
Matthew Wolfson
@MatthewWolfson2
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I am a criminal defence lawyer in Ottawa. My cases mostly involve sex-assault, impaired driving, domestic-related offences, and appeals. Tweets ≠ legal advice.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined February 2022
R. v. Bhatti, 2025 ONCA 697 Ontario Court of Appeal reversed an acquittal and ordered a new trial. The Appeal Court held that the trial judge erroneously decided that the police violated the accused’s a. 8 Charter right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The
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And for this reason, the liberal-democratic order is threatened by authoritarians’ mastery of AI.
@traestephens You cannot do any form of military operation today without cyber assistance America ceding the lead in cyberspace may not be visible to the public, but it’s existential
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R. v. Bhatti, 2025 ONCA 697 Ontario Court of Appeal reversed an acquittal and ordered a new trial. The Appeal Court held that the trial judge erroneously decided that the police violated the accused’s a. 8 Charter right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The
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@jakeshieldsajj If this post isn't removed from X and Jake Shields is suspended, it proves he controls X and the rules don't apply to him.
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@CTVMontreal "McGill faculty votes to continue its practice of hatred and antisemitism" I fixed your headline. @mcgillu
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@CTVMontreal Revolting. But yeah… boycott a nation reputed for technical innovation. Sever relations with its universities. Seems like a good idea for a university.
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So Mark Carney wants to reform Canada’s bail regime. Just throwing this out there: the Criminal Code in section 515(10) and all the applicable caselaw already makes it easier to hold accused persons in pre-trial custody when they’re repeat violent offenders. What Carney is
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So Mark Carney wants to reform Canada’s bail regime. Just throwing this out there: the Criminal Code in section 515(10) and all the applicable caselaw already makes it easier to hold accused persons in pre-trial custody when they’re repeat violent offenders. What Carney is
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Christian Heritage Party of Canada v. Hamilton (City), 2025 ONCA 700 Although this decision is about intervenor status, it pertains to a very interesting case regarding the freedom of expression guaranteed by section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Can the City of
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Since October 7, 2023, Jewish students at McGill have faced a tidal wave of intimidation, harassment, and antisemitism on campus. McGill’s response? To do nothing about it. Now it’s time to fight back. B’nai Brith Canada is sponsoring a class action lawsuit on behalf of all
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Christian Heritage Party of Canada v. Hamilton (City), 2025 ONCA 700 Although this decision is about intervenor status, it pertains to a very interesting case regarding the freedom of expression guaranteed by section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Can the City of
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No presumption of innocence No right to a fair trial No right to confront your accuser No right to representation by counsel No right to disclosure No right to call evidence No right to make submissions IT’S NOW TRENDY TO CALL THESE THUGS “RESISTANCE FIGHTERS”
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🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸BREAKING: According to several reports, the United States will announce tomorrow the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
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REPEAT AFTER ME: More than 500 innocent Druze are being held hostage in Syria — in captivity since July. The Druze are facing a genocide. Stop looking away. I mean it. Please repeat. We must speak up.
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It’s pouring all week in NYC but it doesn’t matter. Tomorrow night, we’re flooding the streets dancing again celebrating the Torah being given to us and the return of all our living hostages!! BH!! Chag Sameach!!!
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At Hostage Square tonight, people are singing “Shalom Aleinu”, the iconic song about how “Peace will come upon us yet, and upon everyone”. It is testament to what makes our people unbreakable. Even after everything, we still choose hope. We still sing of peace.
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Little Reem is getting ready to hug his daddy Elkana. After 737 days, his wait is hopefully over. Imagine, the last time you saw your baby he was a 3-year-old. And now you’re coming back to a 5-year-old little man of the house.
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These are the names: Hamas will release Elkana Buchbut, a 32 yo party producer and musician, married and father of a 4 yo boy. Israel will release Baher Badar, who in 2004 was responsible for a suicide terror attack which killed 11 Israelis. Hamas will release Bar Koperstein,
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R. v. R.L., 2025 ONCA 691 Crown lost a sexual assault trial, and appealed the acquittal. The Crown’s argument was that the trial judge didn’t give sufficient reasons for the acquittal. While the Court said that the trial judge’s reasoning was less than ideal, it stated the
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