Access to Justice
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October 08, 2024
Why I am anonymous | David Dorson
A number of people who read this column and know me have asked me why I don’t start using my real name. After all, it’s quite a few years since my arrest and guilty plea. Time to get past that, they say. And my writing, they say, would be more compelling if people knew who I was.
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October 08, 2024
Drug offences dominate PPSC caseload, accounting for 71 per cent of files in 2023-24
Drug-related offences continued to dominate the caseload of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) in 2023-24, accounting for 71.2 per cent of files the service worked on, according to the PPSC Annual Report.
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October 08, 2024
‘Dysfunctional’ corrections grievance system | John L. Hill
Criticism of delays in resolving grievances filed by people incarcerated in federal penitentiaries has been ongoing for years.
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October 08, 2024
The cost of access to justice
In Ontario, the rising cost of accessing the justice system is paid in two ways: time and money. So just how bad is it? And what are creative lawyers and judges doing to address the issue?
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October 08, 2024
Reliance on artificial intelligence: Could it stymie the growth of law?
Regardless of one’s personal view of the topic, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the future of law, as it will much of the rest of society.
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October 08, 2024
There oughta be a law | Norman Douglas
How many laws are there? Let me think … no wait. I’m writing this. You think.
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October 04, 2024
SCC affirms air passenger compensation regs are valid; expert int’l law evidence can be admissible
In an important judgment on evidence and air passenger rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that judges have the discretion to admit expert evidence on international law so long as the threshold admissibility criteria in R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, are met.
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October 04, 2024
Decision in defamation case surrounding 2022 Freedom Convoy protests ‘entirely predictable’: lawyer
An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation action brought against a non-profit organization that researches hate crimes for its alleged actions surrounding the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, with a judge saying the plaintiffs in the case were unable to bring a valid claim against the group.
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October 04, 2024
AIR TRANSPORTATION - Liability - Montreal Convention 1999 - Air Passenger Protection Regulations - Canadian Transportation Agency
Appeal by Appellants from a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal which dismissed a challenge to the validity of regulations adopted by the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) except for provisions relating to the temporary loss of baggage. Following the amendment of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA), the Agency adopted the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (Regulations) which imposed certain obligations on air carriers.
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October 03, 2024
Urgent call to action for the ‘Eastern Hurricane’ | Aubrey Harris
On Wed., Oct. 2, at the 10th annual Wrongful Conviction Day gala hosted by Innocence Canada, I had the great privilege to hear the acceptance speech by Harold Levy on receiving the Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Champion of Justice Award.