Keely Duncan

Now we're the ones banning flags? Shame... samsung-news.com/articles/R--Ph…

"...torture cannot be justified for convenience..." theappeal.org/solitary-confi…

If "repeat offenders, mental health, addictions, and homelessness, ... are at the heart of the public safety crisis in urban centres" bail reform is not the solution. Need to address addictions, mental health + homelessness tnc.news/2024/10/08/dow… via @truenorthcentre

Love this typo!! x.com/TorontoPolice/…

Congrats @HilaryCrimLaw @MaximeJBedard on a great win! cp24.com/mobile/news/to…

Well said: "To those who may have negative or disrespectful comments, who say, 'Don't do the crime if you can't do the time,' ... our loved ones were human beings who deserved basic humanity and human rights." #prison #humanrights cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…

The @ClaOntario acknowledges today’s funding announcement by @douglasdowney @ONAttorneyGen to hire additional judges and crown prosecutors to help address ongoing significant delays in the criminal justice system. While these resources are sorely needed and will assist, a fair, equitable and properly functioning criminal judicial system can not exist when only two of the three major participants are properly funded.  The number of self-represented individuals in Ontario’s courts has more than tripled in the last 5 years. Most fail to qualify for legal aid funding because of badly outdated financial eligibility guidelines that have remained unchanged for far too long. Also, while legal aid tariff enhancements have been made in recent years, when adjusted for cost of living and inflation, we are still far behind where we were 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Perhaps for this reason, nearly three times as many legal aid certificates are unacknowledged (meaning indigent defendants cannot find lawyers to take their case) today than in pre-pandemic times.  Ontario deserves a justice system that is fair for everyone. Properly funding the judiciary and the prosecution is important and appreciated, but it is not enough. Properly funding indigent accused, and counsel who assist them at far-below-market rates, is also needed to ensure that justice is truly done. We hope to give credit to those announcements really soon.

This rings too true.

@MargauxPeckLaw Yes, I definitely agree with that

@DuncanDefence I prefer it to the alternative that some organizations have taken, which is to refer to everyone as "they". I don't identify as "they", & I find it difficult to read and write in this manner. Asking and honouring the other person's wishes is better than the lazy "they" approach.

Thoughts, anyone?

@SainiLaw As have I, but I'm interested in the dialogue of it being a practice directive by the court

@DuncanDefence I've been doing this for several years already.

Great 11(b) decision by Justice Jones

These are the kinds of programs that prevent people from needing lawyers like us. Communities should invest their time, money and compassion in such programs. This impacts the rate of crime far far more than harsher sentences. #makeadifference

Of good character, but not allowed to be alone with children for their safety... How are these two statements reconcilable? There should be a tertiary ground component to the evaluation. thestar.com/news/law-socie…

An independent judiciary is critical to a functioning democracy tvo.org/video/should-t…

Criminal allegations, a civil suit, and now guilty of professional misconduct. Result? Demotion. That is all. We have to do better.. bnnbreaking.com/world/canada/t…

@ErinDurant42 perfectly articulates the current issues with the justice system

Truth

Great work by defence counsel @Humza_AH thestar.com/news/gta/gun-c…

Law students: applications to be a tour guide at the SCC are being accepted until Jan. 21. If you enjoy sharing your passion for the law and Canadian democracy with people, this is the perfect job for you! scc-csc.ca/empl/guide-eng…