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March 28, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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March 28, 2025
Release of O’Connor report is a good start, but there’s a long way to go to | Anita Szigeti
Seventy thousand legal professionals governed by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) were surprised to hear that the society had finally decided to release the report of Dennis O’Connor examining the raise their CEO got without convocation’s approval last summer.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.
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March 26, 2025
Lawyer organizations must meet this moment | Anita Szigeti
Ontario’s Law Society is engulfed in the biggest scandal it has ever encountered in its existence at the moment. The biggest lawyer organizations in Ontario must now seriously consider issuing strongly worded statements calling for the release of the O'Connor report, and minimally to release the benchers in convocation from their gag orders.
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March 25, 2025
Time to rethink the appointment of judges | Michael Lesage
As Canada grapples with rising crime rates and declining public confidence in the administration of justice, the time has come to examine whether our traditional approach to judicial selection remains optimal. The evidence suggests that while appointments offer important protections, they must be balanced against democratic accountability and effective justice delivery. The future of Canadian justice may lie not in choosing between election and appointment, but in finding a middle path that preserves judicial excellence while ensuring courts remain responsive to society's evolving needs.
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March 21, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief's must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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March 21, 2025
Ontario law society treasurer pledges change in light of CEO pay controversy
The treasurer of Ontario’s law society has introduced an action plan to reform governance and administrative processes surrounding executive compensation after a controversy over a salary increase for its former CEO.
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March 21, 2025
Stop thinking about writing your memoir: Just do it | Adriana Ortiz
People, in my view, are profoundly multifaceted beings. We are complex amalgams of individual characteristics shaped by a lifetime of personal experiences that mold us into the individuals we become. Legal professionals, often perceived as figures of authority and unwavering logic, are certainly no exception to this rule. Many of us lead lives rich in experiences, laden with stories and insights that at a certain point, ignite a desire to capture those memories and reflections on paper, by writing a memoir.
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March 19, 2025
Ford announces new Ontario cabinet, most ministers remain in position
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced his new cabinet, emphasizing that they will deliver on the province’s mandate to “do whatever is necessary to protect Ontario in the face of tariffs from the United States.”
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March 19, 2025
Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson makes recommendations on Canada child benefit for temporary residents
The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson François Boileau has released a review of an examination of issues that may prevent some temporary residents from receiving the Canada child benefit (CCB) in a timely manner. The main issue found was that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) stopped paying CCB after a temporary resident’s status had expired in its system, despite them being eligible for the benefit.