Author Archives: Lisa Silver

About Lisa Silver

Lisa Silver is a proud Calgarian, lawyer, educator, and avid blogger. She holds a B.A. in Economics (UWO, 1984), LL.B. (Osgoode, 1987), and LL.M. (Calgary, 2001). She is a member of the Bars of Ontario (1989) and Alberta (1998). As a criminal lawyer, Lisa has appeared before all levels of Court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Presently, she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, where she teaches criminal law, evidence and advocacy. Lisa also maintains her own law blog at www.ideablawg.ca where she does a podcast series on the Criminal Code. Her blog was recognized with a 2017 Clawbie – Canadian Law Blog Award in the Law Professor/Law School category. Lisa also sits on various Boards and committees. She has presented at many conferences and workshops.

R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Cases commented on: R v Hills, 2023 SCC 2 (CanLII); R v Hilbach, 2023 SCC 3 (CanLII) PDF Version: R v Hills and R v Hilbach and Section 12 of the Charter: The Twelfth Dimension of Sentencing … Continue reading →

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What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Case Commented On: R v Schneider, 2022 SCC 34 (CanLII) PDF Version: What Did You Say? Making Sense of the Admissibility of Evidence in R v Schneider The law of evidence gets a bad rap. Too often, … Continue reading →

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Placing Parity in Perspective

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Case commented on: R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII) PDF version: Placing Parity in Perspective The recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision of R v Germain, 2022 ABCA 257 (CanLII), reads like a judge’s “how to” … Continue reading →

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Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver Appeals commented on: R v Hills (SCC Case No 39338), R v Hilbach and the companion appeal, R v Zwozdesky (SCC Case No 39438)   PDF Version: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? The week of March … Continue reading →

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If Not Now, When?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: If Not Now, When? Case Commented On: R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII) The opening paragraphs of the recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Natomagan, 2022 ABCA 48 (CanLII), belie the significance … Continue reading →

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