Access to Justice
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November 05, 2024
Lawyers talk pathways to spousal separation in Manitoba webinar
There are options for parting spouses wanting to allay the emotional and financial toll of separation and divorce, said experts at a recent legal conference.
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November 05, 2024
Manitoba Court of Appeal overturns conditional sentence
Dawson Paul Alexander Chief was only 19 in 2018 when he found a modified starter pistol and nine bullets wrapped in a sock left in a back alley.
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November 04, 2024
Alberta Bill of Rights amendments confirm that rights are subject to limits, not absolute: law prof
Alberta legislators are considering an expansion of the province’s bill of rights to include protections against forced medical treatment and expropriation of land, but legal experts are saying the ultimate impact of the changes is likely not as strong as some might think.
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November 04, 2024
Deliver us from evil | Norman Douglas
It is the day after Halloween.
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November 04, 2024
People sent to prisons as punishment, not for punishment | John L. Hill
Amos Fenderson and Keith Clark have something in common. Fenderson was a man incarcerated at the Peoria County Jail in Illinois who harmed himself three times in less than a month. Instead of sending him to the hospital, jail staff placed him in a restraint chair. Staff did the same thing to Clark when he suffered self-harm-related injuries the next day.
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November 01, 2024
Consolidation of banking complaints system is not enough, says investor advocacy group
An investor advocacy group is calling on the federal government to go beyond simply consolidating Canada’s banking complaints system and give the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) binding authority.
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November 01, 2024
LSO approves bylaw, rule changes to implement family legal services provider initiative
Amidst the backdrop of Access to Justice week in Ontario, the provincial law society has set the wheels in motion for a new initiative meant to address access issues in family law.
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November 01, 2024
2 judicial appointments announced for Ontario
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Scott N. Latimer and Amy J. Ohler as judges of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, a Nov. 1 news release announced.
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October 31, 2024
Speakers at Manitoba A2J conference call for more prison libraries
Many of Canada’s provinces should take cues from Ottawa and move to properly recognize the need for libraries in prisons, say speakers at a recent event in Manitoba.
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October 31, 2024
Correction Canada’s positive spin ignores investigator’s criticisms | John L. Hill
On Oct. 29, 2024, Anne Kelly, the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), responded to the 2023-24 report of Dr. Ivan Zinger, Canada’s Correctional Investigator, often referred to as a prison ombudsman. The Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) reports to the Minister of Public Safety, not Parliament.