How Much Do You Know About Canadian Law?
#1) Any drug dog search done without a warrant would require evidence that the police had
reason to believe (or a reasonable suspicion that) drugs were going to be at a certain location at
that time. If there is no reasonable evidence, the search would need a warrant.
#2) The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms says that you have the right to remain silent.
There is no obligation to answer police questions.
#3) Lying in court is called perjury and comes with a jail term of up to 14 years.
#4) You must find a person either in the act of committing a crime or escaping from and freshly
pursued by persons who have lawful authority to arrest that person, in order to lawfully make a
citizen's arrest. In short, Citizen’s arrest is a real thing, but is uncommon.
#5) Courts have found polygraph/lie detector tests to be unnecessary and unreliable, so they are
not allowed.
#6) Children between the ages of 14-18 can be prosecuted as adults depending on the severity of
the time, though those under the age of 12 cannot.
#7) People become eligible for jury duty at the age of 18.
#8) Polygamy marriages are illegal in Canada.
#9) Suicide is not a crime in Canada.
#10) Verbal contracts/agreements are legally binding with very few expectations. However, they
are more difficult to prove in court.
#11) Typically, the banging of a gavel is done at the opening and closing of proceedings, and
when a judge wants to indicate that their decision is final.
#12) This situation is complicated, and could be proven to be illegal or legal, however based on
the current law, I believe breaking into a private property to escape a life threating condition is
illegal.
#13) Cyberbullying is illegal and you could be convicted for it, depending on the severity of the
situation.
#14) An individual can be charged with extortion if they threaten someone to obtain what they
are legally entitled to. However, an individual is entitled to threaten to sue someone if they do
not repay a debt that they owe. You technically cannot threaten to lay charges, as you yourself
would have no jurisdiction over doing so (only those with authority can) – you could only
threaten with a lawsuit.
#15) Marijuana possession is now legal in Canada.
#16) Canada has no laws prohibiting flag burning or desecration.