The purpose of this post is to summarize the findings of a report published by Human Rights Watch Australia: Kirti Sharma, “I Needed Help, Instead I Was Punished – Abuse and Neglect of Prisoners with…
The NDP Government’s ANTI-SLAPP Legislation was brought into its second reading on February 14th. Attorney General David Eby introduced the Bill’s second reading: What the bill proposes to do is strike a balance between a…
After two days of hearings in Regina on February 13th and 14th, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has reserved judgement on the question of the constitutionality of a federally-imposed carbon tax on the province of…
The Federal Court ruled in favour of internet service provider TekSavvy in a judgment released yesterday, overturning a decision to grant a Norwich order that would see the names and addresses of copyright infringers handed…
After the tragic passing of Justice Leigh Gower late last year, the Yukon Supreme Court has officially filled the vacancy. In the cold afternoon of February 18th, while us in Ontario (and elsewhere) were spending…
Time after time, courts have demanded religious neutrality from the state, whether in the context of schools, government programs, or religious displays. Research shows that the American legal system privileges conservative Christianity, and that Muslims…
La question de la redéfinition de la torture dans la loi canadienne a été soulevée en Nouvelle-Écosse. Il en est ainsi parce qu’en janvier 2019, une adolescente néo-écossaise a été victime d’un crime extrêmement violent…
Just last week, a Manitoba teacher was called out for exercising his political voice on the job. A Conservative MP visited the teacher’s school for an “I Love to Read” event where she read books…
On February 14, 2019 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that students have a reasonable expectation of privacy over their bodies in schools in the R. v. Jarvis decision. Jarvis was a high school…
The impact of race on the criminal justice system—the death penalty, in particular—will be considered by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal, as the Justices hear Keith Tharpe’s appeal of a 1990 murder conviction. Death…
