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Jury Secrecy Needs a Re-think
May 12th, 2012

The pratice of keeping jury deliberations secret in Canada needs to be reevaluated and in my view changed. The process by which jurors arrive at their decisions can provide us with a wealth of useful information which can be of assistance in ensuring that justice has been served. As one who has bee... Read more »

Obama's Support of Gay Marriage Brings America Forward
May 12th, 2012

History shows us that America has been slow to live up and bring to fruition for all of its citizens the constitutional rights that have made it the envy of the world to many. It was not very long ago indeed that African-Americans were subjected to aparthaid-like conditions in the south. Images of... Read more »

Employer Duty to Investigate Alive and Well
May 6th, 2012

Lawyers representing employers have jumped on a narrow reading of the Court of Appeal's decision in Canac (supra)to suggest that an employer does not owe a duty of care in negligence to conduct a fair and thorough investigation of allegations of discriminaton, harassment or other employee misconduct... Read more »

A. G. must address concerns over police testimony
May 2nd, 2012

The recent announcement by the Attorney General of Ontario to conduct an inquiry into police lying under oath in criminal trials is long overdue. Over the years a number of judges have in fact made such findings in their judgments. The fact that the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario or... Read more »

Court reserves judgment in racial profiling and Charter claim involving Toronto Police Domestic Violence Policy
April 15th, 2012

The Superiour Court of Justice in Toronto has reserved judgment in the case of Kellman v. Toronto Police Services Board et al following an eight day trial in which the plaintiff is seeking damages for, amongst other things, the Board's failure to address the problem of racial profiling and denial... Read more »

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