Family
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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 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.
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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 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
Yukon court gets new judge
Yukon’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Tracy-Anne McPhee announced that Yesterday David James Christie has been appointed a judge of the Territorial Court of Yukon.
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August 21, 2025
‘Inadequate’ pay deters outstanding jurists from federal bench; $28,000 boost needed: commission
Canada’s 1,198 federally appointed judges should get a substantial lump sum salary increase — $28,000 — as their pay package is no longer enough to attract “outstanding” private bar lawyers to the bench, says the federal Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, echoing warnings made by federal judicial leaders over the past few years.
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August 20, 2025
Reasons underlying a court order are an important interpretive tool
It is trite law that an appeal is from an order made by a lower court; however, in Der v. Hlookoff, 2025 BCCA 193, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the role of reasons for judgment in interpreting a court order.
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August 20, 2025
Saskatchewan court: ‘Notwithstanding’ clause doesn’t oust judicial review jurisdiction
Next year, the Supreme Court of Canada will finally determine the proper interpretation of s. 33, also known as the “notwithstanding” clause, of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). More recently, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) released a significant decision also interpreting s. 33.
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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
Alberta investing $4M to help prevent family violence provincewide
Alberta has announced a multimillion-dollar investment in community-based projects aimed at preventing family violence across the province.