In October, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released its decision in Re Shortt, 2020 ONCA 651 [Shortt] requiring the Government to fund an appropriate community living placement for Mr. Shortt to end his unnecessarily prolonged stay in forensic custody. While Justice MacPherson was clear that this remedy applied only to Mr. Shortt, and that […]
In June 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) released a groundbreaking judgment in support of minority language rights. By adopting a broader interpretation of section 23 of the Charter, which guarantees educational rights to English and French linguistic minority populations across Canada, the Court unequivocally affirms that minority language students must receive educational […]
At the brink of the neighbouring United States presidential election where the recurring public versus private debate healthcare continues to wage on, the Canadian universal healthcare system figures in as either an affordable haven or a wait time nightmare—depending on who you ask. However, contrary to its popular characterization, Canada does not have a completely […]