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May 23: Resistance continues to Omnibus Crime Bill
Date Thursday, May 23, 2013
Time 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Place Friends House Meeting Room, 60 Lowther Avenue (just north of Bloor, near St. George Station), Toronto
Hosted by the Law Union of Ontario's Prison Justice Committee, this is a follow-up to their earlier meeting on ways to prevent the implementation of the omnibus crime bill.
Racial profiling: Toronto police settle human rights complaint with man who was pulled over
With the assistance of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre, the complaint went to a full tribunal hearing before the police board and force said they wanted to settle.
Do-it-yourself-law -- a trickle becomes a deluge: Goar
The Toronto Star's Carol Goar discusses the new study that provides an eye-opening profile of people who represent themselves in court.
Report from Peterborough YWCA on Women and Family Court
This report is a study of issues that women in domestic abuse situations encounter as they navigate the Peterborough Family Court.
No Wage Ghetto: Unpaid Internships in Ontario's Retail Sector
This blog post focuses on a recent example of unpaid internships in Ontario's retail sector - unpaid internships are on the rise and there has been little coverage of this disturbing trend.
Proposed reduction in age of dependent children
The Canadian Council for Refugees advises that groups concerned about these proposals will need to give their comments to government by Monday June 17.
Backgrounder - Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification: Phase II
Citizenship and Immigration Canada presents new information on family reunification, including new qualifying criteria for permanent residency sponsorship.
Costly lawyers force many to represent themselves: study
A new report finds that many people can't afford to get a lawyer, but don't qualify for Legal Aid.
Legal Aid Ontario refugee changes amount to cutbacks
These authors present their concerns about the plans discussed in LAO vice president David McKillop's Law Times article in which he defends LAO's changes to its refugee services.
The 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest is now available
The Victims of Crime Research Digest contains articles on current and completed victims of crime research that is supported by the Policy Centre for Victim Issues, Department of Justice Canada.
May 22: Free Information Webinar on a Website Accessibility Solution
Date Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time 11 a.m. ET
Place Online
Contact aoda@browsealoud.com
Join Accessibility Ontario for a 30-minute presentation to demonstrate BrowseAloud, a powerful, multilingual screen reading tool featured on 7,000 websites worldwide.
May 23: Lawyer-as-Healer Workshop
Date Thursday, May 23, 2013
Time 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Place Solarium, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Contact rebecca.a.sutton@gmail.com
This event will explore ideas and start a conversation about how the legal community in Canada might follow some U.S. lessons in positioning lawyers as healers.
May 15: Webinar on New Directions in Resettlement: implications for refugees and the settlement sector
Date Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Time 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time
Place Online
This webinar will look at CIC's proposed changes in how refugees are selected for resettlement to Canada and how this will affect those seen by refugee-serving organizations.
On the Radar: Public holidays and workers' rights
In anticipation of Victoria Day and other upcoming long weekends, this month's On the Radar looks at what the law says about public holidays.
Ottawa to support bill giving victims more access to parole hearings
The Conservative government has thrown its support behind a private member's bill aimed at giving victims better access to parole board hearings and limiting the frequency of reviews for violent...
CLEO announces a new edition of 'Do you know a woman who is being abused?'
CLEO is pleased to announce a new edition of "Do you know a woman who is being abused? A Legal Rights Handbook."
UWindsor study highlights plight of self‐represented litigants: Many report humiliation and red‐tape
Individuals who represent themselves in court find the process far more complex and overwhelming than they ever imagined, says a new report by the National Self‐Represented Litigants (SRL) Project...
'Window of opportunity' closing to fix country's access to justice
Fixing Canada's justice system has to come from a sustained collaboration at the grassroots level, one of the country's top jurists says.
Ontario Works recipients could be back to work sooner under changes proposed in provincial budget
In a city struggling with Canada's highest big-city unemployment rate, proposed changes to Ontario's welfare system could get more Londoners back into the workforce, say anti-poverty advocates.
Sprinkler in seniors homes to be mandatory in Ontario
Sprinkler systems will be mandatory in all seniors' homes under new rules coming later this week, says Premier Kathleen Wynne.
