Category Archives: Justice
Canadians favour stricter gun control, mandatory buyback of banned firearms: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians favour stricter gun-control laws — and more than half believe that should include a mandatory buyback program for prohibited firearms. The poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian St...
Meng case ‘unprecedented’ as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates international law. Gib van Ert told Associate Chief Ju...
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
OTTAWA — An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform said the provisions violate sex
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER — American authorities are violating international law by bringing fraud charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that have no connection to the United States, a defence lawyer argues. Gib van Ert told a British Columbia Supreme Court ju...
Quebec coroner’s inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one facility to another. The first day of the inquest b...
B.C. university offers first bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency
VICTORIA — Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon be able to receive an Indigenous language fluency degree. Anne Kang, B.C.'s minister of advanced education and skills training, says the new bachelor's degree of Nsy...
B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration
VANCOUVER — The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia's mining sector are set to change as the province works to match its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Mining Minister Bruce Ralst...
PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists
OTTAWA — In defiance of a House of Commons committee, the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada still won't explain why two government scientists were fired 18 months after being escorted from Canada's highest-security laboratory. Iain Stewar...
No violation of Meng’s charter rights in collection of device serial numbers: Crown
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says RCMP did not need a search warrant to obtain the electronic devices of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or collect their serial numbers. John Gibb-Carsley told the B.C. Supreme Court Meng's charter ...
Crown lawyer says border officers miscommunicated about note-taking in Meng case
VANCOUVER — A "misunderstanding" lies at the heart of a Canadian border official's belief that she was ordered not to take notes about Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's arrest at Vancouver's airport, a Crown lawyer said Friday. Marta Zemojtel urged a B....
