Canada: Criminal Law

In the early hours of October 6, 2024, police officers drove into the parking lot of a strip club in Brampton and approached a group of men standing outside. Following a conversation with the accused and another individual, a struggle ensued between the police and the accused as he tried to run away.

A retired judge has ruled that police officers who testified at a coroner's inquest into Myles Gray's 2015 death can have their inquest testimony used to challenge their credibility in subsequent Police Act misconduct proceedings. This preliminary decision creates tension between statutory protections designed to encourage full testimony at inquests and the public interest in holding officers accountable for alleged misconduct, potentially impacting officers' willingness to testify at future inquests.

In November 2021, police conducted surveillance on individuals believed to be street level traffickers as part of a dial-a-dope investigation, including surveillance on a suspected driver near a location referred to as Collings Place in Delta, BC. The lead investigator (the “Lead”) observed a white Acura MDX leased to the accused near Collings Place and formed the belief that the accused was operating and managing a stash house for the dial-a-dope operation.