On August 15th MGM delivered part 2 of what will now be a 3 part series!
Session powerpoint will be posted shortly
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MCM #95: Domestic Violence Trial Part 1
ON July 25, 2019 MGM and Tansey presented part 1 of this two part series on DV trials.
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MCM #94 BAIR
On May 2, 2019 the legendary Vikki Bair presented an MCM exclusive
Nothing said in that meeting will ever be published or repeated. Either you were there or you weren’t.
MCM #93
On April 17, 2019 MGM and Fara Rupert presented a mash-up presentation of pro-tips for the OCJ.
Session powerpoint (will be posted shortly)
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MCM #92 The Road Less Travelled
On April 4th, 2019 Louise Tansey, MGM, and Fara Rupert navigated the treacherous road and tried to help traveler get safely to their destination: past recollection, refreshed memories, hostilities and inconsistencies. Get out of the woods onto the right path.
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MCM #91 MCM CI
Materials will be posted shortly
MCM #90- Witness Protection
On an undisclosed date, at an undisclosed location, during an undisclosed time period a group of people who cannot be named gathered to talk about stuff they are not allowed to repeat.
Facilitating this discussion were the extremely knowledgeable members of the Ottawa Police Witness Protection section Frank Nadanyi and Robert Smith and Justice Sector Prosecutor (and former Ottawa ACA) Jason Nicol.
Wish I could tell you what happened but the first rule of WP is don’t talk about WP. This is the first of three excellent sessions by MGM on witness issues
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MCM #89- XTRAVAGANZA
On December 20th 2018 the stars aligned and MCM Group FINALLY collided with MC of the Ottawa Police. In other words minor crimes managers met major crimes. Prior to this momentous fete at an undisclosed location MCM’ers gathered in the tradition of Xtravangaza to discuss (full blown) Visual AIDS. This session was presented by Louise Tansey, Dallas Mack and MGM.
Merry Christmas MCM Group
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MCM #88- How to Fix a Flat Tire
On Thursday November 15 2018 Lindsay Little made her debut MCM presentation assisted by Matthew Geigen-Miller. Lindsay did mash-up(date) of MCM classics like the Information 2.0 and Who Got Da 4-1-1.
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MCM #87 - Adjournment Applications
On Thursday November 1st, 2018 Matthew Geigen-Miller presented the 2.0 version of the MCM classic on adjournment applications.
Adjournment Applications pwrpt
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MCM #86 - Testimonial Aids
On Thursday October 11, 2018 MCM member Sabrina Goldfard made her debut presentation. Sabrina was assisted by Matthew Geigen-Miller. The presentation covered the legislative framework for testimonial aids.
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MCM #85 - Issues in Sexual Assault Prosecutions Part 2
MCM group hosted Det Carrie Archibald and Det Marc-Andre Guy of the Ottawa Police Sexual Assault and Child Abuse unit. The two candidly answered questions and shared the police perspective on these prosecutions. The session was moderated by Louise Tansey and Matthew Geigen-Miller.
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MCM #84 - Issues in Sexual Assault Prosecutions Part I
On Thursday June 14th MCM hosted East Region SVAG rep Meaghan Cunningham for an awesome session on issues in sexual assault prosecutions.
MCM #83- Taking It Up to the SCJ
On Thursday May 10, 2018 Matthew Geigen-Miller and Louise Tansey presented a comprehensive session on the various post-committal pre-trial stuff that can and should be done.
MCM #82- The Post Jordan Prelim
On April 5th, 2018 MCM hosted the first of a multi-part series on taking a file upstairs to the SCJ. Step 1: get through the prelim in less than 18months. Welcome to the Post-Jordan Prelim
Post-Jordan Pre-Lim powerpoint
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MCM #81 - A View from the Bench: Justice P Griffiths
On January 24, 2018 MCM launched the 2018 season with a guest appearance by the Honourable Justice Griffiths. His Honour spoke candidly to the group about oral and written advocacy, Charter litigation and graciously took questions from the lively crowd.
no materials were distributed at this session
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MCM #80- Xmas Xtravaganza 5th annual
On December 13, 2017 MCM's final session of the year was held and the time honoured xtravaganza reached a new pinnacle. Thanks to MGM for hosting the apres-sesh.
The abbreviates session covered crown openings and closing.
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MCM #79- Cell Phone Records Ninja Part Deux
On November 15, 2017 MGM, Tansey and Mack presented Part 2 of this MCM special feature.
The session topics included:
Part B - cell phone location
1. GPS location vs. Cell site location
2. Use the Excel file, not the PDF file
3. Get a cell site map from the provider
4. Plotting cell site locations on a map
5. Plotting cell site locations on Google Earth
6. When should you call an expert (or non-expert) witness?
MCM #78 - Cell Phone Records Ninja Part 1
On November 1, 2017 Sgt Al Reed from the OPS high tech unit joined MGM, Dallas Mack and Louise Tansey for a fireside chat about cell phone records.
This session was part 1 of a 2 part series. No powerpoint was prepared for this session though some materials were reviewed. Below are some of the topics covered
Part A - cell phone content
1. Use UFED reader, not the PDF file
2. Watch your 6:00 in UTC-4)
3. Searching and presenting content in Timeline View
4. Searching and presenting in Conversation View
5. Uses of photograph metadata
6. Special considerations when the identity of the user is in dispute
7. When should you call expert evidence?
MCM #77 - The Charter Response 2.0
On September 19, 2017 Matthew Geigen-Miller and Dallas Mack offered their insights on what makes a perfect Charter response.
The Charter Response 2.0 pwrpt
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