Yesterday, Chief Jim Leonard of Rainy River First Nations called for a retraction and apology from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner, Vince Hawkes. In a public statement issued, June 5, 2017, the Commissioner attempted to refute statements ...
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“Teen deaths, police probes, racism accusations: What’s going on in Thunder Bay?” – CTV News. On Wednesday May 31st, Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim Leonard, along with Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Gr...
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In response to a May 29, 2017 letter from Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Grand Council Treaty #3, and Rainy River First Nations, the Executive Chair of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission has advised Grand Chief Fiddler, Ogichidaa Kavanaugh and Chief Leonard ...
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Today, Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Anthony Morgan were listed among the nominees for the Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers 2017. This year, the top 5 lawyers and judges will be picked throughout 5 categories...
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Blanket Denial Theme of Public Comments of Thunder Bay Police Board: “There are no facts that there is systemic racism in the Thunder Bay Police Service.” [Board Vice-Chair] Amidst allegations that their police officers too easily pre-determine the ...
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Thunder Bay Police Chief J.P. Levesque was charged yesterday with breach of trust and obstructing justice. The charges come as the Office of the Independent Police Review Directorate, is examining the police force for “systematic racism” in its handl...
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Two Indigenous teenagers were recently lost in Thunder Bay in vastly similar circumstances to five Indigenous students subject to an Inquest last year, and one Indigenous man, Stacy DeBungee who died in 2015. All eight of these deaths were by drowning in ...
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NAN Chiefs-in-Assembly in Timmins concluded its meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Falconers LLP lawyers, Julian Falconer and Krystyn Ordyniec, provided general legal support for the Chiefs. A guest on the Falconair return journey from Timmins was Grand C...
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On April 25, 2017, Julian Falconer, delivered remarks on behalf of the Treasurer at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s (LSUC) annual recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, called Yom HaShoah in Hebrew. Yom HaShoah officially began at sundown on Sunday...
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Today, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) opens its Chiefs Spring Assembly in the traditional territory of Mattagami First Nation in Timmins, Ontario. Julian Falconer and Krystyn Ordyniec will be in attendance as Falconers LLP serves as counsel to...
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