Canada's Pathetic Justice System > Your home is not your castle in Canada - Intruders have rights too

 

Ontario man charged for injuring home intruder

A man from Lindsay, Ont., has been arrested and charged for defending himself against a home intruder, according to Kawartha police.

Alex Zoltan, True North

Aug 20, 2025

Source: Kawartha Lakes Police

A man from Lindsay, Ont., has been arrested and charged for defending himself against a home intruder, according to Kawartha Lakes police.

The 44-year-old homeowner, who remains unnamed, is facing assault charges for allegedly injuring the intruder.

According to police, on August 18, at approximately 3:20 am, the Kawartha Lakes Police Service responded to an apartment on Kent Street for a report of an altercation between two males.

Officers arrived on scene and learned that the resident of the apartment had awoken to find an intruder inside his apartment.

Kawartha police then said there was an altercation inside the apartment—presumably between the accused and the intruder—resulting in the intruder suffering serious, life-threatening injuries.

The intruder was transported to Ross Memorial Hospital and later air-lifted to a Toronto hospital.

Police added that there is no risk to public safety and that the investigation has resulted in the homeowner being charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

He was released with a future court date.

The intruder, meanwhile, was already wanted by police at the time of the incident for unrelated offences.

He has since been additionally charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, break and enter, failure to comply with his probation orders and mischief.

When released from the hospital, the intruder will be held in custody pending a bail hearing.

As previously reported, unlike in the United States, Canada's criminal justice system does not have a “castle doctrine” legal framework—often colloquially referred to as a “stand your ground” law.

The castle doctrine is a legal principle in some U.S. states that allows a homeowner to use self-defence, including lethal force, against an intruder without any obligation to retreat, provided they reasonably believe they or others are in danger of serious harm or death.

In Canada courts weigh the “reasonableness” of force in self-defence, a legal standard that has led to contentious cases when intruders end up seriously injured.

WATCH AS JUNO NEWS CONTRIBUTOR RON CHHINZER BREAKS IT DOWN

Canada's Pathetic Justice System - Juno News > Three idiotic stories of Canadian 'Justice'

 

Killer to be freed in 4.5 years + judge goes soft on sexual predator to help citizenship application

Every Friday, retired career police officer Ron Chhinzer takes viewers through some of the most shocking stories from coast to coast, explaining how the criminal ‘justice’ system is failing Canadians.

Jul 18, 2025

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE BELOW

First, an innocent father of 7 was stabbed to death at an Edmonton transit station in what police said was an unprovoked attack. The killer, who already had a prior violent history, was sentenced to just SEVEN years in jail - and will be out of jail in just 4.5 years! The judge went easy on the killer because he had a tough childhood. And what about the victim and the lives of his 7 children (not to mention potential future victims of this killer)?

Next, a man tried to buy sex from a 15-year-old, and was sentenced to just 3 months of house arrest (plus 12 months of probation). No jail time at all! The judge went soft on this predator because he didn’t want to negatively affect his application for Canadian citizenship! Why would anyone want to help such an individual get Canadian citizenship?

Help us cover the crime wave sweeping Canada. Become a Juno premium subscriber today.

Then, a massive bust of an organized home invasion operation in Greater Toronto. Why are these gangsters increasingly using underage males to do their crimes?

In our next outrageous case, an innocent woman was killed, allegedly by her estranged husband. The accused killer was actually CONVICTED of attacking the very same woman earlier the same day - but he was released back on to the streets while awaiting sentencing. Why does our so-called ‘justice’ system repeatedly fail Canadians like this, and what can we do to change things?

Finally, earlier in the week, when Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked about a recent string of shootings in Hamilton, the PM acknowledged that the guns used were almost certainly illegally smuggled in from the United States. So why is Carney’s Liberal Government still so focussed on targeting Canadian law-abiding, licensed firearms owners who purchased their property legally? Billions of dollars will be spent seizing property from Canadians who have committed no crimes, while illegal gangster guns continue to sneak across our border.

Canada's pathetic liberal justice system > Four stories of Canadian Justice failures - Juno News

 

Convicted killer released, only to kill AGAIN + pervert gets off easy with HOUSE ARREST

Every Friday, retired career police officer Ron Chhinzer takes viewers through some of the most shocking stories from coast to coast and explains how the criminal ‘justice’ system is failing Canadians

Jul 11, 2025

In this week’s most outrageous crime stories…

First, a man was convicted in 2009 of killing a Calgary woman. He was released from prison in 2022, and was just convicted of killing a second woman in 2023. Why does our so-called ‘justice’ system let dangerous people back on the street?

Next, a service technician exposed his genitals to a customer for 20 minutes. His punishment? 90 days of house arrest!

Then, a man with five prior impaired driving convictions, three lifetime driving bans, and absolutely no legal right to be behind the wheel is once again out on bail—this time, after a brutal crash in Brampton that left at least one young man fighting for his life. How does this keep happening?

In our next shocking case, an 8‑year‑old girl vanished from her rural home in Quadeville, Ontario. Initially, authorities thought she’d been attacked by an animal—but what they discovered was far more horrifying. A 17‑year‑old has now been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon. The community is reeling. Ron unpacks how this tragedy unfolded.

Juno News

================================================================================================