Family
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December 10, 2024
Judicial appointment announced for Quebec
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Sophie Leblanc as a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Gatineau, a Dec. 6 news release announced.
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December 09, 2024
Health Canada releases new data on cannabis use, finds less reported illegal access
Health Canada has published the 2024 Canadian Cannabis Survey, finding that more people are obtaining cannabis legally and that there is less reported smoking of cannabis overall.
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December 09, 2024
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Family property, what constitutes - Considerations for unequal division
Appeal by appellant from the orders made after a family law trial. During the relationship, the parties acquired several properties, including a pre-construction apartment in London ("UK Property"), and a townhouse in Langley, B.C. ("Family Home").
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December 09, 2024
Violence in Ontario families: I smell gasoline | Michael Cochrane
In my previous column, Violence in Ontario families: Something is off, I looked at the astonishing multi-billion-dollar investment Canadian taxpayers are making to deal with the consequences of domestic violence. It is frankly and sadly a growth industry.
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December 06, 2024
No Charter breach when police warrantlessly searched text messages in ‘exigent circumstances’: SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed 6-3 an Ontario man’s appeal of his drug trafficking convictions, holding that his Charter rights were not breached because “exigent circumstances” justified police, without a warrant, using a cellphone they seized from a drug dealer to impersonate that dealer and continue his texting with the accused to arrange what police suspected to be a purchase of fentanyl-laced heroin.
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December 06, 2024
Alberta court certifies class action against Canada over alleged sexual abuse by military priest
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has certified a class action against the federal government relating to alleged child sexual abuse said to be caused by a military priest at an Edmonton army base.
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December 06, 2024
Indoctrination vs. education | Maria Mahmoudian
The story of Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh’s martyrdom during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) serves as a striking example of how indoctrination can infiltrate an education system, shaping the beliefs and actions of youth. Fahmideh, a 13-year-old boy who sacrificed his life by blowing himself up under an Iraqi tank, was heralded as a national hero and martyr. This narrative was used by the Iranian government to mobilize young people for the war effort, embedding ideological conformity within the educational system.
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December 05, 2024
Violence in Ontario families: Something is off | Michael Cochrane
I’ve been thinking about domestic violence and asking myself this question: As a society, are we making any progress in dealing with this plague? My approach to searching for an answer has been informed primarily by my time in private practice (where my clients have been both perpetrators and victims of such violence) and also by the years I spent as counsel in policy development with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General (where I worked on, among other things, the creation of the Family Responsibility Office (FRO), the passage of the Family Law Act and the introduction of mediation to family law).
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December 05, 2024
Antisemitism’s insidious reach: Accusing a judge of bias because he’s Jewish | Steve Benmor
Antisemitism, one of the oldest and most persistent forms of discrimination, has regrettably seeped into many facets of modern life. Its tentacles extend beyond the overt hate crimes and insidious stereotyping we have come to associate with this prejudice, infiltrating even the hallowed halls of justice.
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December 04, 2024
Ottawa splits off controversial anti-hate provisions from online harms bill
The federal government is hiving off controversial anti-hate provisions from its proposed online harms legislation, in the hopes of being able to enact more speedily other provisions in Bill C-63 that aim to protect children online.