US/Canada Legal Primer
The following is for informational purposes only. This is NOT legal advice. Brought to you by the MDC via the late great NYC People’s Law Collective and Common Front Legal Committee Basics US: The People v. Scott = Canada: R. v. Scott (R. = Regina, a.k.a the Queen) District Attorney = Crown Attorney (commonly referred to as ‘the Crown’) Criminal law is federal and uniform across Canada (set out in the Criminal Code mainly, also the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act), although courts are administered by the provinces and… Read More »US/Canada Legal Primer