In this video blog, I explore the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Hart, 2014 SCC 52, which addressed the admissibility of confessions made while the accused was being investigated by use of a “Mr Big” operation. My interest here is not so much in these operations per se, but what the Court’s decision tells us about how …
Principled Approach to Evidentiary Admissibility
In this video blog, I look at the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in R v Khan, 2017 ONCA 114, and the division in the Court regarding how best to approach questions of evidentiary admissibility. Is it better to approach evidentiary problems with a system of rules and exceptions, or should a “principled approach” be adopted? It’s a …
2) Relevance
This Capsule explores the basic law of relevance – the prerequisite to admit all evidence. This is part of a project I am running involving the Flipped Classroom and my course on Evidence Law in Canada.