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Trump's travel ban comes back: What you need to know and what's happened so far
After months of court challenges, Trump's ban on travel from six Muslim-majority countries is going ahead – but only in part, and with lots of questions looming over it.
Double-dipping lawyers in Ontario may be thing of the past
The Law Society of Upper Canada is tackling the issue of how personal injury lawyers get paid.
Closing the Gap Policy Forum Launches An Agenda for Change
The Closing the Gap team released its latest report – An Agenda for Change – at a Policy Forum on June 19, 2017.
Federal government passes law to end 'second-class citizenship'
Ottawa has passed citizenship changes that critics say strike the right balance between removing barriers for immigrants to become full Canadians and protecting the integrity of the system.
Cornwall legal clinic: Change at the top
The community legal clinic in Cornwall has a new name and a new executive director.
June 29: Ontario Basic Income Pilot information session, Thunder Bay
When: Thursday, June 29, 2017, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Where: West Thunder Community Centre, 915 Edward St S, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6R2
This is a free session with a short presentation on the OBIP, followed by a question and answer period.
Rents in Ontario can be hiked 1.8 per cent in 2018 under new guidelines
The Ontario Ministry of Housing has set the rate based on the provincial consumer price index, which measures inflation.
July 11-13: Presentations on Steps to Justice in Ottawa
When: July 11, 12, and 13, 2017, various times
Where: Various locations in Ottawa
These are workshops for front-line workers on Steps to Justice, a new website that gives reliable, step-by-step information on common legal problems in family law, housing, and more.
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June 26, 2017
Forced marriage in Canada 'more prevalent' than thought: ex-child bride
In September 2013, the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario released a report that counted 219 confirmed or suspected cases of forced marriage in Ontario and Quebec from 2010 to 2012.
ISAC's Media & Policy News: 23 June 2017
The Income Security Advocacy Centre's bulletin includes news, updates, reports, and events from Ontario, across Canada, and around the world.
Delays in implementation of Rental Fairness Act anything but fair, critics say
The law was passed in mid-May and achieved royal assent on May 30, but portions of it have yet to be implemented, a situation affecting tenants all over the city.
Do you know the fire code? How Toronto tenant advocates are trying to combat fire safety confusion
The Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations is working on an upcoming fire code overview designed specifically for tenants that it hopes to release on its website in July.
Safe Streets Act to be challenged in court
The law was created in 1999 to curtail a rise in aggressive panhandling, but it discriminates against people with mental health and addiction issues, say its critics.
June 28: Ontario Basic Income Pilot information session, Brantford
When: Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Where: The Brantford Labour Centre, 1100 Clarence Street S, Brantford N3S 7N8
This is a free session with a short presentation on the OBIP, followed by a question and answer period.
Legislation to end stays is not the answer to court delays
The Senate committee's recent report on trial delays uses a simplistic and unconstitutional bullet when it comes to stays, says this opinion piece in the Globe and Mail.
Ontario privacy watchdog criticizes secrecy about facilities that provide assisted dying
The privacy commissioner asked the provincial government to make information identifying publicly funded facilities that provide medically assisted deaths available to members of the public.
Ottawa police make arrest in sex-assault case dismissed as unfounded 18 years ago
Ottawa police have made an arrest in a previously closed rape investigation highlighted as part of a Globe and Mail probe into sex-assault complaints that are dismissed by police as unfounded.
Legal Aid Ontario offers funding to Ottawa community organization to support Black youth
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is providing $100,000 of funding to a project headed by an Ottawa-based organization to provide services to Black students facing suspension or expulsion hearings.
Ottawa's solitary bill is a start. Now the provinces must do better: Opinion
What many Canadians may not realize is that the federal bill won't apply to any of the more than 25,000 people who are held in jails operated by the provinces and territories.
Woman demanding white doctor 'not an isolated incident,' says OMA's president-elect
A woman who demanded that a "white doctor" treat her son at a walk-in clinic in Mississauga is part of a bigger problem, according to the president-elect of the Ontario Medical Association.
