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Lawyer for N.S. mass shooting survivors disappointed with police response to report

Lawyer Sandra McCulloch says she and her clients are happy with the Mass Casualty Commission's report, but disappointed with the RCMP.

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 @ 1:47 PM

A lawyer leading a class action against the RCMP for bungling its response to Canada’s deadliest mass shooting says her clients were “pleasantly surprised” with the recently released report on the tragedy, but disappointed with what the Mounties had to say about it. ... [read more]

Quebec court dismisses Videotron’s request for stay of proceedings in dispute with Bell

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 @ 4:52 PM

Videotron Ltd. has lost its bid in Quebec’s Superior Court for a stay of proceedings brought by Bell Canada, while the parties await a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruling on Videotron’s application to it. ... [read more]

Ontario investing $6.5 million to tackle delays at Landlord and Tenant Board Attorney General Doug Downey

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 @ 2:21 PM

The Ontario government is appointing an “additional 40 adjudicators” and five staff members to “improve service standards and continue to reduce active applications and decision timeframes at the Landlord and Tenant Board,” while also proposing changes to strengthen a “broad range of tenant protections.” ... [read more]

SCC will hear military justice system appeal about capacity to consent to sex while highly impaired

Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Bell

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 @ 2:14 PM

Military prosecutors are taking a case that raises vexed issues around sexual assault and the capacity to consent while highly intoxicated to the Supreme Court of Canada. On March 24, the federal Crown notified the top court of its intent to proceed as-of-right to appeal a Feb. 27 decision of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada (CMACC) which upheld, 2-1, a court martial’s sexual assault acquittal of a military member: R. v. Vu 2023 CMAC 2. ... [read more]

ChatGPT cannot be a ‘panacea’ to access to justice, LCO webinar speaker notes Amy Salyzyn, University of Ottawa

Tuesday, April 04, 2023 @ 1:45 PM

The benefits and pitfalls of ChatGPT were highlighted in a Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) webinar, where speakers discussed the technology’s potential uses, ethical obligations and the impact on access to justice. However, as speaker Amy Salyzyn noted, ChatGPT cannot be a “panacea” to access to justice as “lawyering is more than just generating language.” ... [read more]