Michael Spratt

Michael Spratt

Michael Spratt is a certified criminal law specialist and partner at the Ottawa criminal law firm Abergel Goldstein & Partners. He has served as a director of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association and as vice president of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa. He is an award-winning blogger co-host of the legal and political podcast The Docket. He frequently appears as an expert witness before the House of Commons and the Senate. Check more of his work at michaelspratt.com and on Twitter @mspratt.

Defence lawyers don’t advocate for their own interests, they advocate for justice

Defence lawyers don’t advocate for their own interests, they advocate for justice

We don't want more crime, we want fairness and the rule of law

Pierre Poilievre is exploiting public safety fears to troll for law-and-order votes

Pierre Poilievre is exploiting public safety fears to troll for law-and-order votes

His claim that a crime wave is caused by 'woke' politicians is utter nonsense

We need to stop the FullStop

We need to stop the FullStop

Their divisive campaign has only brought chaos and division to the LSO

Municipal police boards should do their job of holding the cops to account

Municipal police boards should do their job of holding the cops to account

These oversight bodies are not created to service the police

Rouleau’s Emergencies Act report has sharp words for the Ottawa Police Service

Rouleau’s Emergencies Act report has sharp words for the Ottawa Police Service

The federal government got a pass, but only because they were dealing with police ineptitude

Ontario's chief justice selection process should not be politicized by Ford and Downey

Ontario's chief justice selection process should not be politicized by Ford and Downey

We should heed the judiciary's warning: It will erode public confidence in the justice system

Why sending unsolicited dick pics should be a criminal offence

Why sending unsolicited dick pics should be a criminal offence

They are a form of assault that mostly female recipients should not endure

Dubious crime statistics: a disturbing trend of police and media misleading the public

Dubious crime statistics: a disturbing trend of police and media misleading the public

Police will tell you crime is up, but the actual numbers don't back up their self-serving analysis

Doug Ford finally paid the price for his efforts to ignore the Charter and break democracy

Doug Ford finally paid the price for his efforts to ignore the Charter and break democracy

By discarding legally enshrined rights to suit his goals, the premier showed his true colours

Doug Ford needs to show up and tell the truth at the Public Order Emergency Commission

Doug Ford needs to show up and tell the truth at the Public Order Emergency Commission

He should not hide behind parliamentary privilege and prevent the truth from coming out