Access to Justice
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August 28, 2025
Ontario court rejects off-reserve Indigenous child welfare class action as non‑justiciable
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Ontario and Canada systematically underfunded social services and operated a child welfare regime that separated off-reserve Indigenous children from their families causing them widespread harm.
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August 28, 2025
Court of Appeal dismisses Crown request for jail in sexual interference appeal
M.F. was a 17-year-old when he had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The two knew each other and knew their respective ages. M.F. was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference and sentenced to 24 months’ probation on the sexual interference charge. The finding of guilt for sexual assault was stayed pursuant to Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729.
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August 27, 2025
Law Foundation of Ontario celebrates 50 years in 2024 annual report
The Law Foundation of Ontario is marking its golden anniversary as part of its annual report for 2024. Last year marked the Law Foundation of Ontario’s 50th anniversary — making that year’s report a milestone paper in the life of the organization. In their joint introductory message, chair Linda Rothstein and CEO Lisa Cirillo stated that 2024 represented the organization’s “largest single granting year.”
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August 27, 2025
Investigation into Google sparks privacy commissioner’s finding to delist some search results of names
After an investigation into a case against Google by an individual who was previously charged with criminal activity, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, has concluded that individuals have the right to have certain information about them delisted from search engine results when their name is searched online, in limited circumstances.
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August 27, 2025
Bayer agrees to $9M settlement in class action over birth control side effects
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has agreed to pay $9.05 million to settle a class actions concerning allegations that two of its oral contraceptive products cause blood clots and gallbladder disease.
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August 27, 2025
Montreal pastor’s appeal of fraud conviction dismissed
A former evangelical pastor from a church in Montreal’s Ahuntsic district was ordered to surrender to prison authorities by Aug.14, 2025, to begin serving a 30-month sentence he received for a single-count fraud involving more than $5,000, a conviction imposed on Oct. 9, 2020.
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August 26, 2025
The accidental lollipop order: A cautionary tale
In an unusual twist of events, a seven-year-old boy inadvertently ordered 70,000 lollipops via Amazon, triggering a cascade of carton deliveries that quickly turned his family’s home into a logistical and sugary nightmare.
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August 26, 2025
View from inside prison: The daily struggle
I wrote a lot of letters while in prison. Letters and phone calls (which can only be outgoing) were a lifeline for me, reminding me there was another life I would be going back to.
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August 26, 2025
B.C. court cuts Moazami sentence in storied sex trafficking case
Between 2012 and 2022, there were 3,996 police-reported incidents of human trafficking, with incidents increasing nearly every year except 2018 and 2022, according to a federal government website. Such statistics are shocking and attract public attention.
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August 25, 2025
B.C. to put kids first, support victims of violence via proposed changes to Family Law Act
British Columbia is looking to change its family law legislation in a bid to increase support for victims of domestic violence and enhance parenting arrangements in the name of putting kids first.