Constitutional
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February 07, 2024
Court upholds certification of class action against Ontario over COVID-19 response
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the certification of a class action concerning alleged negligence of the Ministry of Long Term Care (MLTC) in responding to the risk posed by COVID-19 to residents of Ontario’s long-term care (LTC) homes.
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February 05, 2024
Lawyer calls on legislators to fix gap in child protection laws
A New Brunswick family lawyer is calling on an adjourned provincial legislature to reconvene and fix a legislative gap left when laws governing child protection and adoption were repealed before new ones took hold.
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February 02, 2024
Canada, Ukraine launch coalition for return of Ukrainian children, negotiate on security commitments
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly announced her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on Feb. 2 where she will “reaffirm Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” The countries also launched the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
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January 29, 2024
UNDRIP in action: White and Montour decision new chapter in Aboriginal rights prudence
In late 2023, the Quebec Superior Court (QCSC) issued a landmark decision in R. v. Montour [2023] Q.J. No. 11554, attracting considerable attention and a Crown appeal. This ruling marks a pivotal moment in Aboriginal law, potentially reshaping legal interpretations and Canadian jurisprudence.
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January 26, 2024
Nova Scotia to shore up its prosecutor’s office with new jobs
Nova Scotia is adding new job positions to its Crown's office in a bid to address backlog and prosecutor burnout. The province’s government announced Jan. 25 that it would be adding 27 permanent positions to its Public Prosecution Service (PPS): 11 Crown lawyers, six legal assistants and 10 new positions for the PPS’s “intake team pilot project.”
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January 26, 2024
Judge erred in entering stay before considering alleged infringement of right to counsel: SCC
The Supreme Court has ordered trials to be held for 31 people arrested as part of a drug trafficking investigation, saying a Quebec Superior Court judge erred by entering a stay of proceedings before determining whether each accused’s right to counsel had been infringed.
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January 25, 2024
RCMP race data project to search for bias among officers
Officials with the RCMP hope its new race-based data project will help the force identify implicit biases on the part of front-line officers and address any resulting differential treatment of people by police.
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January 24, 2024
New House of Commons law clerk, Parliamentary counsel
Parliamentary interim law clerk and counsel since June 2022, Michel Bédard has been appointed law clerk and parliamentary counsel of the House of Commons.
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January 22, 2024
Federal tribunal erred in considering Crown’s breach of fiduciary duty in land surrender: Court
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled a government tribunal made several errors when considering the Crown’s fiduciary duty when considering the case of a land surrender by a First Nation that goes back several decades.
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January 17, 2024
Alberta court rules former children’s ministers need not be questioned in class action
The Alberta Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of former children's services ministers in a case where children were alleged to be harmed due to the province’s failure to sue itself in regards to delayed care plans.