An illegal arrest of a protester, a judge shooting himself in a courtroom, and a vacation rental injunction

Legally Speaking with Victoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070. A new Supreme Court of Canada case, Fleming v. Ontario, concluded that the police did not have the authority to arrest a protester who was carrying a Canadian flag and walking down the road, in order to avert a possible, future, disruption. The police officers and the province of Ontario claimed that the police were authorized to arrest the man pursuant to the ancillary powers doctrine to “arrest someone who is acting lawful...