News & Events
Amnesty International Open Letter to Ministers Toews and Kenney about 30 'Wanted by the CBSA'
Posted August 5, 2011 - Amnesty International is concerned that the initiative to track down thirty people accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity who are believed to be residing in Canada does not conform to Canada's obligations with respect to human rights and international justice.
Article source Amnesty International
Expanding the meaning of 'dangerous offender'
Posted August 5, 2011 - A man convicted of murder through HIV transmission has been labelled a dangerous offender after an Ontario court ruled that he can't be trusted to disclose his condition to future sex partners. A National Post editorial says this case sets a precedent that will almost certainly prove applicable in cases such as those dealing with chronic impaired driving offenders.
Article source National Post
Legal information vital to effective access to justice: CLEO's ED talks about CLEONet on CBC Radio
Posted August 5, 2011 - CLEO's executive director Julie Mathews spoke on CBC Radio's Here and Now Toronto Thursday afternoon about promoting access to justice by providing legal information and other self-help initiatives.
Article source CLEO
August 23: Maytree Leadership Network - Social Assistance Consultation
August 23, 2011 - Maytree Leadership Network is holding a consultation on the Social Assistance Review, where participants can share their views directly with staff responsible for reviewing Ontario Works and related programs.
Article source Maytree Foundation
Canada and international justice: Be off with you
Posted August 4, 2011 - A blog in The Economist says that the disinterest shown by Canada's government in determining the guilt or innocence of war crimes suspects suggests that it is more concerned with courting anti-immigrant and law-and-order conservatives at home than with the fight for justice abroad.
Article source The Economist
Judge agrees to fast-track trial for woman challenging right-to-die laws
Posted August 4, 2011 - A terminally ill woman who wants to fast-track her trial seeking to overturn Canada's current right-to-die laws will have her case heard in November.
Article source Toronto Star
Rally taking aim at CAS accountability
Posted August 4, 2011 - A group in Barrie will hold a rally to raise awareness about the lack of accountability with Ontario's Children's Aid Society and the procedures the organization follows when dealing with reports of child treatment.
Article source The Barrie Examiner
War criminal campaign derided as 'misleading'
Posted August 4, 2011 - International criminal justice lawyers and other observers say that government ministers, in their quest to find and deport 30 men allegedly involved in war crimes or crimes against humanity, are labelling people as war criminals who have never been found guilty of such crimes by a criminal court.
CLEO's Connecting Communities project featured on CBC Radio
Posted August 3, 2011 - As one of the many access to justice experts from across North America gathering this week in Toronto, CLEO's executive director Julie Mathews spoke today on CBC Radio's Metro Morning about important work being done through CLEO's Connecting Communities project for newcomers who don't speak English or French.
Article source CLEO
Courts divided on Islamic divorce law
Posted August 3, 2011 - In a handful of cases across the country, judges are put in the often difficult position of enforcing Canadian contract law while remaining sensitive to cultural and religious traditions. The rulings so far have been divided.
Article source Vancouver Sun
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