Ronald Joseph Horace Poirier

Ian R. Fummerton, owner and operator of ABI Trucking Inc., pleaded guilty to being a party to dangerous driving under section 249 of the Criminal Code.

The charge arose from his failure to ensure compliance by drivers with provincial hours of service regulations, permitting single-driver round trips between Thunder Bay and Toronto that could not be legally completed within regulated timelines, and condoning the use of multiple logbooks to falsify records.

This conduct created a significant risk to public safety, although Fummerton was not charged with causing the fatal accident that initiated the investigation.

The Crown sought 12 months imprisonment, while the defence argued for a conditional discharge or conditional sentence.

The court emphasized general deterrence and denunciation, finding that Fummerton's prolonged, persistent, and frequent disregard for safety regulations and economic motivation warranted incarceration.

Mr. Milani was convicted of multiple home invasion sexual assaults and related offences committed between 1985 and 1987.

The court determined a fit sentence, considering the Kienapple principle for multiple convictions, the circumstances of the four incidents, the offender's background, and the profound impact on victims.

The Crown sought 20 years to life, while the defence proposed 5-8 years.

The court imposed a global sentence of 20 years imprisonment, along with ancillary orders including a lifetime weapons prohibition, communication prohibition with victims, DNA sample submission, and sex offender registration.

The accused, Ryan Wilson Christiansen, was found guilty by a jury of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of proceeds of crime ($21,250).

The court considered aggravating factors, including the significant quantities of drugs, the sophisticated nature of the operation, and a prior trafficking conviction.

Mitigating factors included the accused's age (31), family support, personal strengths, employment history, learning disability, and the recent suicide of his wife.

The court emphasized general and specific deterrence as primary sentencing principles for drug trafficking.

After considering pre-sentence custody and stringent bail conditions, the court imposed a total effective sentence of five years and nine months imprisonment.

Ancillary orders included forfeiture of proceeds of crime and drugs, a lifetime firearms prohibition, and a DNA order.

The accused was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The defence brought a Charter application alleging breaches of the right to counsel and the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.

The defence argued that the accused was not advised of her right to consult French-speaking duty counsel and that breath samples were not taken as soon as practicable.

The court found no Charter breach, as the accused understood her rights in both French and English, indicated no language preference, and did not voice concerns about understanding duty counsel.

The court also found that breath samples were taken as soon as practicable, with police acting reasonably throughout the detention and testing process.

The accused was found guilty.

The accused, an Aboriginal woman from Long Lake 58 First Nation, pleaded guilty to trafficking marijuana to three children aged 11 to 14 years.

She was bound by a conditional sentence order at the time of the offence.

The Crown sought six to nine months imprisonment; the defence sought a conditional sentence of six months.

The court imposed four months imprisonment followed by twelve months probation with conditions including abstinence from controlled substances and participation in rehabilitative programs.

A ten-year firearms prohibition was also imposed.

The court balanced the serious nature of trafficking to children with Gladue factors reflecting the accused's history of abuse, neglect, and systemic disadvantage.