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B.C. man convicted of killing his four- and six-year-old daughters denied appeal
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia man who killed his two young daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been denied an appeal by the province’s highest court. Andrew Berry claimed the lower court made numerous errors, including that the judge allowed the jury to hear evidence of incriminating statements he made to first responders, hospital ... Read More »
1 responseRejecting unproven claims prevents ‘mob’ takeover of convoy inquiry: Murray Sinclair
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act will not allow a lawyer for “Freedom Convoy” organizers to explore an unsubstantiated claim that hateful imagery spotted at the Ottawa protests last winter was staged. Justice Paul Rouleau released a written response to a request by Freedom Corp. ... Read More »
1 responseFeds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government is asking a judge to review some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal rejected the deal in late October. The tribunal’s finding threw the landmark settlement – the largest in Canadian history – into question. In 2019, ... Read More »
1 responseSolicitor-client privilege on Emergencies Act creates ‘black box,’ inquiry hears
By Stephanie Taylor, Lee Berthiaume and Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked solicitor-client privilege in his testimony at a public inquiry on Wednesday as he refused to reveal the legal basis for the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year. That leaves a critical question so far unanswered: What legal advice did the federal government ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Feds file judicial review of $40B Indigenous child-welfare settlement
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government has filed a judicial review of some aspects of the $40-billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the Indigenous child-welfare system, after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal rejected the deal in late October. More coming... Read More »
1 responseB.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
VANCOUVER – An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after her children were wrongfully seized by a child welfare agency. The tribunal found the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society’s decision to take custody of the woman’s four children for nearly three years was based ... Read More »
1 responseJury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – A jury has found former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault. A woman whose identity is under a publication ban had accused LeBel of sexually assaulting her in his condo in 2017. The 60-year-old LeBel had testified that he and the complainant kissed after a third person who was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec judicial council rejects complaint over judge’s sexual assault ruling
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
MONTREAL – The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Quebec court Judge Matthieu Poliquin’s June 2022 decision to grant Simon Houle probation and a conditional discharge – in part because a conviction would have made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for “Freedom Convoy” organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstantiated claim that hateful imagery spotted at the protests in Ottawa was staged. Justice Paul Rouleau says in his written reasons that claims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – A jury has found former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault. A woman whose identity is under a publication ban accused LeBel of sexually assaulting her in his condo in 2017. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal cabinet minister from Alberta concerned about proposed sovereignty act
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
EDMONTON – A federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says he’s extremely concerned that Premier Danielle Smith is moving forward with her proposed sovereignty act, which he sees as an attack on Canadian unity. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, an Edmonton member of Parliament, posted a statement on social media responding to Smith’s televised address to ... Read More »
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