Nestled between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout appears to be a typical northern Ontario town. It’s made up of a few roads and a newly minted roundabout. A hunting shop, a coffee spot and an LCBO fill out its downtown core. The quiet […]
Category: Justice
4 million Canadians have a criminal record. Companies not hiring them are missing out, say advocates – CBC News [2024-01-31]
During her time in prison, Emily O’Brien came to the conclusion that it would be difficult to find a job after her release, so she developed an idea for starting her own business. Now as chief executive of her company, Comeback Snacks, O’Brien makes […]
Officer training, mental health support among proposed recommendations in Yatim inquest – CBC News [2024-01-30]
Jurors at an inquest into the death of a teen shot by a Toronto police officer more than a decade ago were asked Tuesday to consider dozens of recommendations related to officer training and monitoring, peer intervention and mental health supports in an effort […]
Stigma of criminal record ‘is massive,’ say advocates who want to reform pardon process – CBC News [2024-01-02]
When Steven Deveau describes his frustration with the process to suspend a criminal record, he keeps coming back to two women. The women were hoping to attend a nursing program. But because of their records from past convictions — and small unpaid fines related […]
Expert says number of police shootings in Canada ‘spectacularly unrelenting’ – CTV News [2023-12-30]
The family of a woman shot by an officer in Edmonton during a wellness check says her death was unnecessary, as the number of police shootings across Canada show little sign of relenting over the past four years. “I see my daughter’s death as […]
A killer is found not criminally responsible. The Crown and defence agree the system is broken – CBC News [2023-12-16]
For defence lawyer Marni Munsterman, the “discomforting and alarming” detail that stood out in the large volume of evidence about Adam Rossi — who was found not criminally responsible on Friday of the second-degree murder of Sommer Boudreau, and interfering with her remains, in […]
Woman who threw hot burrito bowl at Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job – CBC News [2023-12-06]
A woman who threw a hot burrito bowl in a Chipotle worker’s face because she didn’t like the way it was prepared may soon learn what it’s like to be on the other side of the counter. An Ohio judge sentenced 39-year-old Rosemary Hayne […]
Autism Ontario troubled by Veltman defence team’s use of autism in criminal case – CTV News [2023-11-20]
Autism Ontario is deeply troubled by the fact that the defense for Nathaniel Veltman tried to cite autism as a mitigating factor in the June 6, 2021 attack on the Afzaal family(opens in a new tab). The advocating body for people on the spectrum […]
People with permanent tattoos are more likely to be arrested, convicted, and incarcerated, study finds – PsyPost [2023-11-06]
A new study indicate that both men and women with permanent tattoos are at a significantly higher risk of arrest, conviction, and incarceration compared to those without tattoos, potentially due to stigmatization. This correlation persists even after adjusting for self-reported criminal behavior, levels of […]
What a Winnipeg drug treatment court means for the fight against drugs – Global News [2023-08-03]
For nearly two decades, a drug treatment court in Winnipeg has offered a way out of the cycle of drug abuse. Now. in a bid to support the court and its programs, the province and Justice Canada have signed a joint-five-year funding agreement. This […]
Hamilton lawyers struggle to get same-day access to clients in jail – CBC News [2023-08-01]
Hamilton lawyers say they’re struggling to get timely access to clients who are imprisoned in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre. “It’s definitely not in the best interest of the inmates and the lawyers,” Asgar Manek, a local lawyer, told CBC Hamilton. “I have to stand […]
Ontario law federation raises alarm over dwindling number of lawyers in remote areas – CBC News [2023-05-10]
The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) is raising concerns over access to justice as the number of practising law professionals in rural and remote areas of the province dwindles. FOLA, which represents 46 district and county associations in Ontario, put forward a motion […]
