A B.C. man, Mark Keenan, avoided jail time for child pornography charges after a judge deemed his collection of six images “relatively modest.” Judge Andrew Tam sentenced him to a conditional two-year sentence, partially due to Keenan’s community ties and lack of prior criminal history. Despite Keenan’s claims of conducting an undercover sting operation, evidence of his arousal by the images and graphic communications undermined his defense; he will serve the first 18 months under house arrest, followed by probation.
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Ontario government used code words to hinder search of Greenbelt records: report
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has been found to have violated legal record-keeping obligations related to its now-reversed decision to open protected Greenbelt lands for housing, according to the province's information and privacy commissioner. In response, Ford's administration is introducing an amendment to Bill 5 that will include duty to consult provisions. More Context
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