Ashley Smith was a 19 year old who died in custody at Grand Valley Federal Institution in Kitchener, Ontario. The conditions of Ashley’s detention were deplorable and dehumanizing. Julian Falconer, Julian Roy, Asha James, and Meaghan Daniel of Falconers LLP represented the Smith Family in their lawsuit against the Canadian government and others, seeking to hold those individuals responsible for Ashley’s preventable death accountable.
Read about the Inquest here.
Related Documents
Civil Action
Statement of Claim. July 14, 2009
Amended Statement of Claim. November 18, 2010
Statement of Defence. (Attorney General of Canada) February 26, 2010
Dismissal and Costs Order. December 7, 2010
Smith Family Factum, November 26, 2010
Court order dated November 22, 2010
Court endorsement concerning release of the Crown Brief (R. v Eves, Burnett, McDonald and Phibbs) (November 22, 2010)
Court endorsement concerning document production (November 10, 2010)
Attorney General of Canada’s Notice of Motion, May 26, 2010
Court endorsement concerning document production (April 6, 2010)
Coroner’s Jury Verdict and Verdict Explanation, April 24, 2014
Related Reports
Report of Dr. Beaudry concerning forced injections at Joliette
A Preventable Death: Correctional Investigator of Canada
Office of Correctional Investigator- Initial Assessment
Office of Correctional Investigator- Second Assessment
Office of Correctional Investigator- Third Assessment
Office of Correctional Investigator- Final Assessment
Ombudsman’s Report- The Ashley Smith Report
