcharge.

Not exact matches

In a previous entry, I discussed the imposition of a mandatory victim fine surcharge in reference to the conservative party's tough on crime agenda.

For some areas where there is a lack action — mandatory victim fine surcharge, for example — there seems to be no excuse.

Criminal lawyers had chided the previous government for its mandatory minimum sentences and victim surcharge.

Some magistrates reported reducing prosecution costs, victim surcharge and fines in order to compensate for the mandatory criminal court charge.

The mandatory victim fine surcharge was first brought into effect by the Harper government on October 24, 2013.

Sarah Leamon in The Georgia Striaght: Marginalized Canadians suffer unjustly with mandatory victim fine surcharges

For a first offence, the mandatory minimum sentence is a 12 - month driving prohibition and a $ 1000 fine + victim fine surcharge of 30 %.

Topics that will be covered include civil forfeiture proceedings and charter violations; police - issued process and warrants; expert evidence in drug cases; bail reviews; video testimony; recanting witnesses; pre-trial credit, victim fine surcharges; mandatory minimums; bail reviews; new issues in drinking and driving laws and pardons.

Recent pronouncements from the Ontario Court of Appeal overturning some mandatory minimum sentences and extraordinarily frank outbursts from some trial judges on the madness of mandatory victim fine surcharges (often levied against the homeless, destitute and mentally ill) have set the stage for what is sure to be an interesting 2014 docket.