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In an interview with @TheTorontoStar, our client, Aziz M., spoke poignantly about the human impact of the gay sperm ban enacted by Health Canada thestar.com/news/gta/2023/02…
Our client has brought a constitutional challenge to a Health Canada directive prohibiting sperm donations from gay and bi men. The directive is a blanket ban that deems all gay and bi men “unsuitable” donors, regardless of individual risk factors and rigorous testing in place.
#EXCLUSIVE: Gay men face sperm donation restrictions in Canada. A new lawsuit is trying to change that. @rachaiello speaks to the man behind the court challenge. ctvnews.ca/politics/gay-man-…
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This case highlights major issues with our system of police oversight. As I told the @TorontoStar: “Allowing the investigation to be conducted by the police service internally really undermines any trust that the public has in the police watchdog."
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We can’t wait to host you at our FIRST fundraising gala, with keynote speaker Donna Young, Dean of @LincAlexLawTMU! Tickets are limited — claim yours on Eventbrite TODAY and stay tuned for speaker and entertainment announcements! – at Toronto, Ontario
ALT Gala invitation Photo of Dean Donna Young OBA and SPP logos
Honoured to meet with Chief Justice Strathy this morning on the @OBAlawyers SOGIC rainbow tabs initiative. The Chief Justice has been a critical and visible leader on diversity and inclusion in the profession. #OBAPride
For Pride month, @LawSocietyLSO and @OBAlawyers hosted an timely panel on conversion therapy organized by @teddyweinstein, featuring @dwjudson, @ButNotTheCity, @BenGRodgers
This was a great program co-hosted by the OBA's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community. thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/… #OBApride
OBA SOGIC is hosting an in-person event on June 6 at @OBAlawyers HQ to celebrate Pride, featuring a reception, award ceremony for @BradBergLaw, and CPD. Come catch up with your friends from the 2SLGBTQ bar.
Congratulations to Bradley E. Berg, this year's winner of the OBA SOGIC Robert Muir Award for Mentorship. Join us to celebrate him and the positive impacts of mentorship at a special #OBApride program. cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id… #OBAawards
The CPD on gay/trans conversion therapy will be live streamed to the in-person June 6 event. Register here for your CPD credit: lso.ca/news-events/events/ev…
Honoured to be featured alongside this year’s Precedent Setter Award recipients @PrecedentMag lawandstyle.ca/career/preced…
Today represents an important achievement for the 2SLGBTQ community. For the first time in 30 years, gay, bisexual, and queer men will be able to donate blood. However, we still have work to do to end the remaining questions that target gay/queer sexual activity.
BREAKING: Health Canada lifts ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men thestar.com/politics/federal… via @torontostar
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Amazing job alert!! @ParkdaleLegal is seeking a Clinic Director, posting closes Jan 31:
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Legal training an asset but not required. Happy to chat w/ ppl who have preliminary interest or questions, as a student alum & Board member.
#lawtwitter @LawJobsCAN
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: The @csalegalclinic is hiring a Staff Lawyer on a one-year contract, which may develop into a permanent position in 2022. Please e-mail your application to csalchiring@gmail.com by November 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.
For more information see: bit.ly/3mWA3D3
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It was an honour to represent @BravoDavenport in court yesterday with @vini_v_ in requesting a judicial recount. Looking forward to examining the ballots to ensure every vote is properly counted in #DavenportTO.
BREAKING: CBS confirms it will submit an application to end the gay/bi blood ban to Health Canada by the end of 2021.
NEW: Canadian Blood Services says it is making plans to submit an application to Health Canada by the end of 2021 to replace the blood ban with a sexual behaviour-based screening model for all donors.
ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-b… #cdnpoli #canqueer
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Prime Minister Trudeau nominates the Honourable Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada. Fully bilingual Justice Jamal was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2019 & appeared in 35 appeals before country's top court. cbc.ca/1.6069406
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ICYMI: On Friday a Federal Court judge dismissed the government's application for a judicial review related to a human rights case related to Health Canada's role in the ongoing blood ban.
Read more: ctvnews.ca/politics/feds-los…
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