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Thunder Bay loses chance to appeal at Supreme Court – CBC
City will have to pay $76,000 to Poplar Point First Nation Development Corporation May 05, 2017 The City of Thunder Bay has lost its chance to appeal a case to the Supreme Court of Canada. The city wanted to appeal a case involving the Poplar Point First Nation Development Corporation (PPFNDC), involving the surplus of […]
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Top court won’t weigh in on case about bidding for federal contracts – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 21, 2017 By Colin Perkel THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ A company that argued the fairness and integrity of Canada’s public-procurement process is being compromised has lost its bid to make its case to the country’s top court. In a decision this week, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an […]
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CJC: Inquiry Committee designated in the matter involving the Honourable Frank Newbould
Ottawa, 31 March 2017 – The Canadian Judicial Council announced today the members of the Inquiry Committee established to review the conduct of Justice Frank Newbould. This follows a decision of a Review Panel of 5 members, including one layperson, who concluded that the judge’s conduct in relation to a family cottage near Sauble Beach, […]
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Capturing the inspiration behind Ontario’s newest courthouses – Daily Commercial News
Apr 3, 2017 Recently released Ontario courthouse e-books showcase a new era of courthouse design, celebrating the grandeur and inspiration behind some of Ontario’s newest courthouses, all while reflecting the dignity of the justice system, says the author of the books. Caitlin Sweet, the communications co-ordinator at the facilities management branch of the Ministry of […]
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Hope Bay case wrapping up – Wiarton Echo
March 28, 2017 Members of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation have voted in favour of a proposal to settle litigation between the First Nation and the Canadian government over cottages at Hope Bay. In Friday’s vote, 82 per cent of the close to 500 band members who voted were in favour of directing […]
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On World Water Day, AFN National Chief Stands with Yukon First Nations at Supreme Court
On World Water Day, AFN National Chief Stands with Yukon First Nations at Supreme Court March 22, 2017 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court of Canada to mark World Water Day and to support the Yukon First Nations who are […]
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First Nation claims rights substantiated after legal win – The Chronicle Journal
March 7, 2017 Batchewana First Nation says its legal victory against the province has “substantiated” the rights of indigenous people to harvest timber on their traditional lands. The 10-year-old case came to an end last month when an Ontario judge awarded court costs totalling $390,000 to four members of the Sault Ste. Marie-area band, including […]
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New ’60s Scoop proposed class action lawsuit filed in Federal Court – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 3, 2017 By Colin Perkel THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Yet another proposed class action related to the so-called ’60s Scoop alleges the federal government was negligent in allowing aboriginal children to lose their cultural identities when they were taken from their homes and placed with non-native families. The new claim, filed […]
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Ontario judge rules Crown must pay legal fees of Indigenous men in land dispute – The Globe and Mail
Feb. 27, 2017 An Ontario judge has taken the unusual step of ruling that the Crown must pay the legal fees of the defendants in a criminal case after the government withdrew nearly eight-year-old charges against Indigenous men who were logging on Crown land. In a strongly worded decision, Justice Romuald Kwolek said Ontario’s Ministry […]
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BR Judge Cottage – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Feb 21, 2017 OTTAWA – A judge wants the Federal Court of Canada to halt disciplinary proceedings over his involvement in an indigenous land-claim settlement where his family owns a cottage. Ontario Superior Court Justice Frank Newbould is asking the Canadian Judicial Council to be prohibited from taking further steps […]
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