Law Cans
Canada's Dangerous Offender Designation Regime, with Eric Purtzki
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:50:51
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Synopsis
R. v. Boutilier is a 2017 Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court had to determine whether Canada's dangerous offender designation regime is constitutional. Eric Purtzki is a criminal defence attorney in Vancouver who was counsel to Mr. Boutilier before the Supreme Court. We discuss how Canada's dangerous offender designation regime works, the consequences of being designated a dangerous offender, his arguments at the Supreme Court, and the decision.