Family
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February 18, 2025
Child protection work | Gary Joseph
I had the pleasure this week of attending by Zoom an event to recognize the accomplishments of Justice Carole Curtis of the Ontario Court of Justice. The event featured her being interviewed by Justice Stanley Sherr (one of my favorite judges) also of the OCJ.
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February 14, 2025
Yukon releases feedback on potential changes to parentage, child-naming laws
Yukon’s government has released feedback received on potential changes to the territory’s laws on parentage and the naming of children.
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.
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February 13, 2025
Growing refugee claims push the system to near collapse | Sergio R. Karas
As promised during the election campaign, the new Trump Administration issued an Executive Order suspending the controversial United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), effectively halting the resettlement of tens of thousands of migrants seeking entry to the United States. Unpublished State Department statistics obtained by CBS News show that the move stranded more than 22,000 people who had been approved for departure to the United States by the Biden Administration.
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February 11, 2025
Claims process to begin for First Nations Child and Family Services, Jordan’s Principle Settlement
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has announced that the Federal Court has approved a launch date for the first claims period for those affected by the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and the narrow application of Jordan’s Principle class action settlement.
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February 11, 2025
Canada sanctions two Sudanese leaders linked to human rights violations
Ottawa is sanctioning two Sudanese leaders of opposing warring groups who are linked to the ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflicts.
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February 10, 2025
C.J. Wagner says top court ‘exploring’ provision of mediation in cases where leave to appeal denied
Lawyers say they want to know specifics about the out-of-the-blue disclosure from Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner that he has asked his staff to “explore the possibility” of the top court providing “mediation” for litigants in cases where the apex court denies leave to appeal, and his suggestion that family law cases might lend themselves to a potential mediation initiative.
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February 10, 2025
Family lawyers in Yukon must complete ‘pre-conference’ memorandums
Yukon’s Supreme Court is having family lawyers complete detailed memorandums before heading into either case conferences or case management conferences.
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February 10, 2025
Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers welcomes new associate
Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers has announced the addition of Emma Partridge as an associate.
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February 06, 2025
Saskatchewan report on domestic violence deaths echoes needed change: advocate
A Saskatchewan advocate for ending intimate partner violence is pointing to a recent report on related deaths in that province as further evidence that changes are needed — particularly when it comes to assisting those in rural areas.