The Information to Obtain (ITO) that is necessary to secure a search warrant has increasingly relied more on the use of Confidential Informants (CI). The Courts actively protect the CI and any identifying information is vetted from the eyes of defence counsel. Sometimes the ITO consists almost entirely of vetted, blackened pages. How does one know the CIs exist? How does one challenge or seek to uphold the warrant?

This insightful program will cover:

• Drafting of the ITO and Crown oversight
• Challenging the ITO on its face
• Available disclosure: How does one know the CIs are real?
• Step 6 - Judicial Summaries
• Amicus to Proceeding
• Accidental Disclosure of CI Information

At the end of the program, we would like to answer the question, "Have we struck the right balance between ensuring that the defence can adequately challenge the ITO and Confidential Informants are protected?"

MODERATOR

Jaki Freeman, Barrister & Solicitor

PANELISTS

The Honourable Steve Coroza, Superior Court of Justice
Lisa Mathews, Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Megan Savard, Addario Law Group