G. Grant

The offenders were sentenced for their roles in the unprovoked shooting death of a random victim during an attempted robbery.

McDonald, convicted of second-degree murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment with 25 years of parole ineligibility, to be served consecutively to a previous life sentence for another murder.

Lako, convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.

The court denied Lako's request for enhanced pre-sentence custody credit related to the COVID-19 pandemic, finding insufficient evidence of unique personal vulnerability or measurable impact beyond that experienced by the general public.

The accused was sentenced following guilty pleas to sexual offences against a person under 16 years of age.

The court accepted a joint submission for a custodial sentence after considering aggravating factors including breach of trust and multiple incidents, and mitigating factors including the guilty plea and relatively limited criminal record.

The court emphasized the heightened mitigating value of guilty pleas in cases involving child victims because they avoid the trauma of trial.

The accused received 18 months’ imprisonment and two years’ probation with strict no‑contact conditions.

Additional orders included a DNA order, a ten‑year weapons prohibition, lifetime sex offender registry registration, and a five‑year prohibition order under s. 161 of the Criminal Code.

Following reasons on a motion to change involving a mobility dispute, the court determined the issue of costs.

The responding party had been clearly successful on the motion, particularly on the central mobility issue, triggering the presumption under Family Law Rule 24 that a successful party is entitled to costs.

The court rejected allegations that the moving party acted in bad faith, finding no sinister motive despite vigorous litigation conduct.

Considering the importance and complexity of the issues, the volume of the record, and the overall circumstances, the court awarded costs on a substantial indemnity basis.