A heads up for those interested in the Law Commission of Ontario's Modernization of the Provincial Offences Act… [more] project. The Consultation Paper is scheduled for release early next week. It
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LCO: Modernizing the Provincial Offences Act Consultation Paper
by Patricia Hughes
November 10th, 2009
After three weeks rest and relaxation, I flew to Thunder Bay for two days of "outreach", two days of what turned out to be a valuable glimpse into how residents… [more]
I won't be posting on Slaw for a few weeks and so will use this post to identify upcoming developments at the LCO.
We've got a number of consultation papers… [more]
Recently, I attended a session that brought together Legal Aid officials and representatives of legal clinics, among others, to discuss how to improve access to clinic services by members of… [more]
I've talked before about how important outreach and consultation are to the Law Commission of Ontario. We try to reach professional organizations and groups (lawyers, of course, but others, too,… [more]
I've been following the posts and comments about anonymous blogging and free speech rights with interest. It's hard not to weigh in with a few additional comments (and here, as… [more]
A couple of stories this morning in the Globe and Mail illustrate the changing nature of the internet. One is the report that the blogger "outed" by Google plans to… [more]
I spent most of the last week moderately involved in a somewhat different model of law reform, the annual meetings of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada, held this year… [more]
Law commissions like to operate on a relatively regular schedule of making documents public, whether consultation papers or interim or final reports, especially given the insatiable demands of today's websites.… [more]
One of the biggest challenges facing the Supreme Court of Canada in my view is how to address religious claims. In some ways, the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision… [more]
Just One Reason Why Judicial Appointment Hearings Aren't a Good Idea
by Patricia Hughes
July 22nd, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into the Judge Sonia Sotomayor appointment to the United States Supreme Court have reminded me why the idea of importing these hearings for real into… [more]
We recently tried something new with our consultation process and we'll likely do it again. Lauren Bates, head of our project on developing a coherent approach to the law as… [more]
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
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