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With the United Nations’ climate conference, known as COP, underway in Dubai this week amid the usual delegate wrangling to phase out fossil fuels, one Canadian human rights lawyer at the annual event is promoting a different approach to compel nations to lower their emissions. Payam Akhavan made a name …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial: Lawyers spar over conspiracy allegation
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 29, 2023 7:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyers in the criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are expected to continue their debate Wednesday over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest. Both …
Read More »Government lawyers acknowledge Doug Ford uses personal phone for government business
Ontario government officials are now acknowledging that Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cell phone for government business, but are refusing to divulge his phone logs, citing the need to maintain privacy of callers and the government’s inability to assess the nature of the phone calls. Global News has been …
Read More »Lawyers for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2023 7:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests are expected to make their case today to block nine Ottawa residents and business representatives from taking …
Read More »‘Freedom Convoy’ trial Day 4: Lawyers to argue admissibility of Facebook evidence
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 7:50 am Updated September 8, 2023 10:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Day four of the criminal trial of “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to focus on whether Facebook content should be …
Read More »Ford didn’t see or approve list of King’s counsel lawyers
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he did not see or approve names of lawyers his attorney general has designated King’s Counsel, an honorary title done away with decades ago due to patronage concerns. The government quietly issued a statement on the Friday afternoon before the Canada Day long weekend …
Read More »Criminalizing people for helping unhoused people in Ontario city ‘unconstitutional,’ lawyers argue
Several Ontario lawyers and the Canadian Human Rights Commission are speaking out about a proposed bylaw change in Barrie that would restrict people and charities from helping individuals experiencing homelessness. The proposed amendment to Bylaw 2004-142, known as Bill 067 and 068, would prohibit the distribution of items including food, …
Read More »Calgary legal support group calls on candidates to focus on people who can’t afford lawyers
A Calgary organization that offers free legal services to people who don’t qualify for legal aid in Alberta is calling on candidates in the provincial election to remove barriers to accessing justice. “We have political parties talking specifically about crime in our downtown area and on our trains, and there …
Read More »Shooting that killed OPP officer in Bourget was not an ambush: accused man’s lawyers
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyers for a man accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer and injuring two others are disputing the characterization of the shooting in Bourget, Ont., as an ambush. Alain Bellefeuille, 39, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and …
Read More »Why did Ottawa use the Emergencies Act? Federal lawyers will explain
Lawyers for the federal attorney general are set to elaborate today on the legal rationale for the historic use of the Emergencies Act to dispel “Freedom Convoy” protesters early last year. The lawyers plan to spell out reasons the Federal Court should dismiss arguments from several groups and individuals who …
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