Legal Commentary

Michael Edelson: Why your secrets are safe with your lawyer

This is a recent piece in my firm’s Ottawa Citizen column on fundamental legal rights and freedoms, entitled “Right to…

13 years ago

Text of Solomon’s opening statement to the Senate Committee

I have been asked to post the full text of my opening statement to the Standing Committee on Legal and…

13 years ago

More clips from the Senate Committee hearing

Selected video clips from Solomon Friedman's testimony on Bill C-19 before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

13 years ago

Solomon Friedman at the Senate of Canada

On March 15, 2012, I appeared before the Senate of Canada's Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to discuss…

13 years ago

Even without Bill C-30, police have considerable search powers

Solomon Friedman discusses the extensive powers of the police to search homes, seize items and intercept private communications.

13 years ago

Interview with Sean Leslie on CKNW Radio

Ottawa defence lawyer Solomon Friedman was a guest this morning on the Vancouver-area radio program "The World Today Weekend with…

13 years ago

The Landowner: Chiefs of police cry wolf again

[The following article appeared in the Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 issue of The Landowner] The Chiefs of Police cry wolf, again Solomon…

13 years ago

BYLINE: Way off target

Criminal lawyer Solomon Friedman looks at the legal issues behind the government's confiscation of Canadian weapons, with or without just…

13 years ago

"Gun Registry Injustice" on BYLINE

In this piece, the first media hit on the RCMP .22 caliber confiscation fiasco, I give some perspective on the…

13 years ago

Testimony at the House of Commons Standing Committee

Ottawa defence lawyer Solomon Friedman testifying before a Parliamentary committee regarding the long gun registry.

13 years ago