Mental health and criminal law are again in question after a police-involved shooting in Winnipeg on February 23. As reported in a CBC article, the victim of the shooting was identified as Machuar Madut, a…
On January 11, 2019, a shocking video surfaced showing Manitoba social workers and police seizing a newly born baby girl from the arms of her Indigenous mother. In the video, the mother appears shaken and…
The Federal Court approved a class action settlement last week that will compensate disabled veterans for reduced benefit payments on account of their disability. The lawsuit alleges that deductions from the War Veterans Allowance (WVA), Canadian…
Over the weekend, I decided to take a break from the sometimes all-consuming nature of being a law student. So, I decided to turn on the television and watch a CTV special on Canada’s criminal…
It was revealed yesterday by CBC that several Manitoba families are taking part in a lawsuit against Revera Inc, an Ontario based company that owns and manages over 500 senior care home locations across North…
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…
A report of preliminary observations by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on a week-long visit to Brazil expresses concern about the state of human rights and human rights enforcement in South America’s largest…
On October 30, 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa confirmed a lower court decision from the High Court of South Africa in what many consider a legal victory for African women property owners. The…
L’Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse a récemment adopté un projet de loi qui vise la protection de l’orientation sexuelle et de l’identité de genre, soit le projet de loi no. 16 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity…
