March 05, 2026
Ontario’s decision to move most statutory accident benefits disputes from the courts to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) is now close to a decade old. With that distance comes a clearer view of what the tribunal model has achieved and what it has complicated.
March 04, 2026
Sometimes, even a judgment on a matter that has become moot may prompt a reanalysis of our laws.
March 03, 2026
Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality located in northeastern British Columbia, established in 1981 as a planned community to support coal mining development. The town has a population of around 2,500 and is notable as Canada's first UNESCO Global Geopark, designated in 2014 due to its significant paleontological discoveries, including dinosaur fossils.
March 02, 2026
Charges were withdrawn this week against Jeremy David McDonald in Kawartha Lakes. An earlier indication that the charge might be dropped emerged after the Toronto Star reported that McDonald’s lawyer, Steven Norton, said the case had been adjourned to allow the standard review of evidence and discussions, including whether there is a reasonable prospect of conviction. The decision to charge McDonald had reignited a familiar, emotionally charged debate: how far can Canadians go in defending themselves at home?
February 27, 2026
Nova Scotia is proposing new child welfare legislation that would outlaw the use of social media to identify a child involved in a court proceeding, extend publication bans beyond the end of a court case and widen the pool of those to be entered into the province’s child abuse register.
February 26, 2026
As the recent disclosure of the Epstein files illustrates, being accused or suspected of pedophilia can destroy an individual’s reputation. How difficult is it to be convicted of such a crime?
February 25, 2026
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.
February 25, 2026
An Indigenous woman, Tona Mills, spent 10 years in prison before being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Six of those years were spent in solitary confinement.
February 24, 2026
The B.C. First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) has welcomed Gwendolyn Point to its Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council.