Legal Aid Ontario is funding reports that will help sentencing judges consider the impact of systemic racism on individuals facing criminal charges. These reports, called Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs), aim to address the overrepresentation of and discrimination against Black and other racialized people in the criminal justice system.
Law Society of Ontario’s Equity Legal Education Series set for 2023
TORONTO, ON — The Law Society of Ontario is pleased to present the 2023 Equity Legal Education Series for this winter and spring, featuring eight free programs aimed at promoting awareness, education and discussion among members of the public and the legal professions on the challenges and opportunities for Francophone, Indigenous and equity-seeking communities in law and the legal professions.
Ontario Superior Court clarifies misnomer rules in hit-and-run case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently clarified misnomer motion rules in a hit-and-run case.
First Nations people call for continued support from Canadians after new holiday
First Nations people are calling on Canadians for continued support for causes ranging from education to helping homeless people, as they reflect on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Teacher killed in Sask. murder-suicide was leaving abusive husband, family says
It was an order for Duquette to run for her life, she said, as her sister’s estranged husband pointed a rifle at them Monday afternoon in a campground in Meadow Lake, Sask.
Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school – ‘A crime against humanity’: FSIN
The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near the former Marieval Indian Residential School.
Child care won’t be a ‘magic bullet’ that sparks post-pandemic recovery: Freeland
Ottawa’s plan to lower early learning and child-care costs was a centrepiece of last week’s federal budget, but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warns that such a system won’t quickly repair the economic damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge finds Toronto van attack killer guilty of murder
A judge has declared that the man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018, is guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
For years, Canada’s Divorce Act didn’t mention family violence. That changes today.
Risk of violence higher for women who are separated, divorced: Statistics Canada. Family lawyers and advocates for women and children are watching closely today as the first major changes in more than 20 years to Canada’s Divorce Act come into effect.
Supreme Court to examine limits on conditional sentencing
The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a law that prevented a judge from allowing an offender to avoid jail by imposing a conditional sentence for certain crimes.