NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION GOES TO COURT OVER ONTARIO’S FLAWED CONSULTATIONS ON RING OF FIRE ROAD
With the support of its partner RAVEN (see raventrust.com/campaigns/neskantaga/), Neskantaga First Nation has filed an application in the Superior Court of Ontario with respect to the consultations framework of the provincial Environmental Assessment Act ...
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COURT OF APPEAL DISMISSES BLAIR APPEAL
Today, the Court of Appeal dismissed Brad Blair’s appeal on the basis of Anti-SLAPP legislation and allowed Premier Ford’s appeal on costs in part. Press Advisory dated November 25, 2021 Decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal – Blair v Ford, 2021 O...
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S. 11 REPORT – FAILURES OF THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE CONTINUE
Press Advisory The Toronto Police Service (“TPS”) S.11 Report completed by the Waterloo Regional Police Service (“WRPS”) in respect of the assault against Dafonte Miller was made public this week and demonstrates multiple failures of the TPS. No...
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Brad Blair Appeals the Dismissal of his Defamation Claim Against Premier Ford
On October 29, 2021 at 12:15pm the Ontario Court of Appeal is set to hear the appeal from former Ontario Provincial Police Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair regarding alleged defamatory statements made by Premier Ford. On December 15, 2020, Justice Edward P....
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Stacy DeBungee: Six-Year Anniversary and the Launch of a Criminal Investigation
October 19, 2021 Today marks the six-year anniversary from the date the body of Rainy River First Nations member Stacy DeBungee was found in the McIntyre River in Thunder Bay. Coinciding with today’s date, the Ontario Provincial Police have announced th...
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Win for Indigenous Children – Federal Court Dismisses Canada’s Attempts to Evade Responsibility for Discrimination against Indigenous Children and Families
Today, September 29th, 2021, Justice Paul Favel of the Federal Court of Canada issued a 111-page decision rejecting Canada’s efforts to overturn several key decisions of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“CHRT”). The Federal Court upheld the CHRT...
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September 30, 2021 – First Ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. This day is intended to honour all of those who were, and continue to be, affected by the horrors of residential schools, including the lost children, the survivors, a...
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CAPG: Falconers LLP Presents on the “Bait and Switch” of the First Nations Policing Program
On Monday September 27, 2021, Falconers LLP Senior Partner Julian Falconer and associates Jeremy Greenberg and Shelby Percival presented at the Canadian Association of Police Governance (“CAPG”) conference on Peacekeeping in First Nations Communities....
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CORONERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR “NO-SHOWS” IN FIRST NATION COMMUNITIES: PROVINCE’S HIGHEST COURT RULES THAT ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS AGAINST THE CHIEF CORONER AND UNDERLINGS ARE LEGALLY VALID
Case ‘about breaking new ground’ for accountability in coroner death investigations: Julian Falconer – Law Times Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its judgment in Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, allowing claims against the...
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THERIAULT CONVICTION UPHELD IN DAFONTE MILLER CASE: Court of Appeal Breaks New Ground in Recognizing Anti-Black Systemic Racism in the Justice System
“The current moment of reckoning with respect to systemic racism in Canada is long overdue.” – Ontario Court of Appeal, R v Theriault, 2018 ONCA 517, para 212 Toronto, ON — Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of Constable...
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Future Lawyers: Be the Change Conference 2021
On July 10th, Julian Falconer delivered a keynote presentation at the virtual conference of Future Lawyers Toronto. Future Lawyers is a non-profit organization that hosts events to provide youth with an inspiring, valuable opportunity to gain a clear unde...
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CELEBRATION AND REFLECTION ON THE 25TH NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Today, June 21, 2021, marks the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. As a tragic reminder of the necessity of this Day, Indigenous people across the nation have again been demonstrating resiliency following the first mass grave d...
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