Steven Penney

Happy to announce that the new (3d) edition of Criminal Procedure in Canada is now available (in both hardcover & student editions). Many thanks to co-authors Justices James Stribopoulos and Enzo Rondinelli, our fantastic RAs, & the team at @LexisNexisCan! store.lexisnexis.ca/en/categories/…

🚨 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT – BRIGHT LINES OR BLURRED STANDARDS? POLICE POWERS AND THE CHARTER 🚨 Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Alberta Chapter for an engaging discussion on police powers and the Charter with Prof. Steven Penney @Steven_Penney (Alberta) next Wednesday, November 26th! Police powers have increasingly become the domain of judges rather than legislators, but has judicial discretion gone too far? Prof. Penney will explore how the Supreme Court of Canada’s reliance on open-ended standards, like “totality of the circumstances,” might undermine legal clarity, predictability, and fairness. He argues instead for a rules-based approach that provides officers with clear guidance, litigants with reliable expectations, and courts with a consistent framework. Register by scanning the QR code or clicking here: campus.hellorubric.com/?eid=45231

@Citizen004 @UAlberta Thanks for the kind words Dwayne!

Steven is a excellent lawyer. He is described as one of the best professors in the Facultyof Law at the @UAlberta. He is a clear writer. And all of that comes together in this thoughtful piece.

Despite last week's Supreme Court decision, there's still a path for Ottawa to restore something close to a mandatory minimum sentence, argues @Steven_Penney 📺FULL INTERVIEW: youtu.be/u-_B0BFXxn4?si…

New piece from me in the NP: This simple fix will keep child porn minimum sentences without Sec. 33 | National Post share.google/KvnbCsogLk2nID…

I was incredibly privileged to clerk for the Hon. Gérard V. La Forest, who died last week at the age of 99. You can see my tribute to him here: law360.ca/ca/pulse/artic…

@DwightNewmanLaw Congrats! Well deserved!

Career development - deeply honoured to be appointed to a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law news.usask.ca/media-release-…

ICYMI: @Steven_Penney: Four ways Poilievre can make ‘stop the crime’ more than a slogan FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/02/13/ste…

New piece from me in @TheHubCanada.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Many thanks to @RunnymedeSoc, @cvangeyn, @caylanford, and the other other panelists for a stimulating discussion.

Looking forward to this!

To call the reasoning in this decision abstruse would be an understatement. It should (hopefully) be overturned on appeal. But it would not have existed but for the SCC's gonzo decision in Bissonnette, which I criticize here: thehub.ca/2023/02/13/ste…

@cvangeyn @JoshDehaas Congrats Christine!

My new book with @JoshDehaas, Free Speech in Canada, is out and available on Amazon! Order today for delivery before Christmas! 🎄🎅 a.co/d/gKr6xqE

@RobCurrieMusic Congrats Rob! Well deserved!

New article co-authored with @petersankoff & @NicolePecharsky. The gist: prior inconsistent statements are not truly hearsay and should be presumptively admissible. cbr.cba.org/index.php/cbr/…

@thomaschattwill @matsimum It is 100 percent a slice backhand.

@matsimum I'm not sure, it looks like it could be his regular motion, but also I have no input with the photo department!

I wrote about the beauty, elegance and humanity of the single-handed backhand—and why the push towards *efficiency* above all other values and considerations is diminishing so many areas of modern life in sports and beyond. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

@kkinsinger @SV_LawFirm Congratulations Kris!

Some personal news: I’m thrilled to announce that, as of today, I’ve joined @SV_LawFirm, where my practice will focus on civil litigation and municipal law. It’s a privilege to be a part of such an excellent firm in my home region of Guelph/Cambridge/KW!

@MarkPMancini Thanks Mark!

@ppreville Correct take.

A reminder to vote for the song not the artist. BNL may be the more accomplished artist but “If I Had $1M” is a cornball-hoser novelty act. Sunglasses at Night is the better song by far here.

@MarkPMancini @TRUFacultyofLaw Congratulations Mark! Well deserved!