Access to Justice
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October 17, 2024
Thunder Bay murder conviction stands despite bias concerns
Thirty-seven-year-old Nicholas Necan’s reaction when advised that he was charged with the second-degree murder of 60-year-old George James Gerard on Jan. 28, 2016, was disbelief. Gerard was killed after his head was bludgeoned with a piece of wood in his apartment.
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October 17, 2024
My story, thus far | Courtney Betty
I remember as a young boy arriving in Canada, from Jamaica, filled with excitement and joy. Canada was the land of opportunity, my parents told me. They were both hardworking people. My mother worked in a clothing factory and my father worked for the City of Toronto as a proud parking attendant. They drilled in me the value of education, character and a strong religious belief that I should treat everyone with the greatest level of respect and compassion. In many ways, though I did not recognize it then, these values became a cornerstone that formed the foundation for the rest of my life.
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October 16, 2024
Growing Yukon planning to increase electoral districts
In a bid to address a growing population, the territory of Yukon has tabled legislation that would increase its number of electoral districts.
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October 16, 2024
Lightening the land: Restoring balance and the case for Indigenous fire management
Canada faces an escalating wildfire crisis. Year after year, uncontrolled flames consume vast landscapes and jeopardize the livelihoods of countless people and their communities. In 2023, 2.84 million hectares of forest and land burned in British Columbia alone — the worst in the province’s recorded history. This growing threat stands in stark contrast to the period before colonial disruption when Indigenous peoples expertly managed the land through cultural burning. These deliberate, small-scale fires effectively cleared underbrush, nurtured biodiversity and ultimately fortified ecosystems against larger, more destructive wildfires.
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October 15, 2024
Streamlining EI repayment: A call for less-complicated, dedicated support
A clear, easy-to-follow process is urgently needed to assist those expected to satisfy employment insurance (EI) repayment obligations after an employment settlement.
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October 15, 2024
Court sets aside decisions that revoked program approvals for two truck-driving schools
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court has set aside revocations of program approval for two truck-driving schools, finding that the decisions breached procedural fairness.
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October 15, 2024
Nunavut release raises questions on public confidence | John L. Hill
When a trial judge provides reasons for a judicial decision in a criminal case, the accused and the victim of the crime must understand that justice was done.
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October 11, 2024
Family law conference tackles complexity of brain science
Day one of a family law conference in Winnipeg featured a lesson on brain science and how childhood experiences shape lives — for better or for worse. Oct. 9 marked the first day of the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) Families and the Law, a three-day examination of the nation’s justice system and its impacts on families.
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October 11, 2024
Ottawa introduces legislation to create commissioner for modern treaty implementation
The federal government has announced the introduction of legislation aimed at creating a new commissioner for modern treaty implementation to oversee self-government agreements between Ottawa and First Nations.
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October 11, 2024
Nunavut assault appeal judge decides jury conviction outweighs compurgation
A jury found Inuk Mosesie Ikkidluak guilty of three counts of sexual assault on the same complainant on three separate occasions. He asked to be granted bail while he appealed the conviction and sentence imposed.