Today, Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett formally signed an Agreement creating a ground breaking Remoteness Quotient (“RQ”) Table to develop a new funding formula that equi...
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Falconers LLP lawyer, Julian Falconer, is joined on panel by Robert King, and Albert Woodfox of “The Angola 3”. Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace spent a combined total of 113 years in solitary confinement for crimes they did not...
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On February 28, 2017, Falconers LLP, representing Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), filed its latest legal arguments for Indigenous Child Welfare Equity with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“Tribunal”). These submissions were filed as part of the ongoi...
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City News has launched an investigation into police officers who have been convicted of criminal offences, yet remain on the job. Julian Falconer, who has represented many family members and individuals who have been the victim of police use of force was ...
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”), an interested party in the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada complaint, are represented by Falconers LLP lawyers Julian Falconer, Akosua Matthews, and Anthony Mo...
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Today, Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Meaghan Daniel, Counsel for Chief Jim Leonard, and the Rainy River First Nations community are in Thunder Bay at the Nokiiwin Tribal Council’s Access to Justice Forum. Day 1 of 2: Chief Jim Leonard, Juli...
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This week, Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Akosua Matthews, Counsel for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”), are in Thunder Bay at the NAN’s Chief’s Forum on Children, Youth, and Families. This forum involves First Nations partners, f...
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The systemic review of Ontario’s police watchdog was prompted by complaints that the drowning death of Stacey Debungee in 2015, was too quickly deemed non-criminal by police. Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Meaghan Daniel, represent the ...
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Falconers LLP associate, Anthony Morgan, delivered a keynote address at Black Law Students’ Association of Canada (BLSAC) Annual Gala on February 11, 2017 , following BLSAC’s 26th Annual Conference. The theme of this year’s conference wa...
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This week, Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer, Akosua Matthews and Anthony Morgan, are in Ottawa serving as counsel for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) during the cross-examinations of some of Canada’s main witnesses from Health Canada and Indige...
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