R. v. Boutilier is a 2017 Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court had to determine whether Canada's dangerous offender designation regime is constitutional.

Eric Purtzki is a criminal defence attorney in Vancouver who was counsel to Mr. Boutilier before the Supreme Court.

We discuss how Canada's dangerous offender designation regime works, the consequences of being designated a dangerous offender, his arguments at the Supreme Court, and the decision.