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Trudeau Libel Lawsuit Continues Written by: Vicky Sparks A libel lawsuit was filed last month against Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and his campaign leader, David MacNaughton. The lawsuit is being brought by former Liberal candidate Christine Innes who claims that Trudeau and MacNaughton prevented her from running in the Trinity-Spadina

The article deals with a vital issue in the Canadian legal system, the lack of providing legal aid to the people in need. The article states that legal aid is only being provided to the very poor which is constantly resulting in large number of cases being self represented and

The federal government is appealing a Federal Court decision to grant an interim injunction that allows those already licensed to grow medical marijuana at home for personal use to continue to do so while a constitutional challenge of Health Canada’s new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations proceeds through the courts.

Jared Remy, of Boston Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 27th 2014 for the murder of fiancée, Jennifer Martel. Remy, was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for stabbing his fiancée to death in August 2013, two days after he was arrested for assaulting her. According

Trial commenced on May 26, 2014 for Mayor Joe Fontana of London, Ontario who pled not guilty to fraud charges in which he was accused of using government money to pay for a portion of his son Michael Fontana’s wedding reception at the Marconi Club in June of 2005. The

DISABILITY FRIENDLY LSAT* In May, 2014 United States Justice Department in his historical consent decree against Law School Admission Council, the body administering LSAT, awarded damages to the amount of $7.7 million for contravening Americans with Disabilities Act. The amount will be distributed among 6,000 students who have applied for

The article, Surge of Racial Profiling Complaints Possible as Procedural Hurdle Cleared, centers on the concern of a possible flow of racial profiling complaints now that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario will be open to hearing cases already considered to have been dealt with. The police argue that they

PRLG 722 Communication & Writing Assignment 2: A Summary of “Criminal lawyers rally around colleague sentenced to two years,” written by Peter Small May 14, 2014, online: http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201405193973/headline-news/drugs. May 29, 2014 By Lacey Appleton Lawyer Deryk Gravesande smuggled 58 grams of marijuana into Toronto’s now-defunct Don Jail on January 20,

By: Iaroslavna Serenko Roy McMurtry Youth Centre jail in Brampton is a newest and most prominent facility for youth in Canada. Since its opening in 2009, the Ontario’s advocate for children and youth Irwin Elman received numerous amount of complaints that the centre is falling below the safety and care

Vancouver lawyer John Michael McCormick was a partner of Fasken Martineau Du Moulin LLP who forced to retire at the age of 65 after working 40 years. He filed a complaint to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal against the Fasken Martineau’s mandatory retirement policy that was age discrimination and claimed

By: Ali Golabgir Precedent setting decision by the Ontario Supreme Court levels the playing field for renters in Ontario. The Residential Tenancies Act of Ontario (citation needed) strictly limits the rent deposits landlords can charge new tenants.  Landlords cannot ask for damage deposits or any security deposits in excess of first and last

A summary by Lester Tong The proposed Citizenship Act, or Bill C-24, rather than keep the Canadian citizenship’s value, has the potential to actually make its value more than it is at this moment, mainly due to the extension of time required as a permanent resident of Canada from three

Ashley Madison countersues ex-employee   On Sunday March 23, 2014 the Toronto Star published a news article which I found of interest. It was a case in which an issue had arisen between an employee, Doriana Silva and her employer, Ashley Madison. The article is in regards to the second

The article was about Lader Levision, and his 9 month battle with the FBI, and how he was forced into shutting down his e-mail company which he ran for 10 years.[1] He tells the paper that this all started off with the Federal agent coming to his door, and showing

The following is a summary of the article titled “Supreme Court rules against lawyer who wouldn’t retire at 65” by Jeff Gray, taken from The Globe and Mail news website (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/supreme-court-rules-against-lawyer-who-wouldnt-quit/article18793866/). On Thursday May 22nd the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favour of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, located in