David Ebner

Obit on the legendary lawyer Marlys Edwardh, from the legendary justice reporter Kirk Makin, in @globeandmail. Every word a delight, a life well lived in a story superbly told. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Lawyers challenge review process for allegations against judges, in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

.... Richard Wagner was 18 when he watched his father’s dreams collapse in defeat .... theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… A detailed & revelatory feature profile on the Chief Justice of Canada's Supreme Court at a crux moment: the pending landmark Bill 21 judgment. In @globeandmail.

Sean Fraser’s political comeback and the tough-on-crime federal Liberals, in @globeandmail : theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… ... come for the policy & politics, stay for the bagpipes & basketball ...

Deadly shooting at Toronto festival sparks demands for solutions, in @globeandmail. The city’s police chief and deputy mayor call for stricter punishments; experts argue such a move would not be supported by evidence. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Supreme Court upholds Harper-era mandatory minimum for a sex crime against minors. Not the first time a Harper law survived at the SCC but interesting for sure, as is Chief Justice Richard Wagner in a legal debate that spans back 11yrs. In @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Three weeks ago, down 1-0, halftime. Ismaël Koné leaned back. “Yeah, I know we want to be positive and everything,” he told his teammates, “but we’re .... ” How Canada scrapped its way into the final 16 countries at the World Cup, in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

a proud institutionalist, a Prairie sensibility (practical yet creative) & reasonably useful in a snowstorm: Glenn Joyal, the Supreme Court of Canada's newest judge. Asked by a MP of his "judicial ideology" he said .... theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Manon Savard went to McGill thinking she'd become an accountant. On Tues, at 65, the Chief Justice of Quebec steps down as the province's top judge but isn't yet retiring. She redoubles her call for more justice funding & recalls her work on Bill 21: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The inside story of the expert medical team that got Ismaël Koné back on his feet, featuring Greg Bay & numerous others. It's also a story of Vancouver, a hub of innovative sports science, a city built around the outdoors. Only in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

Chief Justice Glenn Joyal's long road to the Supreme Court of Canada - with lots of details, his speeches, and interviews with two provincial chief justices, in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Carney nominates Manitoba’s Glenn Joyal to Supreme Court, initial details in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The story behind Ismaël Koné's successful surgery at VGH, in @globeandmail: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

Alphonso Davies available to face Qatar as Canada chases elusive first-ever World Cup win: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

Alphonso Davies & the mystery of Canada's most contemplated hamstring: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

Bill C-14 - stricter bail laws - received royal assent late Monday, change the provinces urged. Ottawa now calls on the provinces to ensure "these reforms achieve their intended impact.” All the while, more people than ever were already being denied bail. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

play to win. Canada has a shot to win Group B at the World Cup and turn everyone in the country into soccer fans. The story writes itself. From practice on Monday: theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

gearshift, midJune to midJune, throwback to my sportswriting days of the mid2010s: World Cup coverage in Vancouver. Last night, the opening match in the city, a hot & raucous contest, and an unlikely result. Vibes were high. theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/…

Supreme Court aims for end of November deadline on landmark ruling on Quebec's Bill 21 and the Charter's notwithstanding clause, from Chief Justice Richard Wagner today theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear four different cases today - the top court is saying yes to quite a few leave applications this year - and one of the appeals will be a major Indigenous law case, on B.C.'s Indigenous rights declaration law: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…