Access to Justice
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August 25, 2025
Court orders combined hearing for Securities Act leave application, class action certification
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a leave petition to bring a secondary market liability class action against Telus International under the Securities Act and the certification motion can be heard together in a single combined hearing.
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August 25, 2025
Increased judicial intervention to correct unfairness at key tribunals
Ontario’s administrative tribunals are facing increased scrutiny by the courts for unfairness in dismissing claims brought by tenants, landlords, employees, car accident victims and people who believe they have experienced discrimination or are seeking disability benefits.
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August 25, 2025
Appeal court confirms conviction in failed crossbow hit case
An Ontario Superior Court judge, Justice Jennifer Woollcombe, sentenced Roger Jaggernauth, then 53, to 16 years in prison in October 2023. Following a judge-alone trial, Jaggernauth was convicted of orchestrating a failed “contract hit” on his ex-common-law partner, Marlene Pimenta.
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August 22, 2025
Feds table annual report on UNDRIP Act, outline progress
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser has tabled the fourth annual progress report on Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP), discussing various advancements and areas for improvement.
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August 22, 2025
Why Kawartha police were correct
The Kawartha Lakes Police Service faced criticism for charging a 44-year-old man in Lindsay, Ont., with inflicting life-threatening injuries on an alleged intruder in his apartment. The intruder is also charged. Some criticism comes from Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who appears to support a “castle doctrine” allowing homeowners to use reasonable, including potentially deadly, force to defend themselves when their home is invaded.
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August 22, 2025
Yes Premier Ford, something is broken here but it’s not what you think
Maybe it wasn’t a home “invasion.” Maybe they knew each other. Maybe the homeowner chased the intruder and knifed him in the back.
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August 21, 2025
Pirating case means jail for business owners, exemplifies pace of civil proceedings
We often hear the complaint that criminal cases take too long to prosecute. Police must obtain evidence, sometimes by convincing a judge that there are reasonable and probable grounds to believe that incriminating material may be found. Only then are the police granted access to complete a search.
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August 20, 2025
Saskatchewan cannot use notwithstanding clause to ‘shut’ courts out of Charter ‘conversation’: lawyer
Pre-emptively invoking the notwithstanding clause does not bar the courts from still making it known whether laws brought via the clause infringe on people’s rights, says a lawyer of a landmark case involving Saskatchewan’s controversial pronoun policy.
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August 19, 2025
Ministers from territories plan for gender equality
Ministers from Canada’s northern territories are working to develop a “memorandum of understanding” in formalizing shared priorities on gender equity.
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August 19, 2025
Privacy challenge in DUI blood test case fails to sway Quebec Court of Appeal
Fighting an impaired driving charge can be challenging, but it is not impossible. Obstacles often stem from potential errors in police procedures, faulty breathalyzer readings and alternative explanations for a toxicologist’s report. These issues were highlighted in a recent Quebec Court of Appeal decision (R. v. Chartrand, 2025 QCCA 945).