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| The Right to Counsel |
Section 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees you the right to speak with a lawyer (counsel) before answering the police questions once arrested or detained. |
May 31, 2023 |
| Social Insurance Identity Theft: What to Do When Someone Uses Your Social Insurance Number |
Victims of identity theft and fraud often feel helpless after discovering that their identifying information, including their social security number and social insurance number (SIN), are being used for nefarious purposes. |
Jan 15, 2018 |
| 10 Surprising Facts about Identity Theft You Must Know |
An identity thief will try to steal as much personal information as possible, such as your social security number, your bank account details, medical identity theft, credit card fraud which could ruin your credit report, your personal identity theft, or even steal your identity entirely. |
Jan 03, 2018 |
| Exercise your Right to remain Silent |
By exercising our right to be silent in a police interrogation, we can prevent ourselves from inadvertently contributing information that may be used to build a criminal case against us. |
Jul 22, 2016 |
| When can I legally defend myself? |
Assault charges were dismissed against a Toronto grocery store owner who apprehended an alleged thief, and this incident led to clarification of Canada's self-defence laws. |
Jun 15, 2016 |
| Our Right to Protection from Unlawful Seizure of our Property |
In two recent Ontario trials, the courts held that High School students could not be randomly searched for drugs or alcohol, and that to do so would violate their right against unreasonable search or seizure. |
May 12, 2016 |
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