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Local NewsProposed changes to law would give judges more power to order who gets custody of a pet and who pays the billsPublished March 27, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute readVictoria Shroff at Vanier Park off-leash area beach in Vancouver on March 27, 2023. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNGsArticle content
Most British Columbians view their pets as a member of the family and, as a result, legal disputes over custody during a divorce are on the rise.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet,…
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An influx of asylum seekers into Canada via unofficial border crossings has prompted the federal government to relocate refugees from Quebec as far as the Atlantic provinces, some more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away, and hire a risk mitigation company to deal with the record surge .
The government’s latest measures underscore the human fallout of the situation at the US-Canada border. After almost 40,000 asylum seekers entered Canada from the US through irregular border crossings last year, the two countries revised their two-decade-old asylum pact last week to stem the flow of asylum seekers.
But those…
The Saskatchewan First Act was borne out of meetings and consultations, but its a lack of consultation with Indigenous communities that has the act destined for a courtroom.
On Thursday, Saskatchewan Party government members voted unanimously to pass the act, known as Bill 88.
The government has said the bill is meant to assert provincial jurisdiction and prevent federal government intrusion.
Usually, bills pass with little fanfare outside of cheers and the sound of hands slapping desks on the governing party’s side of the aisle.
That happened on Thursday, but it was the presence of a great opposition in the…
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Jinkx Monsoon doubled down on her denouncement of the Republican-led legislative push to restrict drag performances, in an interview that aired Friday on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle.”
“What I want to say to the people trying to oppress my community right now, is look what’s happened every time you’ve tried to oppress a community in America,” Monsoon told Ruhle. “You tried to oppress women, women got the vote. You tried to oppress people of color, we’re not accepting that anymore.”
She added, “We’re not accepting that some citizens just have to sit on…
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Local NewsThe Canadian Constitution Foundation has championed people fighting vaccine mandates and vaccine passports in courtPublished March 17, 2023 • 3 minute readThe Calgary Municipal Building. Photo by Brendan Miller /PostmediaArticle content
The city’s safe and inclusive access by law could soon face a legal challenge in the courts of a libertarian-leaning society.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
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During a federal committee hearing examining Canada’s bail system, Conservative MP Larry Brock questioned University of Windsor assistant law professor Danardo Jones in a way some are describing as racist.
Last week, Jones provided testimony before the House of Commons standing committee on justice and human rights. He pointed to inequities in Canada’s judicial system for racialized and marginalized people.
When people are racially profiled by police, Jones said, that leads to an over-incarceration of Black and Indigenous people. Since good is based on credibility and trustworthiness, he said that puts racialized people on an unfair playing field.
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Increase article font sizeIsraelis took to the streets Saturday to protest planned judicial reforms that some say could lead to authoritarian powers for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Tens of thousands of people have protested the judicial overhaul every weekend for the last two months.
Israelis protest Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul Israel’s judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov).Netanyahu’s government says the overhaul is meant to correct an imbalance that has given courts too much power and prevented lawmakers from carrying out the voters’ will. But…
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Canadian PoliticsPublished March 20, 2023 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 4 minute readPeople protest against Bill C-69, in Calgary on March 25, 2019. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia/FileArticle content
A federal environmental law that has been condemned as a “wrecking ball” goes on trial Tuesday as the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether Ottawa is stepping on provincial jurisdiction by giving itself more oversight of major resource projects.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS
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