Highway obstruction is a criminal offence, Ministerial Order for gas vs. economics, and the last cannabis sentence

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: The obstruction of roads and highways has become an increasingly common method of protesting various things. As discussed on the show, blocking or obstructing a highway, and in so doing, preventing anyone from doing anything they have a right to do, is a criminal offence pursuant to section 423 (1) (g) of the Criminal Code. The office is punishable by a maximum of five years in jail. Section 2 of the Charter permits “freedom of thought...