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Statistics show no increase in drug impaired driving charges

Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving one month since legalization, but there needs to be more awareness of laws around storing marijuana in vehicles and passengers smoking weed, law enforcement officials say.

By |November 17th, 2018|Uncategorised|0 Comments

A good lawyer helps the prosecutor assess the case.

The Alberta government is instructing prosecutors not to waste time and money on serious and violent cases – including first-degree murder – when they have only a “slim chance” of a conviction. Instead, they are being told to accept plea bargains to lesser offences. In minor cases, a police arrest with no prosecution at all […]

By |March 11th, 2017|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving from Manzo Law in Newmarket

Wishing you and your loved ones all the very best during this time of year. Please be careful on the roads as impaired driving seems to go hand in hand with holidays. Remember that driving while impaired by a drug or alcohol is a criminal offence with serious consequences. Be smart and be […]

By |October 10th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Youth Criminal Court in Newmarket

Any person under the age of 18 years who is charged with a criminal offence is entitled to the benefits provided under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).

The YCJA recognizes that youth are at a stage in their lives where they are not fully developed intellectually and therefore are entitled to leniency under the law. […]

By |October 8th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Osgoode Hall Law School classmate of Manzo elected Premier of Alberta

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Alberta Premier-elect Rachel Notley ’90

Congratulations to Osgoode Class of 1990 graduate and Alberta’s new premier, Rachel Notley.

The charismatic NDP leader’s election victory yesterday ended four decades of unbroken Progressive Conservative rule.

Notley was a student in Osgoode’s poverty law intensive program (Parkdale Community Legal Services).

She’s yet another shining example of how […]

By |May 9th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Manzo’s Favorite Lawyer Quote

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Abraham Lincoln

By |May 4th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Question for a criminal defence lawyer

As a criminal lawyer I’m often asked how I can defend people who are accused of committing some horrible crimes. This quote by Gandhi helps explain:

“Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed disapprobation, the doer of the deed, whether good or wicked, […]

By |April 27th, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments