The Police Chiefs of Anishinabek Police Service (“APS”), Treaty Three Police Service (“T3PS”), and UCCM Anishinaabe Police Service (“UCCM”) were in Ottawa today ahead of the Federal Court hearing on Wednesday and conven...
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The 5-person jury in the Inquest into the Death of Moses Beaver delivered their verdict today. The jury found that the manner of Moses’ death was undetermined, in accordance with the submissions of Moses’ family. The jury also issued 63 recommendation...
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For a copy of the Notice of Motion filed with the Federal Court click here. On Wednesday May 3, 2023, the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”) filed an emergency motion in Federal Court, urgently seeking that Canada cease enforcement o...
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On April 20, 2023, the Quebec Superior Court homologated (approved) a historic Settlement Agreement in the proceedings of Kahentinetha et al. v Société Québécoise des Infrastructures et al. The Settlement Agreement sets out the terms for an archaeolog...
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Today, the Inquest into the Death of Moses Beaver began in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Moses, 56, died in hospital on February 13, 2017, after being transferred from the Thunder Bay jail. Prior to his death, Moses suffered a mental health crisis, which required...
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On Friday March 31st, 2023, the Treaty Three Police Service (“T3PS”) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Julian Falconer, partner at Falconers LLP, had the privilege of attending this historic event. While at the event, T3PS Chief of Police Kai Liu (pict...
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On Wednesday March 29, 2023, during the fourth National Gathering on Unmarked Burials hosted by the Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor, panel members consisting of the Mohawk Mothers (pictured above) as well as community members from Île-à-l...
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For a copy of the complaint click here. On Wednesday March 29, 2023, the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (“IPCO”) launched a human rights complaint against Canada, specifically Public Safety Canada, alleging ongoing systemic discrimination through...
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The Coroner in the Inquest into the Death of Sammy Yatim has dismissed the motion brought by James Forcillo seeking to put speculative evidence before the jury on the theory of ‘suicide by cop’. Mr. Forcillo’s motion was brought the day before the i...
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On March 31, 2023, the jury returned its verdict in the Inquest into the Death of Beau Aaron Baker. The jury found that Mr. Baker’s death on April 2, 2015, was caused by a fatal gunshot wound inflicted by an officer of the Waterloo Regional Police Servi...
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