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Latest news and events about legal issues and law reform

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Toronto group home bylaw called 'discriminatory'
Posted May 25, 2010 - The Toronto Star looks at objections to a group home bylaw which critics say is discriminatory because it is based on the characteristics of the users of a building instead of the building structure.
Article source Toronto Star


May 26: Register now for CLEONet's webinar on The ABCs of Substitute Decision Making
May 26, 2010 - This webinar presents a review of rights and responsibilities related to substitute decision making.
Article source CLEONet


May 27: Register for webinar on Powers of Attorney and Substitute Decision-Making Authorities
May 27, 2010 - This webinar presents a review of issues related to powers of attorney and other substitute decision-making authorities.
Article source CLEONet


New tool on refugee transportation loans: Petition to Parliament
Posted May 20, 2010 - This is a call for signatures on a petition asking the Canadian government to absorb the cost of transportation loans for refugees.


Videos of Community Public Hearing on Bill C-11, Refugee Reform Bill, now available
Posted May 20, 2010 - These are videos of the community public hearing on Bill C-11, the Refugee Reform Bill, that was held on May 6, 2010, at Ryerson University, Toronto.
Article source Parkdale Community Legal Services


End-of-life care needs fixing: Cancer Society
Posted May 19, 2010 - A CTV article reports on a study that says too many Canadians with terminal cancer have no say in where their lives will end because palliative-care services and support for their caregivers varies so widely across the country.
Article source CTV News


June 24: IRB information session and Toronto Refugee Affairs Council AGM
June 24, 2010 - Members and refugee advocates are invited to attend the information session by Immigration and Refugee Board (Toronto) senior staff and annual general meeting of the Toronto Refugee Affairs Council.
Article source Toronto Refugee Affairs Council (TRAC)


Map shows wait times for Ontario social housing
Posted May 19, 2010 - A recent report by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario shows the waiting times for subsidized or social housing in Ontario.
Article source Legal Aid Ontario


Police, mental health workers to join forces
Posted May 19, 2010 - A CBC story describes a new initiative in Alberta that aims to steer mentally ill petty crime suspects out of the justice system.
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)


Goar: Slow down and get retirement homes law right
Posted May 18, 2010 - A Toronto Star columnist reports that the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly is among groups that say they cannot support Bill 21, the Retirement Homes Act, unless significant changes are made.
Article source Toronto Star


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