July 13, 2017: Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (“NAPS”) Chair, Mike Metatawabin, and Chief of Police, Terry Armstrong, were joined on a panel by Julian Falconer, who acts as legal counsel for Nishanwbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) and NAPS in...
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As part of a two-part series published last week, The Toronto Star obtained Toronto Police data, which breaks down arrests by neighbourhood and shows disproportionate numbers for Black people when it comes to pot possession charges. Falconers LLP lawyer, ...
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June 28, 2017: Today, Bencher Julian Falconer, along with Bencher colleague Diane Corbiere, will be Co-Chairing the newly appointed review panel. The panel will examine the way in which the Law Society and its Tribunal address regulatory matters involving...
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Julian Falconer, Bencher, and Chair of the Law Society’s Strategic Communications Steering Group, was quoted in several legal trade articles this week over the issue of the Law Society of Upper Canada changing its name. Falconer stated in the Law Ti...
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Ontario’s Chief Coroner, Dr. Dirk Huyer, has now confirmed that York Regional Police and Nishnawbe Aski Police Services will now be involved in the investigations into the deaths of 17-year-old Tammy Keeash and 14-year-old Josiah Begg, the two Indig...
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Taykwa Tagamou Nation (TTN): On June 17, 2017, lawyer Julian Falconer and articling student Maheegan Armstrong of Falconers LLP, were welcomed by Chief and Council of Taykwa Tagamou Nation. The Taykwa Tagamou Nation is a First Nation whose traditional la...
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On June 21, 2017, we mark National Aboriginal Day. National Aboriginal Day is a day for all individuals to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peo...
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APTN National News published an article called ‘Death and Questions along Thunder Bay’s ‘river of tears’, which tells a powerful story revolving around numerous Indigenous deaths. Falconers LLP lawyer, Julian Falconer, who represen...
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Concerns about the River Deaths continue to be raised across Canada as efforts by the Thunder Bay Police Service to carry on with “business as usual” in the face of a local policing crisis are failing. Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, Ralph G...
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June 9, 2017: New information has emerged that conflicts with the Thunder Bay Police’s go-to working theories that there is no evidence of foul play in the death of 17-year-old Tammy Keeash earlier this month. Redwood Park Church Pastor, Jesse Hochs...
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