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Is it a Crime to be Present While a Crime is being Committed Even if You Don’t Do Anything?
It is not a crime to be present while a crime is being committed. Under Canadian law, there is no…
Is it a Crime to Use Someone Else’s Health Card?
It is a criminal offence to use some else’s health card According to Health Canada, there is a mandate to…
How to Choose the Best Criminal Lawyer
If you have been charged with a criminal offence, it is a good idea to retain a lawyer as…

Is it a Crime to Shoot Someone Who is Already Dead?
it is a crime to shoot someone who is already dead. In an unprecedented case, Toronto Police Officer, James Forcillo…

What is the Toronto Drug Treatment Court?
When someone commits a crime that is motivated by drug addiction they may be eligible to have their criminal charges…

Is it a Crime to be a Member of a Gang?
A criminal organization is defined in section 467.1(1) of the Criminal Code: 467.1 (1) criminal organization means a group, however organized, that (a) is…
Is it a Crime to Post Intimate Photos of Someone on Facebook Without Their Consent?
Publication, etc., of an intimate image without consent 162.1 (1) Everyone who knowingly publishes, distributes, transmits, sells, makes available or advertises an…
Will I have a Criminal Record if I am Convicted of a Domestic Assault?
Determining whether or not you will have a criminal record upon conviction of domestic assault depends on the sentence…

Is it a Crime to Leave Your Child Alone in a Car?
It is a criminal offence to leave a child alone in a parked vehicle. Typically people who are accused of…