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Stanley acquittal should not lead to scrapping peremptory challenges, say criminal lawyers
February 14, 2018
Jessica Orkin tells Canadian Lawyer that increasing Indigenous representation in jury pools is the answer, not scrapping peremptory challenges.
Experts renew call for challenge changes, jury lists with more Indigenous names
February 11, 2018
The National Post talks to Jessica Orkin about the under-representation of Indigenous people on juries. Jessica also talks about race and jury composition on CBC's The National.
Legislative amendments are a win for injured workers
February 09, 2018
Charter challenge leads government to amend workers compensation legislation to include workers suffering from chronic mental stress injuries.
Divisional Court upholds CPSO’s effective referral policy
February 04, 2018
Court dismisses Charter challenge, holding that, without a policy of effective referral, patients may be deprived of equitable access to health care.
How dogs, ducks and horses end up as emotional support animals — and allowed on planes
February 02, 2018
CBC's The Current interviewed Kelly Doctor in a story about the increasing number of people who travel with support animals.
Tim Hortons clawbacks raise the question: who’s the boss?
January 14, 2018
The Toronto Star talks to Josh Mandryk about Tim Hortons' employees, benefit clawbacks, and who should be seen as their actual employer.