Category Archives: Justice
Doctor has no right to francophone panel, Ontario discipline committee rules
TORONTO — A francophone doctor accused of misconduct by Ontario's medical regulator has lost his bid to have his case heard by a French-speaking disciplinary panel. In ruling against Dr. Mathieu Belanger, the discipline committee of the College of Phys...
Clearview AI broke Canadian privacy laws with facial recognition tool, watchdogs say
OTTAWA — Privacy watchdogs say U.S. firm Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology resulted in mass surveillance of Canadians and violated federal and provincial laws governing personal information. In a report Wednesday with three provincial counte...
Doctors offer duelling views of what it’s like to receive an assisted death
OTTAWA — Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it's like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or a painful end akin to drowning. The duelling descriptions came from two doc...
Sailor booted out of Canadian navy over involvement with online hate groups
OTTAWA — A Calgary-based sailor has been kicked out of the Canadian Armed Forces for admitted involvement with online hate groups. The Royal Canadian Navy announced Tuesday that Sailor 1st Class Boris Mihajlovic has been released from duty following a ...
Refugee pact with U.S. does not violate constitutional guarantees, Canada argues
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. Canada's lawyers argue Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald misapplied the la...
N.S. pledges homes for people with disabilities but advocate calls pace ‘glacial’
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says eight small homes for people with disabilities will be completed by spring, but an advocacy group describes the pace of the program as "glacial." The project, first announced in 2017, reflects the Liberal government's commit...
Justice Minister David Lametti doesn’t rule out referring MAID bill to Supreme Court
OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti isn't ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying to the Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee ...
Vancouver police issue $17,000 in fines to partygoers, man running home ‘nightclub’
VANCOUVER — Police have arrested a man who allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totaling more than $17,000. Sgt. Steve Addison says the case should be a lesson to
Terror list a ‘problematic’ way to fight white supremacists, civil society groups say
OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government ponders adding more right-wing groups to a federal terrorism blacklist, long-standing opponents of the process are urging officials to find more democratic and transparent means to address neo-fascism and white nation...
Manitoba to close large institution for people with intellectual disabilities
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The Manitoba government is shutting down a controversial institution for people with intellectual disabilities that has been in operation for more than a century. The province says the Manitoba Development Centre in Portage l...
