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Supreme Court rules asylum seekers eligible for Quebec’s subsidized daycare Access to the program is given to people with refugee status, but not those with pending claims

In a Charter equality case - always complicated & challenging - the Supreme Court of Canada rules asylum seekers are eligible for Quebec’s subsidized child care: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

The battle over Bill 21, government powers v Canadians' rights. Ahead of the March 23-26 hearing, Supreme Court makes an unusual request: does the Quebec law violate Charter rights? Challengers of course say yes. Quebec says SCC shouldn't even ask: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Judges must speak out to bolster public confidence in courts, Chief Justice Glenn Joyal says Chief Justice Joyal is seen as a leading contender for an upcoming opening on the Supreme Court

Judges must speak out to bolster public confidence in courts, says Manitoba superior court Chief Justice Glenn Joyal in a speech on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Joyal may be in the running for an open seat on the Supreme Court of Canada:
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How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system ‘Project South’ led to the arrests of Toronto Police Service officers and one retired officer

Podcast. On @theglobeandmail.com's The Decibel:
How police corruption allegations erode trust in justice system
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Toronto police corruption case puts other criminal trials at risk Accused officers’ roles in other investigations will be under review

Toronto police corruption case puts other criminal trials at risk, in @theglobeandmail.com:
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Supreme Court produces fewer rulings than in past years The top court decided 45 cases last year, compared with an average of about 70 in the 2010s

Supreme Court decided 45 cases in 2025, extending a recent trend of the country’s top court producing fewer judgments than in decades past. In @theglobeandmail.com:
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Danielle Smith calls on Mark Carney to give Alberta more say in selection of judges The Premier says she will withhold some judicial funding if Ottawa doesn’t agree to her demands

A series of political moves from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in the realm of the courts: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Advocacy groups to argue Alberta transgender legislation amounts to criminal prohibition Goal is to strike down law based on provincial, federal jurisdictional differences

Advocacy groups try new legal strategy to combat Alberta transgender legislation after province deploys notwithstanding clause
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How long do lawyers have to make their case before a Supreme Court judge interrupts them? When they argue their case, lawyers often get a minute or less to speak before justices fire away with questions

Pardon the interruption: the firing line at the Supreme Court of Canada ... lawyers arrive with elegantly crafted arguments, but the judges didn’t show up at work to be charmed by soliloquies. In The Globe and Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case Young Black Quebecker challenged province’s law against random police stops and won in the lower courts

Supreme Court weighs road safety against racial profiling in ‘driving while Black’ case
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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May Justice Martin’s retirement gives Carney his first opportunity to name someone to the top court

a final post on Justice Martin's retirement from the Supreme Court and talk of her replacement - the @theglobeandmail.com's full story:
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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May Justice Martin’s retirement gives Carney his first opportunity to name someone to the top court

More on Justice Sheilah Martin, kudos to her from big names, and who might be next on the Supreme Court of Canada:

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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May Justice Martin’s retirement gives Carney his first opportunity to name someone to the top court

Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire in May, PM Carney gets his first top court pick (nuances & complications as ever!). My story, with more to come:

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Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape the law Democracy Watch is fighting government limits on challenges to officials such as the Ethics Commissioner

Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape administrative law
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Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch opens the courthouse doors Province’s Court of Appeal aims to humanize the law during annual outreach visits

A rare interview with Ontario Chief Justice Michael Tulloch: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Judges need different options when cases exceed deadlines, Justice Minister says Sean Fraser says a stay of proceedings being the automatic result should not be acceptable

Interview with Justice Minister Sean Fraser. What to do when a judge rules there's an unreasonable trial delay & the longstanding, and only, move is a stay of proceedings? (Plus, thoughts on how the Carney govt is different from the Trudeau govt.) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

At the Supreme Court of Canada, judges and lawyers disagree over what works better: arguments in person, or on Zoom The top court has repeatedly rejected efforts from the legal profession to walk back a policy first instituted as a pandemic measure

Chief Justice Wagner further orders all interveners - including attorneys-general - to Zoom. AGs get 15 minutes of argument; they had asked the court for 30 minutes each.
The SCC/Zoom backstory, the AGs had wanted to argue this historic case in person: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

new news: Bill 21/notwithstanding clause ... in a Supreme Court of Canada order today from Chief Justice Richard Wagner, 3 hrs of in-person argument is granted to six groups of appellants and 3 hrs of in-person argument for, in general, Quebec. Case scheduled 5 days, March 23-27.

Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action Federal bill proposes adding femicide and coercive control to the Criminal Code

Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action, as fed govt proposes to add femicide & coercive control to the Criminal Code. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change Cases that exceeded time limits include several alleged murders and hundreds of alleged sexual assaults

About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ontario looks to revive use of cash bail, raising Charter concerns Critics question whether proposal exceeds provincial powers and violates Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Cash bail. Ontario Premier Doug Ford reaches to the past for a long-abandoned legal tool: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Formal fashion at the Supreme Court modernizes as justices don new black robes For the past 150 years, Canada’s judges have worn distinctive red robes trimmed with white fur

old traditions, new traditions: the Supreme Court of Canada dons new ceremonial black robes, replacing the longstanding red. Featuring a just adjudication from
@dieworkwear.bsky.social ... & more emblematic changes at the SCC coming: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Conservative premiers call on Ottawa to back down in Supreme Court case on notwithstanding clause Ottawa’s proposal threatens national unity by seeking to undermine provincial sovereignty, premiers say in letter

Conservative premiers call on federal Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney to back down at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Charter notwithstanding clause/Quebec Bill 21 landmark case: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Judge in Hockey Canada case – set to deliver verdict next week – is a veteran of the criminal courts Justice Maria Carroccia built a quiet reputation on tough cases. Her verdict in this high-profile trial will be her most scrutinized yet

Maria Carroccia, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial - set to deliver her verdict on Thursday - is a decades-long veteran of the criminal courts - a profile in @theglobeandmail.com:

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Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults For a young person to be sentenced as an adult, the Crown must prove a youth sentence is insufficient to hold the person accountable for their crime among other conditions

New from the Supreme Court of Canada, two related rulings today, detailed here + an array of expert legal views in @theglobeandmail.com:

Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults

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Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promises Judicial appointments are not often debated or detailed on the campaign trail. The Globe asks the Liberals and Conservatives about their proposals

Poilievre's Conservatives promise tough-on-crime judges, in @theglobeandmail.com, with insight from @ericadams99.bsky.social, @paulchamplaw.bsky.social & Erika Chamberlain.

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Surge of new judges on top courts cut vacancies to lowest level after years of alarm Latest appointments by federal Liberals further address sharp criticism about unfilled positions as an election nears

Surge of new judges on top courts cut vacancies to lowest level after years of alarm, in @theglobeandmail.com:
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Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jails The judgement, which considered question of how inmates are disciplined, is a rare reversal from the Court on established law

New this morning: The Supreme Court of Canada bolstered the rights of inmates in provincial jails who are accused of serious offences while incarcerated, a major ruling from the top court that broke with a long-standing precedent. In @theglobeandmail.com:

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