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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
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Amazing job alert!! @ParkdaleLegal is seeking a Clinic Director, posting closes Jan 31:
parkdalelegal.org/.../job-po…
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.
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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…
#cdnpoli #canqueer
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The latest episode of Open to Debate is LIVE!
I speak with human rights advocate Christopher Karas and human rights lawyer Gregory Ko about the state and future of 2SLGBTQ+ rights in Canada. 🏳️🌈
Listen here: https:playpodca.st/opentodebate
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Wow, this is garbage advice. If anyone finds themselves on the receiving end of a complaint or discipline for expressing support for equality, call me. As an aside, if your code of conduct makes it a problem to express that you are not a bigot, that’s a problem. Happy Pride.
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Could you imagine what it would like in this day & age to have an all-male court deciding a case about abortion rights? That's exactly what it looks like now when an all-white SCC decides tough cases about race. Read our opinion piece (cc: @RSandill, @AnnieTayyab & @SABAToronto):
Canada’s Supreme Court already requires diversity. Why not racial diversity, too? bit.ly/2Reiamq
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Scoop: Amid Qs about why the policy that prohibits gay men & certain folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community from donating blood has been slow to evolve, new docs show that Health Cda has ordered 2-year intervals between updates to the donor screening criteria. ctvnews.ca/politics/health-c…