Case ‘about breaking new ground’ for accountability in coroner death investigations: Julian Falconer – Law Times Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its judgment in Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, allowing claims against the...
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“The current moment of reckoning with respect to systemic racism in Canada is long overdue.” – Ontario Court of Appeal, R v Theriault, 2018 ONCA 517, para 212 Toronto, ON — Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Constable...
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On July 10th, Julian Falconer delivered a keynote presentation at the virtual conference of Future Lawyers Toronto. Future Lawyers is a non-profit organization that hosts events to provide youth with an inspiring, valuable opportunity to gain a clear unde...
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Today, June 21, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. As a tragic reminder of the necessity of this Day, Indigenous people across the nation have again been demonstrating resiliency following the first mass grave d...
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“Child-welfare gaps led to youth suicides, Indigenous group argues at Federal Court” (National Post) June 16, 2021. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/child-welfare-gaps-led-to-youth-suicides-indigenous-group-argues-at-federal-court...
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Toronto, ON – On June 14-18, 2021, Falconers LLP counsel Akosua Matthews will appear on behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”), which is a respondent in the twinned judicial review proceedings brought by the Applicant Attorney General of Canada bef...
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“Police chief should have no say in reinvestigations of sudden deaths, Thunder Bay, Ont., families say” (CBC), June 9, 2021. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/broken-trust-reinvestigations-legitimacy-questioned-1.6058486 Thunder Bay, O...
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Thunder Bay, ON – On June 8, 2021, the families of the late Stacy DeBungee, Jordan Wabasse, and other Indigenous families and advocates appeared at a press conference in Thunder Bay. The families are calling for urgent action on the implementation of th...
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For the press conference livestream beginning at 1:15pm EDT, click here: https://www.facebook.com/falconersllp – link to livestream will be at top of page. Thunder Bay, ON – Today, families of Indigenous persons whose deaths were neglected by the ...
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On Tuesday June 8, 2021 at 1:15pm EDT, the family of the late Stacy DeBungee will be holding a press conference in Thunder Bay, alongside the families of other Indigenous persons whose deaths are being reinvestigated due to deficiencies in investigations ...
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