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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 …
Read More »Defence lawyers to stage walkout in Edmonton and Calgary Friday over legal aid funding
Alberta defence lawyers will stage a 90-minute courthouse walkout in Edmonton and Calgary on Friday morning, to protest the lack of progress in their fight with the provincial government for increased legal aid funding. The planned walkout will take place between 9 and 10:30 a.m. The demonstration is the latest salvo in …
Read More »Defence lawyers vote for job action over Legal Aid Alberta funding
Hundreds of defence lawyers from across Alberta are set to take job action in August and September after an unsatisfactory response from the province around legal aid funding. A Thursday press release from the Criminal Defence Lawyers’ Association of Calgary, the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association of Edmonton, and the Southern …
Read More »ICBC’s no-fault insurance faces constitutional challenge from crash victim, lawyers
Tim Schober was an active tennis player, cyclist, hiker and a practising lawyer well into his 60s before a car made an illegal exit on a Victoria highway and crashed into him while he was cycling to work last August. “By the time things settled down, I had a catastrophic spinal …
Read More »RCMP took law ‘into their own hands’ by entering N.L. home and questioning child, lawyers say
A pair of criminal lawyers say that RCMP officers overstepped their bounds when they entered a Mount Moriah, N.L. home early Sunday morning and the police should provide a clear explanation as to what happened. Michael Spratt, a criminal defence lawyer in Ottawa, says the police can only legally enter …
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