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Is it a Crime to Dumpster Dive in Canada?

By Jonathan Pyzer on July 17, 2019

It is not a crime to go through garbage so long as it is not on someone else's private property. Dumpster diving in Canada is not a crime, provided the garbage

Is it a Crime to be Intoxicated in a Public Place?

By Jonathan Pyzer on July 17, 2019

You could be charged for public intoxication with both provincial and federal law. Under section 175 of the Criminal Code, it is a crime for a person who is not in a private home to cause disturbance by being drunk in or near a public place. Public Disturbance Offences in…

Is it Legal to Write on Canadian Banknotes?

By Jonathan Pyzer on July 16, 2019

It is not illegal to write on bank notes in Canada. There are prohibitions, however, on reproducing a current Canadian bill electronically. The question of whet

Is it a Crime Not to Report a Crime in Canada?

By Jonathan Pyzer on July 12, 2019

Under section 22 of the Criminal Code of Canada, if an individual has an awareness of a crime because they have witnessed the crime or have been told that the c

What does unfit to stand trial mean?

By Jonathan Pyzer on June 30, 2019

Why Does an Individual Need to be Fit to Stand Trial? In order to stand trial – this means to be tried in court for ...

Firearms Offences Criminal Code

By Jonathan Pyzer on July 26, 2018

As major Canadian cities face a spike in gun violence — Toronto has seen 10 people shot in just the last five days — local leaders are calling on the federal go

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