The federal government has developed a plan for security to address the prominence of cyber crime in Canada. The 2018 federal budget proposes to allocate $507.7 million over five years, followed by an annual amount of…
On February 13, 2018 Justice Earl Johnson of the Nunavut Court of Justice dismissed in part an application for summary judgment brought by Nunavut Housing Corporation (“NHC”) in the case of LRT Construction Ltd v…
New Brunswick’s Highest court has denied invoking the parity principle to reverse a Dieppe, NB man’s conviction for a nightmarish home invasion back in 2016. The Appellant was sentenced to four years in prison in…
Earlier today, Tuesday, March 13th, 2018, the White House issued a statement regarding the federal government’s stance on sanctuary cities. The statement alleged that sanctuary cities are preventing Federal authorities, such as Immigration and Customs…
Arder, un citoyen somalien, est accusé au criminel de la prise d’otage de la journaliste canadienne indépendante Mme Amanda Lindhout en Somalie. Cet enlèvement, qui a eu ieu en Somalie, avait pour but de récupérer une rançon,…
On February 23, a jury acquitted Susan Austen, 67, of assisting in the death of Annemarie Treadwell. The verdict came after two weeks of trial, and the hearing of testimony from over 30 witnesses from…
The federal government introduced initiatives in the 2018 budget to realize two promises similarly made in the past by New Democrats: a pledge to pay equity in the public sector so all employees receive equal…
L’Enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées (ENFFADA) s’est conclue jeudi dernier, sans la participation de certaines familles de victimes, qui se sont vu refuser la possibilité d’assister aux audiences,…
The 2018 federal budget contains a chapter called ‘Reconciliation’, which focuses on providing funding for Indigenous child welfare, health care, water and housing in an effort to close gaps in the relationship between Canada and…
A series of Judges, law professors and prominent lawyers have called upon the government to pass anti-SLAPP legislation. Two former Supreme Court justices, two former Attorneys General, and the Dean of UBC law school have…
