Subject: Rules of Evidence

1. Summary of the Supreme Court of Canada's extension of the confession rule. 2. How is an individual's "right to silence" protected in Canada? 3. What is a person's remedy for a breach of a Charter right? Is this any different in a situation where a confession was not made voluntarily? 4. What three principles do the courts consider in deciding whether to compel a suspect or an accused to testify in a related civil proceeding such as a public inquiry?