Pulse
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December 20, 2024
New judge appointed to Quebec Superior Court
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced yesterday that Élif Oral has been appointed judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Quebec.
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December 20, 2024
Nova Scotia court certifies class action against Northwood care facilities over COVID-19 deaths
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has certified a class action against Northwood Group concerning allegations that the Halifax-area elder care provider’s failure to adhere to existing protocols to prevent infections in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the deaths of 53 residents at its facilities.
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December 20, 2024
Pisa the action | Marcel Strigberger
Mistakes, also known as errors, blunders or, in legalese, boo-boos.
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December 20, 2024
Judge appointed to the Superior Court of Ontario
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani appointed Justice Marcella Henschel to the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario in Oshawa.
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December 20, 2024
David Milgaard completes marathon mission | Ron Dalton
Yesterday morning as I sat in the small, but inspiringly powerful, offices of Innocence Canada to hear Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani formally announce and celebrate the passing of Bill C-40, I reflected on the extraordinary life of my late friend. The long-awaited legislation brings hope to those suffering the enormous effects of wrongful conviction and is an important step to strengthen Canadians’ faith in our collective justice system. As the minister noted it is unusual for Canadian legislation to be named after individuals, but it is fitting that the bill is known as the David and Joyce Milgaard Law.
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December 19, 2024
New judge appointed to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Supreme Court
Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced that Justin S.C. Mellor has been appointed judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, General Division, in St. John’s.
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December 19, 2024
Lawyer among new members appointed to Order of Canada
On Dec. 18, Governor General Mary Simon announced the names of 88 people appointed to the Order of Canada, including two new members: a lawyer and a family therapist and researcher whose work has touched the legal sphere.
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December 18, 2024
The crime of domestic violence | Michael Cochrane
In two previous columns I examined the staggering amount of money taxpayers shell out to deal with the consequences of domestic violence and the potential “be careful what you wish for” impact on family law proceedings of a new tort of family violence. In this column I take a look at the proposed changes to the Criminal Code with the criminalization of coercive control of an intimate partner. This new crime is being advanced in Bill C-332 and as of this writing is before the Senate for second reading.
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December 17, 2024
New sanctions target Venezuela’s top judge and justice officials complicit in ‘fraudulent’ election
Venezuela's top judge, a prosecutor and two other judges are among five Venezuelan justice officials targeted by Canadian sanctions for what Ottawa says was their undermining of democracy and participating in “the fraudulent declaration of Nicolás Maduro as the winner” of Venezuela’s presidential election last July.
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December 17, 2024
New associate chief justice appointed to the Federal Court
On Dec. 13, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of the Honourable Martine St-Louis, a judge of the Federal Court and a judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, as the new associate chief justice of the Federal Court.