The recent stay of an assault charge against a Mountie who put his knee on a man's neck for more than three minutes during an arrest exemplifies unfair double standards that seem to be at play when police are accused of wrongdoing, says a law professor who studies officers charged with crimes.
OTTAWA Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is doubling down on his pledge to bring in legislation denying repeat violent offenders access to bail if he is elected prime minister despite experts suggesting the move would likely be unconstitutional.