On September 17, 2020 MGM presented offence tune-up on robbery
MCM #106: Human Trafficking
On May 7th, 2020 Rob Thomson and the OPS HT unit presented on this challenging topic.
MCM #105 Past Recollection Recorded
On April 1, 2020 MCM hosted it’s first ever fully virtual session. The session on past recollection recorded drew from session 92: the road less travelled. This session was presented by MGM and Tansey
MCM #104: Child Witness Prep
On February 13, 2020 Vanessa Stewart presented on child witness prep
MCM #103: Self-Reps
On Jan 31, 2020 David Elhadad presented on the self-represented accused
MCM 102: Charge Screening for Rookies
On Jan 23, 2020 MGM and LT presented Charge Screening for Rookies
MCM #101: 7th annual Xtravaganza
On December 19th Fara Rupert lead MCM on an awesome back to basics on how to run an effective bail hearing. Following the session the 7th annual MCM xtravaganza got underway!
Session powerpoint
MCM #100: The Role of the Crown
To celebrate MCM’s centennial session an all-star panel was assembled: Humphreys, Lem and Mack delivered an awesome session addressing the ethics and role of Crown counsel. November 28, 2019 marked 100 MCM sessions.
MCM #99: Offence Tune-Up- FRAUD
On November 14th, 2019 Tim Wightman told us all why we should not be afraid to prosecute frauds! A much needed confidence boost was delivered in the form of expert legal advice on pro-tips for prosecuting these offences.
MCM #98: Section 24(2) Update
On October 17, 2019 Lindsay Little, Emily Farell & Stephen Albers (AKA the triumverate) delivered a kick *ss presentation on 24(2)- a much needed update!
MCM #97: Domestic Violence Trials Part 3
On September 26, 2019 MGM, Ru and Lou presented on the final stage of this triology- applications to admit hearsay
MCM #96: Domestic Violence Trials Part II
On August 15th MGM delivered part 2 of what will now be a 3 part series!
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.
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.
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.
MCM #91 MCM CI
MCM CI was a special feature presentation the details of which cannot be revealed lest we inadvertently reveal our sources.
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
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
LSO attendance sheet
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.
LSO Attendance Sheet