The Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, Kimberly R. Murray (“Special Interlocutor Murray”), has filed an application with the Quebec Superior Court seek...
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On August 18th, 2022, Falconers LLP celebrated their Firm Day for the first time since before the pandemic hit, on Blade Island in Peterborough, ON. It was a spectacular time for our employees and their families to enjoy the outdoors. Looking forward to n...
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For a copy of the decision, click here. Today, Staff Sergeant Harrison was found guilty of discreditable conduct and neglect of duty due to a racist-led police investigation that he conducted. This decision, stemming from a Police Services Act proceedings...
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June 21, 2022 marks the 26th annual National Indigenous Peoples Day on Turtle Island (Canada). Indigenous peoples across the country continue to demonstrate their resilience and strength, as the ongoing discoveries of unmarked burials at Indian Residentia...
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(pictured: Stacey DeBungee) Thunder Bay, ON – On June 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST [updated], Falconers LLP will appear on behalf of the family of Stacy DeBungee and community of Rainy River First Nations (RRFN), to make closing submissions in the Poli...
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(pictured: 2018 Human Rights Commission Report on Racial Discrimination at TPS — Dafonte Miller, victim of assault by TPS officer — 2020 Human Rights Commission Report on Use of Force by TPS) Toronto, ON – For the first time in its 188-year ...
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On Saturday June 11, 2022, Julian Falconer addressed the unhealthy state of healthcare for Indigenous communities in the North at the Canadian Ophthalmological Society’s annual conference in Halifax. Although the Canadian public and government are well ...
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Last week, leadership from remote First Nations communities concluded the first ever National Assembly of Remote Communities (“NARC”) Symposium. Delegates from remote First Nations across Canada, including Knowledge keepers, Elders, youth, and represe...
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Proceedings continue to be live-streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThunderBayPolice/live June 6, 2022 The Police Services Act proceedings (“PSA Hearing”) against Staff Sergeant Harrison and Detective Whipple, who were involved in the shoddy i...
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June 2, 2022 The Police Services Act proceedings (“PSA Hearing”) against Staff Sergeant Harrison and Detective Whipple, who were involved in the shoddy investigation into the death of Stacy DeBungee, began on May 30, 2022 in Thunder Bay, ON. Staff Ser...
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