Il y a déjà presque 6 ans, la Cour Suprême du Canada se prononçait sur l’affaire Québec (Procureur général) c. A [1], affaire qui fut très médiatisée sous le nom de l’affaire Éric c. Lola. Cette…
On November 20th, Windsor Law hosted the 4th Biennial World Indigenous Law Conference. Māori elders from New Zealand, Wannyi and Kalkadoon nations in Australia, and Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples of Canada congregated to exchange lessons learned…
The issue of MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) in faith-based facilities arose again in Edmonton, when 66-year-old Edmonton ALS patient, Doreen Nowicki, was forced to have an assessment on the sidewalk after Alberta Covenant…
The Government of Yukon has announced that it will be hosting “community dialogues” for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, two-spirit plus” (“LGBTQ2S+”) to allow members of that umbrella group to “share their insights and help…
When looking at the actions of the Crown and police in the wake of a high profile homicide, it is startling to realize how precarious things can quickly become for them. Relatively minor transgressions that…
Sentencing for accused mail bomber Guido Amsel will be live streamed from the Manitoba Court tomorrow November 22 at 1:00 PM. This case, which has captured national attention over the past three years has shaken…
This past week saw the release of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench’s judgment in the case of R v Holmes[1]. Holmes is an aboriginal woman who murdered her allegedly abusive husband[2]. Holmes was charged…
It has been over a month since the Conservative government of Manitoba said a definite no to the proposed federal carbon tax plan, yet the federal carbon tax is nearing implementation in Manitoba if a…
On November 16th, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) released its reasons for the R v Richie, 2018 ONCA 918 decision, in which the court applied the Marakah framework on reasonable expectations to digital privacy to…
This morning during the PC convention 2018, the Ontario Conservatives passed a policy resolution to debate the promotion and teaching of gender identity in the province’s school curriculum. The resolution, put forward by a former…
