Criminal
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May 07, 2024
CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES — Possession — Other substances
Appeal by appellant from his conviction for possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, unlawfully possessing a controlled substance, and possessing proceeds of crime exceeding $5,000.
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May 07, 2024
2 new appointments to Ontario Court of Appeal
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Darla A. Wilson and Lene Madsen as Judges of the Court of Appeal of Ontario.
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May 07, 2024
4 new appointments to Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Apple C. Newton-Smith, Carissima Mathen, Elizabeth McCarty and Yvonne D. Fiamengo to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (SCOJ).
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May 06, 2024
Ottawa’s proposed $72M for immigration legal aid in 2024 helps but more funds needed, CBA says
Immigration lawyers say federal Budget 2024’s boost for immigration legal aid is very welcome, but higher funding is necessary if the burgeoning number of refugee claimants are to access justice in Canada. As unveiled on April 16, 2024, by Chrystia Freeland, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Budget 2024 proposes $72 million for immigration legal aid in 2024-25, up from $43.5 million per year in Budgets 2023 and 2022.
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May 06, 2024
Manitoba creates endowment fund for families of missing, murdered Indigenous women
Manitoba’s government is creating a $15 million endowment fund for a grant program offering help to the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people (MMIWG2S+).
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May 06, 2024
Manitoba’s plan to loosen pot laws a welcome change: lawyer
A prominent cannabis lawyer credits Manitoba’s historic change in government for the recent move to reverse the province’s ban on growing pot at home.
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May 03, 2024
SCC clarifies judges’ duty to inform accused of right to trial in accused’s chosen official language
The Supreme Court of Canada has set out the analytical framework for conviction appeals by accused who weren’t informed by the first instance judge of their fundamental right to be tried in the official language of their choice, in breach of the judge’s informational duties under s. 530(3) of the Criminal Code.
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May 03, 2024
RIGHTS OF ACCUSED — To trial in either official language
Appeal by Appellant from a judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal which upheld his conviction for sexual assault. The Appellant was a bilingual Francophone. Following a trial conducted in English, he was found guilty of sexual assault.
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May 03, 2024
SENTENCING — Sexual assault — Conditional sentence
Appeal by Crown from conditional sentence of two years imposed on SW, who was found guilty of sexual assault and from trial judge’s failure to impose Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA) order. SW and the complainant lived together and were in an intimate relationship.
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May 02, 2024
Saskatchewan spending millions to end interpersonal violence, abuse
Saskatchewan is putting up tens of millions to combat its problem with “interpersonal violence.”