Murder parole rules ‘unconstitutional,’ B.C. judge rules - The Globe and Mail

In a watershed moment for the drug user liberation movement, the BC Supreme Court has ruled that section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) – the linchpin of Canada's drug trafficking prohibition regime – is unconstitutional. Canada has six months to re-legislate in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the findings of the Court. The case centers on Jeremey Kalicum and Eris Nyx – co-founders of the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF), a compassion club that offered supervised consumption and low-barrier access to a rigorously tested drug supply in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) from August 2022 until October 2023. Kalicum and Nyx were charged and convicted of drug trafficking under s. 5(2) of the CDSA. In response, the pair argued that section 5(2) is unenforceable, because it violates sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the right to life, liberty, and security of the person, and the right to equal treatment under the law).

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MontrealSome students and alumni in McGill University's law faculty have signed a petition calling for the school to allow Jeffrey George Ewert, a convicted murderer on day parole, to return to campus. Petition urges university to allow Jeffrey George Ewert back into law classesListen to this articleEstimated 6 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A petition signed by more than 100 students and alumni in McGill University's law faculty argues the exclusion of Jeffrey George Ewert from campus undermines his access to education and rehabilitation. (Kolya Hubacek-Guilbault/CBC)Some students and alumni in McGill University's law faculty have signed a petition calling for the school to allow Jeffrey George Ewert, a convicted murderer on day parole, to return to campus. Ewert began attending law classes at McGill in August, but has not been on campus since early October. In a story published Friday, students told CBC News they were upset the university had not disclosed their peer’s violent history and some expressed feeling unsafe.

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