Ontario Justice System

• Justice centre opens in Kenora, Ont., to help Indigenous people, has health, social supports

  Attorney General Doug Downey says the new justice centre in Kenora, Ont., will hold individuals accountable while providing wraparound supports.

  Canada

  Feb 6
  
• Ontario’s attorney general says coronavirus pandemic has jumpstarted justice system modernization

  "The pandemic showed us in stark terms how far behind Ontario's justice system had fallen."

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
  
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• Ontario non-profit tackling racism in justice system through education, enhanced reporting

  A new not-for-profit is working to provide better information to judges prior to the sentencing process 'in order to get to the right determination.'

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2020
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• Proposed Ontario justice modernization law would undermine access to system, experts say

  Community legal clinics and law professors are among those raising the alarm over Bill 161, particularly its impact on the province's legal aid system.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Pandemic forces Ontario justice system ‘stuck in the 1970s’ to modernize

  "I don't think anyone should want to return to what was normal, because what was normal was really outdated, inefficient and costly," said Ottawa defence lawyer Michael Spratt.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2020
• Man convicted in murder of Toronto grandmother planning appeal after Ontario court ruling

  Scores of serious criminal cases where judges denied the use of peremptory challenges could require new trials.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2020
• New book on convicted murderer Andrew Watson criticizes criminal justice system

  A longtime friend of Andrew Watson, convicted in the murder of Lise Fredette of Peterborough, is taking aim at Ontario's justice system, arguing that his friend wasn't treated fairly.

  Crime

  Feb 13, 2018
• Millard’s self-representation: What it entails and why it’s a growing a trend

  Dellen Millard is charged with the death of Laura Babcock. He is also acting as his own lawyer in court. A rare move for someone charged with murder.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2017