Robyn Doolittle

Hey all — especially #LawTwitter — I’ve got some work news: I am now in my Business Reporter Era. I am going to be the Globe's new corporate law reporter with a focus on the business of law, the trends, the personalities and any interesting cases. As always I'll be 👀on power.

@gnomeoffender SecretCanada.com is not behind the Globe's paywall (although paid for through subscription dollars, which we are grateful for)

@robyndoolittle I can't afford $500/yr b/c I'm not writing it off as some can. Which is why digital sh/b a fraction.

We've got big news: The Globe and Mail is expanding its Secret Canada project for the first time since it launched three years ago, now offering a comprehensive guide on how to access court records in different jurisdictions across the country. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

We also just published a very important story about how outdated policies around public records in Canadian courts is: 1) undermining our democracy 2) hurting access to justice 3) ignoring the benefits of AI/hurting Cdn law professionals. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Esther has decided to break that confidentiality agreement to speak out against their use in cases like hers. She is coming forward at a time of evolving laws around the use and enforceability of NDAs. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Esther Hwang was working at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra when she says she was sexually assaulted. When she reported the incident, she says she was forced to sign an NDA. Soon after, she says the VSO began to professionally retailate (which they deny). theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

ICYMI - a massive deep dive from the Globe theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

You've got one week left to order from the Globe's Strong and Free pop-up shop featuring (very chic, if I do say so myself) Made in Canada gear : theglobeshop.ca

I've been chipping away at this off the side of my desk for about a year. I was introduced to the proxy solicitation world in 2024 when I was on the team covering Gildan v Browning West. What I've learned is its an industry at a crossroads. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

@nspector4 Many who experience sexual violence take issue with "victim." Advocates - whom this article is quoting - use the term "survivor." I almost never use either phrase in stories relating to criminal proceedings, because both words means *something* occurred. I use "complainant."

“Any attempt to interfere with legitimate newsgathering is an attack on the public’s right to know,” said Globe editor in chief David Walmsley. “The Globe and Mail will continue to pursue this story.”

This is extremely alarming. But I'll tell you one thing: you aren't going to stop @CarrieTait theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

With the new Rob Ford mini doc out on Netflix, many people are reaching out about this crazy time. People want to know what I *really* thought about Toronto's former mayor. This piece I wrote after he passed away a decade ago sums it up: theglobeandmail.com/news/national/…

A big day at the Hockey Canada trial on Friday: Carter Hart questioned about consent videos, memory gaps, a team group chat after the players learn police are investigating, and the steps he took to ensure E.M. was consenting. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The London police sergeant who led the initial investigation into an alleged sexual assault by members of the world junior hockey team began his interview with one of the accused players by saying that he did not believe he had grounds to lay charges. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

💫Congratulations again to @tom_cardoso @robyndoolittle @amiham_singh and Ming Wong, second prize winners in the Outstanding Investigative Reporting category of the 2024 #FetisovJournalismAwards! 👏 🔗Learn more about the winning project "Secret Canada": tinyurl.com/56287s8d @globeandmail 🌟Read more about the 6th Annual #FetisovJournalismAwards Ceremony: fjawards.com/events/awards-… #investigativejournalism #journalismawards

... Many parts of those statements support details of E.M.'s version of events that she was hammered on during the cross-examination. For example: that Michael McLeod saw her fall at the bar (which he later denied to police). All 5 have pleaded not guilty theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The judge hearing the sexual assault trial of 5 former world junior hockey players won't consider statements that some of the players gave a Hockey Canada investigator during the organization's investigation. The evidence was ruled inadmissible... theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The last defence lawyer acting in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team finished questioning the complainant on Tuesday, putting an end to seven gruelling days of cross-examination. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Para 4: Monday marked E.M.’s seventh day in the witness box and sixth under cross-examination. (and it goes on. On my instagram I include the text messages that defence asked her about. instagram.com/robyndoolittle/ They're very telling)

Para 3: Court has previously heard that the complainant, who is known publicly as E.M., phoned her best friend from the lobby of London’s Delta Armouries hotel on June 19, 2018, just minutes after leaving room 209, where the assault is alleged to have taken place.

I have made the mistake of expecting people to click and read even a few sentences. For the record: when I post my stories I post the lede and then a link. This is the lede of the story. Not a question I am personally asking. It is the question that E.M. was asked under cross...