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03/15/2024

https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/getting-an-education-lowers-a-prisoner-s-likelihood-of-reoffending-so-why-does-canada-make/article_d0905434-e15d-11ee-a32d-53af6349b8b2.html

The Correctional Service of Canada says it's "committed to improving offenders’ access to computer-based learning and post-secondary education.”

12/05/2023

Bill C-48 -Changes to Bail

Bill C-48 -Changes to Bail Posted on December 4, 2023 by Prince Law Office Amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada would make it harder to get bail for those who have already been convicted of violent or weapon offences, are under a court order to not have weapons, or are charged with domestic ass...

05/22/2023

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/05/21/addiction-poverty-mental-health-those-are-the-real-challenges-facing-ontarios-justice-system-retired-judge-warns.html?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAQxIyh2P3knqIoGIGd2K_igcqguAEqDggAKgYICjDptXgw98kM&utm_content=rundown&fbclid=IwAR3nZ6LH4ZCRKpl_omVdATO2DU-7VJ9LKbp9Q09xlM__KOU_Ghm5c_xtkBQ

If Ontario took seriously the social issues that send people to courts again and again, “we wouldn’t have many cases left,” says retired judge Mary Hogan.

01/22/2023

https://canadatoday.news/on/thieves-stole-a-toronto-condo-and-sold-it-for-970000-3-188154/

09/20/2022

An Ontario couple says they discovered a 'disaster' soon after moving into their new house, which they bought without a home inspection.

12/21/2021

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-slashes-criminal-pardon-application-fee-to-50-as-of-new-year/

Ottawa moves to slash criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year, fulfilling one element of a promise by the Liberals to improve the system by making it easier and less expensive to obtain a pardon, also known as a record suspension

11/09/2021

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/sudden-113-per-cent-spike-in-toronto-condo-fees-sparks-nasty-dispute-and-threats-1.5655442?fbclid=IwAR16YsQV08_Q15dW47Dy5uRaHZ-6-EPuPbp2TTXHgVDiuC6g58hg_V4Kf5Q

When condo fees more than doubled in a Toronto building, it sparked a nasty dispute involving legal threats, frightening e-mails, and accusations of a conspiracy, according to a new Ontario Superior Court judgment.

09/09/2021

Should you appeal your conviction or sentence? Posted on September 9, 2021 by Prince Law Office It is no surprise that when someone is found guilty of a criminal offence they are rarely happy. A successful appeal of a conviction or sentence has to be grounded on an error of law. Did the trial judge....

07/18/2021

https://www.thestar.com/life/together/people/2021/07/18/samantha-peters-whose-black-femme-legal-provides-support-for-black-q***r-workers-wants-to-expand-her-reach.html

Peters, a lawyer, created easy-to-understand legal resources to help empower Black q***r femmes to seek justice and equity.

06/01/2021

https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ts/business/2021/06/01/new-head-of-networking-group-for-black-women-in-law-remembers-moments-of-hope-over-last-year.html

Fifteen years after the Black Female Lawyers Network formed in Denise Dwyer’s kitchen, a new president takes over, seeking engagement with law firms t...

03/17/2021

http://princecriminallaw.com/2021/03/17/forfeiture-beyond-the-grave/

Forfeiture Beyond the Grave Posted on March 17, 2021 by Prince Law Office Even if the accused dies, the Attorney General of Ontario can pursue a civil forfeiture order using the Civil Remedies Act, 2001. In the 2020 case AG (Ont) v. 947014 Ontario Inc & Michael Norwood (Estate) the Ontario Attorney....

02/23/2021

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/02/22/carpenter-urges-toronto-to-drop-injunction-over-his-tiny-shelters-arguing-legal-costs-would-be-better-spent-on-housing-the-homeless.html

Officials have pushed back against the structures, claiming they were interfering with the city’s efforts to relocate people indoors.