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.
Solomon Friedman at the Senate of Canada
On March 15, 2012, I appeared before the Senate of [...]
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.
Byline – A "reprimand" for carelessly storing a handgun?
Solomon Friedman discusses the case of Victoria police chief Jamie Graham on Byline with Brian Lilley.
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 Sean Leslie" on CKNW.
Solomon Friedman quoted in the House
Solomon Friedman was quoted in the Canadian House of Commons last week, regarding Bill C-19 (Ending the Long-gun Registry Act), by two Members of Parliament.
Right to counsel, yes, but there are limits
The Charter of Rights guarantees that everyone has the right, upon arrest or detention, “to retain and instruct counsel without delay.”
The Landowner: Chiefs of police cry wolf again
[The following article appeared in the Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 issue [...]
Right to Know: Limits on the right to remain silent
Here is my latest column in my firm's recurring Ottawa [...]
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 cause.