Recently Canada submitted astatementopposing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/77/247. Titled “Israeli PracticesAffecting the Human rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”, the resol...
He has not done so, but has sought an extension of time to appeal his conviction and an extension of time in which to make restitution. June 28, 2004 Ontario Court of Justice (Latimer J.) Applicant found guilty of possession of property obtained by crime contrary to s. 354(1) of the...
of its environment.It took until 2010 for the government to set aside any money for the agency and it's still not fully functioning, 11 years after the deadline and 21 years after the deal was signed.Nunavut Tunngavik asked the Nunavut Court of Justice for nearly $15 million in damages...
She told court that he has lost faith in the justice system. “How is it even plausible that someone can take someone’s life out of this world and be able to live theirs free?” According to the agreed statement of facts, “at the time of the accused’s arrival only David Tobin and...
Barber is alsoone of three protest organizers named in the class action lawsuitfiled with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by lawyer Paul Champ on behalf of his client, 21-year-old public servant Zexi Li. The suit names Barber along with fellow convoy organizers Tamara Lich and B...
Ontario Superior Court Justice Michel Z. Charbonneau recently delivered his ruling after also hearing evidence of a sleep study that showed the father became sexually aroused while sleeping. (The electroencephalogram, or EEG, indicated he was asleep during the sexual activity, thereby e...
but two courts rulings have held up legislation from coming into effect as it faces a constitutional challenge. B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson said in the initial ruling that legislation “poses a sufficiently high probability of irreparable harm” by pushing drug users into ...
An official close to the plan said one option being closely considered is hiring of a former senior judge, possibly a retired Supreme Court of Canada justice, to advise the government on what would constitute meaningful consultation with Indigenous communities to satisfy the conditions of...
Previous versions of the commission had recommended changes to Canadian law including creating a unified family court, updating the Bank Act and removing restrictions on same-sex marriage. The commission was first created in 1971 on the recommendation of the Canadian Bar Association. When in operation...
“One individual with an inconclusive screening result was authorized entry to Canada but was later alleged to be a member of a terrorist organization and ended up in the Removal inventory (for deportation); as such, the risk to public safety of this individual being in Canada was potentially ...