Category Archives: Justice
No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme Court
OTTAWA — The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no reason to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. In a submission to the high court,
NDP, Liberals to propose legislation to create safety zones around hospitals, schools
TORONTO — Both the Ontario NDP and the Liberals introduced proposed legislation Tuesday to create safety zones around institutions such as hospitals and schools to protect them from anti-vaccine harassment. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said people such as...
Sajjan stands by military amid outrage over general’s new job on sex misconduct file
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's office is standing by the military's decision to reassign a senior officer who wrote a reference for a convicted sex offender to a new job that involves reviewing ways to eliminate sexual misconduct from
N.S. protesters who clashed with police during shelter removal want charges dropped
HALIFAX — About 90 people gathered Tuesday outside a Halifax courthouse to demand that charges be dropped against 24 protesters who were arrested during an August demonstration over the removal of homeless shelters. Defence lawyer Asaf Rashid, who repr...
Echaquan family announces lawsuit against Quebec hospital in wake of coroner’s report
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Joyce Echaquan's family said Tuesday it would launch legal action against the hospital where she died, hours after a Quebec coroner said a combination of "undeniable" systemic racism and health-care system failings contributed to...
Canada invokes pipeline treaty with U.S. in dispute over Line 5 pipeline
OTTAWA — Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement Monday that
Supreme Court asked to rule on protracted battle over military judges’ independence
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether Canada’s military judges are truly independent. The request filed on behalf of several service members whose criminal cases are on hold represents the latest — and possibly last — twist
Strippers’ challenge of Ontario pandemic measures to be heard in court
TORONTO — An advocacy group representing strippers will argue in Ontario court this week that provincial pandemic measures affecting strip clubs have targeted the workers and violated their charter rights. The application for judicial review was filed ...
Military’s grievance system plagued by backlog, needs urgent reform: retired judge
OTTAWA — A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not reinstate Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin as head of Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign was that if he wasn’t happy with the decision, he should
Clarification to Sept. 29 story on Fairy Creek logging injunction
VICTORIA — A Canadian Press story on Sept. 29 about a B.C. Supreme Court injunction quoted an environmental group as asserting that forestry company Teal Jones is "intent" on logging all the old-growth forest across a valley on southern Vancouver
