Medical Law More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report August 13, 2022 7
Constitutional Law Quebec Superior Court suspends Bill 96’s translation requirement until constitutionality determined August 12, 2022 8
Disability Law The Ontario government has given Maggie an ultimatum: the disabled teen can lose her funding or her independence August 12, 2022 7
Family Law Justice Canada releases commission report on impact of lack of legal aid in family law disputes August 9, 2022 11
Constitutional Law SCC rules that when someone is required by their partner to wear a condom but do not, they could be guilty of sexual assault. July 29, 2022 13
Employment Law #MeToo didn’t end sexual harassment in the workplace and vigilance remains a must July 29, 2022 3
Abuse and harassment survivors ‘silenced’ by non-disclosure agreements fight for change to B.C. law July 23, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
The Supreme Court decision on the ‘Ghomeshi’ amendments will help sexual assault victims access justice July 5, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
City directs contractors to reinstate Sikh security guards who lost work due to clean-shaven rule July 4, 2022 0 9 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
The SCC finds constitutional a new procedure in the CC for deciding if private documents can be used by an accused in a sexual offence trial June 30, 2022 0 6 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Supreme Court says expanded rape shield laws are constitutional June 30, 2022 0 4 In a 6-3 decision, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that expanded rules to further prevent a sexual assault complainant's past...
Sudbury police ‘unlawfully’ detained Indigenous academic after she faced hospital racism, lawsuit alleges June 29, 2022 0 8 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
New laws urgently needed to control facial recognition (UK) June 29, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Landlord and Tenant Board’s ‘digital first’ system harms vulnerable renters, advocacy group says June 29, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s family files $10M civil lawsuit in connection with her death June 29, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
The church’s time of reckoning June 28, 2022 0 4 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
‘They beat us into submission’: West Moberly’s decades-long fight against Site C dam is over June 28, 2022 0 7 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Her insurance company refused to pay her disability benefits — a jury awarded her a record $1.5M in damages June 28, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Fighting the housing crisis and poverty through local collaboration and a human rights-based approach June 27, 2022 0 7 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Region of Peel implements permanent human trafficking strategy June 27, 2022 0 6 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Inmates, advocates sounding the alarm about pilot program at Toronto East Detention Centre June 26, 2022 0 9 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
4 convicted Alberta multiple murderers can now apply for parole earlier June 25, 2022 0 3 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave for Restoule v Attorney General June 23, 2022 0 14 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Non-profit group has public interest standing in mental-health law case: top court June 23, 2022 0 5 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Bill C-28 – changes to section 33.1 of the Criminal Code on self-induced extreme intoxication received Royal Assent and became law June 23, 2022 0 7 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Commons could soon pass legislation to study environmental racism June 22, 2022 0 6 Youth an emergent trend of latest community-driven grants.
Medical Law More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report August 13, 2022 7
Constitutional Law Quebec Superior Court suspends Bill 96’s translation requirement until constitutionality determined August 12, 2022 8
Disability Law The Ontario government has given Maggie an ultimatum: the disabled teen can lose her funding or her independence August 12, 2022 7