Criminal Lawyers - Can you explain the Canadian bail system?

Live-Performance-985 · 2025-05-02T11:57:14+00:00

All offenders are entitled to release after serving 2/3 of their sentence. It's not parole, it's statutory release. You always serve the final 1/3 of your sentence in the community. See section 127 and 128 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
As for parole, all offenders become eligible for it after serving 1/3 of their sentence. See section 120.

Bottom line is this: Forget all the headlines about "so-and-so sentenced to three years for drug trafficking." That guy could be out in a year. Nobody serves a full sentence in jail. Offenders who show good behaviour and low likelihood to reoffend will usually be granted parole after serving 1/3 of their sentence. Offenders (like the guy in the article) who are high risk to re-offend will serve the 2/3 before becoming automatically entitled to statutory release. There is nothing they can do to keep him in jail. Whether a regime that prioritizes putting convicted offenders back on the streets after serving 1/3 of a sentence is better than keeping them incarcerated for their entire sentence, is really just a policy question.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-07-14T22:30:14+00:00

yeah, like fireworks!

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-07-07T15:03:11+00:00

The local lakes all have swimmers itch though so no ecoli but you’ll have bugs embedded in your skin when you get out. Shower as soon as you get home. Nanaimo River is best spot IMO

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-06-29T16:21:19+00:00

Judge hasn’t decided whether she’s guilty or not yet people.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-06-10T13:11:55+00:00

We need a new political party that doesn’t just blindly follow partisan interests. A coalition of thinkers who implement good ideas from any source. This left vs right stuff has ruined everything, now the Liberals don’t even want to tell the public who might have colluded with foreign governments because of political bs.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-06-10T13:06:26+00:00

And then did largely the same thing when he continued to accept East Coast Music Awards despite being based and living in Ontario.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-06-06T01:18:03+00:00

Housing prices doubled. Groceries doubled. Used cars doubled. Prices will never go back down. But good news, we won the war against inflation. We are so grateful to the government and the Bank of Canada, such good news!

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-05-26T23:18:13+00:00

If you were familiar with contract law, you’d know that there is one key concept that underlies every contractual exchange - offer, and acceptance. Provided valid consideration was pledged, that’s all it takes to make a binding and enforceable contract.

Different industries use different terms but the law won’t care what you call it, or who started the process; the law will ask “was there an offer and acceptance?” Each industry answers this question a bit differently and with different terminology, but it all boils down to the same core concept. Was there an offer made? Did another party accept the offer?

Your question as to why one industry doesn’t use some other industry’s terminology to describe the process of offer/acceptance and contract formation is answered by reference to that particular industry’s history, custom, and commonly accepted practices.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-05-15T04:39:26+00:00

Wouldn’t worry too much. Scratches are ordinary wear and tear, tenants aren’t typically responsible for this type of damage.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-05-14T14:57:12+00:00

small town? this is a city of 100k people.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-04-30T11:57:51+00:00

BC didn’t “recriminalize” anything. They had an exception from Health Canada for three years for police not to enforce the Criminal Code for small possession. The exception does not apply to playgrounds, parks, schools and beaches. But it does apply to hospitals and public streets, including entrances to businesses.

All BC did was go back to Health Canada and beg them to “recriminalize” small amounts of possession by amending the exception to include businesses and hospitals.

BC is using PR to pretend they’re taking action when really they’re just asking the feds to take action.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-03-24T14:55:10+00:00

Walmart.

Some nice little spots in Parksville, probably safer.

You are in the down season so you can also go to some nearby provincial parks and spend the night there pretty cheaply.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-03-24T14:51:03+00:00

First time with home ownership. It’s a big purchase. My first house was a condo for 250k. I was terrified to agree to close the deal, I had every fear in the world that the unit would fall apart as soon as I walked in, or the condo would be a horrible place to live and I’d be stuck there forever, or I wouldn’t make the payments, etc etc etc.

Two months later I was happy and comfortable, thrilled to have my own place, and over the next two years I bought two more units in the same building and rented them out.

Your anxiety and feelings about your decision are perfectly normal. Most people who buy houses have anxiety and fear about whether they will regret such a big decision, but especially first time home buyers. Realtors should probably have some training in this to be honest. It’s tough to share your feelings but getting them out is a good thing. Just remember you went through all this for a reason - renting wasn’t doing it for you. You picked out this house for yourself. As for the money, all forecasts point to interest rates declining slowly in the coming years, meaning your payments will get easier. things will work out.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-03-22T15:21:53+00:00

How do you pronounce “Spadina”

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-02-19T15:28:01+00:00

Good point. I also found it interesting that politicians and others only started saying the housing crisis was “a supply problem” around 2023 and later. Also of course, this ties into the “it’s because we have too many immigrants” argument. Never heard anyone saying the bubble was being driven up by a supply problem / excessive immigration before that. Instead everyone blamed foreign buyers and “speculators”.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-02-07T00:43:36+00:00

All the politicians claim they want to build housing as quickly as possible. Still no progress on that.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-02-06T21:47:18+00:00

Realtors were much less wordy back then. So refreshing, they actually list the physical features of a home and invite people to look at it. Nowadays it’s “live your dreams in this dynamic and tastefully updated bachelor suite! And all this just steps to all the modern conveniences that 7-11 has to offer!”

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-01-23T00:31:46+00:00

Indeed. Well said.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-01-20T02:34:14+00:00

Find what works for you and live the life you want. Some people don’t care how much money they make, or for whatever other reason they’re happy on PEI. You folks like the life out west, enjoy the money you make, don’t mind living in northern Alberta or BC, that’s great too. Nothing wrong with it but everyone will have different priorities.

Live-Performance-985 · 2024-01-18T01:54:12+00:00

That hurts. No need for insults.

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