The tragic death of Matthew Hines in 2015, a 33 year-old from Cape Breton with a history of mental health challenges, could lead to the first trial in Canada involving two correctional officers for their alleged part in an inmates’ death. On Wednesday, ...
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Today, Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s (“NAN”) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Grand Council Treaty #3’s (GCT#3) Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, launched a nation-wide campaign and website calling for Senator Lynn Beyak to resign as a member o...
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APTN News reported that the Thunder Bay Police Service (“TBPS”) has released video surveillance from the area where a 21-year-old Indigenous man, Dylan Moonias ,was last seen alive on the night of Sept. 21. His body was found on Sept.23 in th...
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On Thursday, December 7, 2017, Falconers LLP lawyer, Anthony Morgan, was a featured panelist for the Human Rights Forum on Colonization and Systemic Racism: Pathways to Change, hosted by Urban Alliance on Race Relations. Additional speakers included Chie...
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On December 1, 2017, at Convocation, The Law Society rejected the motion to create exemptions from the Statement of Principles requirement. On November 6, 2017, The Law Society of Ontario released an updated Statement of Principles, which, according to th...
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Toronto Constable James Forcillo’s bail has been revoked, and he will remain in custody at a Toronto-area jail while his bail-breach charge of failing to comply with recognizance is before the courts, the Globe and Mail reports. On November, 30, 201...
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On November 28, 2017, Julian Falconer was a featured panelist on TVO’s The Agenda, with Steve Paikin. In an episode entitled, “Lawyers and Compelling Diversity”, Falconer discussed with other panelists the Law Society of Ontario’s adoptio...
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Today, Falconers LLP lawyer, Anthony Morgan, participated in the Provincial Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee (“HSJCC”) panel discussing the Intersections of Policing, Race, and Mental Health. The panel examined current pol...
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On November 17, 2017, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (“NAN”) concludes a two-day Health Summit in Timmins, Ontario, which brought together representatives, from Indigenous, Federal and Provincial governments, regarding a multi-year Community Health Tra...
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The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General applied to revoke the bail of Constable James Forcillo, on November 16, 2017, reported from the Star. Constable Forcillo was convicted of attempted murder in 2016, for shooting Sammy Yatim 8 times, killing the ...
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