Access to Justice
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May 13, 2025
Yukon releases ‘What We Heard’ report on changes to public land laws
More land for housing, greater public input and the extent of Indigenous involvement were all touched upon as part of feedback on Yukon’s plan to modernize legislation governing the management and use of public land.
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May 13, 2025
Status quo in Ontario civil justice system ‘untenable,’ says Chief Justice Morawetz
Ontario’s civil justice system is in need of a big revamp. That was the overarching message from a presentation on the province’s Rules of Civil Procedure review hosted by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) May 12. During the presentation, Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz noted he has been “saying for a few years now” that the rules needed to be overhauled.
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May 13, 2025
CRTC seeks input to encourage participation in its proceedings
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced the launch of a public consultation aimed at enhancing public interest participation in its proceedings.
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May 13, 2025
Alberta hikes Court of Appeal fees
The Government of Alberta has announced that effective immediately, some court fees will increase.
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May 13, 2025
Autonomy is precious, but we’re abandoning abused seniors
A recent report by the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner has shed light on the human rights violations experienced by elder abuse victims and self-neglecting seniors who are involuntarily detained under the emergency provisions of the province’s Adult Guardianship Act.
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May 13, 2025
Copyrights and AI: The balancing act between automation and ownership
At a time when a great majority of industries are making a shift or pushing for generative AI (GenAI) technology, one is encouraged to ask: how can a publisher make use of GenAI, and how does that play into copyrights, particularly at a time when it is more important than ever to keep work copyrighted?
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May 13, 2025
Proper procedure trumps moral outrage in successful appeal
“Hard cases make bad law” is an adage dating back to 1837. It stands for the proposition that cases that spark moral outrage should not be used as precedent for sentencing. Caleb Nettleton is no stranger to cases that result in moral outrage.
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May 12, 2025
Alberta government contravened access to information law, information commissioner’s report finds
An investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has found that the province’s government bodies have refused information access requests in contravention of provincial access-to-information legislation.
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May 12, 2025
Opportunities for effectiveness and efficiencies in the criminal justice system
As the U.S. experience shows, tougher penalties do not reduce crime. It is heartening that the new government’s election campaign steered clear of “tough on crime” rhetoric, which increases costs and unfairness of the criminal justice system without making our communities safer.
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May 09, 2025
Law commission seeks proposals for new law reform projects
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is seeking public proposals for new law reform projects.