G. Elder

The offender pleaded guilty to sexual assault with a weapon, forcible confinement, and robbery after attacking a pregnant woman in a public washroom.

Following a psychiatric assessment, the Crown and defence agreed the offender should be designated a long-term offender but disagreed on the sentence length.

The court weighed the offender's high risk of violent and sexual recidivism, his history of violence against women, and his bipolar affective disorder.

The court imposed a global sentence of five years in custody (two years going forward after pre-sentence credit) and a ten-year Long-Term Supervision Order.

The offender was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman with whom he had recently started an intimate relationship.

He absconded prior to his sentencing hearing, which proceeded in his absence.

The court considered the aggravating factors, including the intimate relationship and the use of force, as well as the mitigating factor of potential collateral immigration consequences.

The offender was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, along with a 10-year firearms prohibition and a lifetime SOIRA order.

The defendant was stopped for speeding and subsequently investigated for drinking and driving.

He failed a roadside screening test and later provided breath samples over the legal limit.

At trial, the defendant sought to exclude the breath test results under s. 24(2) of the Charter, alleging breaches of his ss. 7, 8, 9, and 10(b) rights due to a delay in administering the roadside test and police allegedly steering him to duty counsel.

The court dismissed the Charter applications, finding no breaches, and entered a finding of guilt for operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration over 80mg.