MANITOBA BAR ASSOCIATION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTION
NOTICE OF HYBRID MEETING

TOPIC: “Interrogators Often Use Honey, Not Vinegar, in Pursuit of the Truth”: The Constitutional Right to Silence and Undercover Operations in Detention - Criminal Justice Section
DATE & TIME: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:00 Noon - 1:30pm
LOCATION:
In-Person: MBA Boardroom, 1500 - 444 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg
Online: Zoom Video Conference
SPEAKER: Dr. Amar Khoday, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Robson Hall 

This session discusses the use of undercover police officers to surreptitiously interrogate individuals in detention (cell-plant operations) and actively elicit incriminating statements. The presenter will examine the decisions of various trial courts concerning the right to silence and its relevance to the admission of such statements. These judicial developments build on the Supreme Court of Canada’s jurisprudence in the 1990s concerning cell-plant operations and the meaning of “active elicitation.”

Please RSVP to the Manitoba Bar Association online (link above). The link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to online attendees at 9:30am on November 14, 2023. 

Attendance at this MBA Section meeting can be applied towards your Law Society of Manitoba’s Continuing Professional Development requirement for a maximum of 1.5 hours.

Wendy Martin White 
Co-Chair, MBA Criminal Justice Section
Phillips Aiello
Ph: 204-949-7711
wmartinwhite@palaw.law

Bryton Moen
Co-Chair, MBA Criminal Justice Section
Manitoba Justice - Prosecutions Service Division