News & Events
Legal aid boycott needs quick resolution: critics
Posted November 20, 2009 - A months-long boycott of Ontario legal aid cases by criminal lawyers is undermining the justice system, critics say.
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
'Communities Speak' report focuses on long-term affordable housing
Posted November 19, 2009 - The Housing Network of Ontario has released "Communities Speak: A Summary of the 2009 Provincial Housing Consultations." The report reflects government-led consultations held between June and November with housing providers, tenants, agency staff, private landlords, and low-income people in housing need.
Article source Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
Legal Aid Ontario announces web site redesign
Posted November 17, 2009 - Legal Aid Ontario has announced a redesign of its web site. New features include a "Where to Start" tool on the homepage; an interactive Legal Aid office and community legal clinic locator, including maps and transit directions; and an "Other Resources" page, with links to agencies, social services, and crisis centres.
Article source Legal Aid Ontario
Report says children routinely held in immigration detention, despite law
Posted November 17, 2009 - Despite legislation that says that children are to be detained only as a measure of last resort, the Canadian Council for Refugees has published a report that shows that detention of children is not limited to exceptional circumstances and that their best interests are not always considered.
Article source Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
'Nearly homeless' struggle to hang on
Posted November 17, 2009 - As cases mount, Housing Network urges province to develop ambitious, affordable housing strategy.
Article source Toronto Star
Ontario Court of Appeals rules sponsors not automatically responsible for family debts
Posted November 12, 2009 - The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered governments to stop automatically charging individuals tens of millions of dollars for social assistance debts run up by family members who they had sponsored as immigrants.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Ontario government moves to prevent anyone convicted of a criminal offence from sitting on a jury
Posted November 12, 2009 - On November 11 2009, CBC Radio's The Current explored new laws and practices that are changing the way jurors are chosen in some provinces, raising concerns about the Crown's potential to tilt juries.
Article source CBC Radio - The Current
SickKids, Pro Bono Law Ontario launch family health legal program
Posted November 12, 2009 - Pro Bono Law Ontario and The Hospital for Sick Children have launched the Family Legal Health Program to offer legal assistance that addresses the non-medical issues that may impact a child's health or a family's capacity to care for a sick child. The partnership is the first of its kind in Canada, and features a free legal service located at SickKids.
Article source Pro Bono Law Ontario
CLEONet now features RSS feeds by legal topic and sub-topic
Posted November 11, 2009 - RSS feeds are a quick and easy way to keep track of new information on web sites that you visit frequently or are interested in. You can now subscribe to an RSS feed of CLEONet's latest news or resources by legal topic or sub-topic.
Article source CLEO
Temporary help agency legislation now in effect
Posted November 10, 2009 - An amendment to the Employment Standards Act covering the treatment of workers hired by temporary help agencies is now in effect.
Article source Government of Ontario
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