MIchael Spratt

• Judiciary reaching out after teepee camp decision ‘a starting point,’ says IBA president

  The controversy that has surrounded a Métis man's protest at the Saskatchewan legislature against high rates of Indigenous suicide continues.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2020
  
• Ontario looking to adjust jail phone call system, include calls to cellphones

  Currently they are only able to place collect calls to landlines.

  Politics

  Jan 14, 2020
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: White and non-Indigenous offenders made up 11% of those in healing lodges last year

  Further data obtained by Global News also shows five offenders with non-Canadian or unknown citizenship were in healing lodges last year.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
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• Canada’s strangest laws: From witchcraft to blasphemy to sleigh bells

  From witchcraft to sleighbells to hard labour to blasphemy, Canada's lawbooks have some very odd corners..

  May 24, 2017
• Duffy Trial: Crown needed to prove intent to get a conviction, says expert

  Defence attorney Michael Spratt tells Vassy Kapelos the prosecution of Senator Mike Duffy on fraud charges was difficult because the crown needed to prove intent to get a conviction.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2016
• Group threatens Liberals with new legal challenge over sex work law

  The party has publicly said the new law, which passed last fall, is flawed.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2015
• Conservatives spend almost $7M defending unconstitutional legislation

  The Harper Conservatives have spent no less than $6.5 million defending high profile and contentious pieces of legislation ultimately deemed unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2015
• Lawyer crowdfunding challenge to tough-on-crime law he calls ‘unfair, unconstitutional’

  The Conservatives changed the rules regarding pardons long after Michael Charron pleaded guilty to his crimes. Forced to wait twice as long to apply, his lawyer is asking the public to help fund a constitutional challenge.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2015