November 18, 2020

Defence Administrative Order and Directive 9005-1 – Sexual Misconduct Response

Defence Administrative Order and Directive 9005-1 – Sexual Misconduct Response On 18 November 2020, the Canadian Forces quietly cancelled Defence Administrative Order and Directive (DAOD) 5019-5 […]
November 13, 2020

R v Christmas – Beware the Ghosts of Judgments Past

R v Christmas – Beware the Ghosts of Judgments Past       On 10 November 2020, in his decision in R v Christmas,  the Deputy Chief Military […]
October 27, 2020
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R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux

R v MacPherson et. al.: Judicial Independence Redux On 15 September 2020, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) ‘suspended’ his CDS Designation Order, 2 Oct […]
October 2, 2020
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Judgments as ‘Remedial Measures’ – What we can learn from recent developments

Judgments as ‘Remedial Measures’ As I was examining the recent developments in the Code of Service Discipline, it occurred to me that the ‘dialogue’ between military […]