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Justice on Target extended past June despite mixed results
Ontario Attorney General John Gerretsen has announced he will extend the Justice on Target program beyond June, despite ministry data showing the program is having mixed results in some of the...
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SCC refuses to hear challenge of AG appointment
The process of appointing government employees to the justice system has attracted some controversy lately. There’s the challenge to the recent appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of...
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Meilleur first francophone Ontario AG
Ontario has appointed its first ever francophone attorney general, following a cabinet reshuffle yesterday afternoon.Former minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services Madeleine Meilleur has...
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SCC dismisses appeal of exonerated convict, finds no abuse of process
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today in the Réjean Hinse case, although disappointing, does include “a slight progression of the law in favour of the wrongly convicted,” says a lawyer for the...
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Ombudsman cites ‘recurring concerns’ with Office of Public Guardian and Trustee
Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin’s annual report cites “recurring concerns” around the way the Ministry of the Attorney General’s Office of Public Guardian and Trustee treats its vulnerable clients....
View ArticleGanley forces inquiry for Justice Camp’s trial conduct
The Canadian Judicial Council has been forced by the Alberta Attorney General Kathleen Ganley to launch an inquiry into Federal Court Justice Robin Camp’s conduct during a 2014 sexual assault trial. It...
View ArticleMacKay lands at Baker & McKenzie
Peter MacKay, the former federal attorney general and minister of Defence, will be joining global law firm Baker & McKenzie LLP's Toronto office, ending media speculation around potential...
View ArticleCotler calls for changes to Supreme Court selection process
Following news of the impending retirement of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas Cromwell, former Liberal minister of justice and attorney general Irwin Cotler is calling for change in the way SCC...
View ArticleRare case sees Toronto police suing Crown prosecutors
Three Toronto Police Service officers are suing the Attorney General of Ontario after they say accusations made by an armed robbery suspect he’d been beaten by police went unchallenged in court by the...
View ArticleOntario tables act to keep up with today’s definition of family
Families in Ontario are getting a more inclusive legal definition. The provincial government introduced the All Parents Are Equal Act on Sept. 29, a bill aimed at updating parentage law so all parents’...
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