This time of year we are reminded about the perils of driving after consuming alcohol and/or drugs. The COVID restrictions may have some impact on the frequency of that happening. Below are some frequently asked questions about drinking and driving. Question: Do the police need an excuse to stop you? Answer: No. In Saskatchewan the police can...

From time to time an accused will advise us that while they are not guilty of the particular charge or allegation they are facing, they nonetheless want to enter a guilty plea or apologize in order to “just get it over with”. There are a number of legal and practical problems with doing this. Concerning the legal implications, before the Court can...

Some years ago the Criminal Code was amended to provide for conditional sentences. These are sentences which allow a person who has been convicted of an offence to serve what would otherwise be a jail sentence, in the community. So for example if the Court would normally have intended to sentence a person to twelve months incarceration, rather than...