Monthly Archives: December 2020

One of my favourite things that I do in my law practice is represent #Inuit accused persons who are NCR but detained in the South. Honoured to be a member of the Nunavut bar. A small but intense and supportive … Continue reading →

I spoke about the Minassian NCR Trial on Canadian Justice (TheNewsForum) – here is the link to the TV show generally: https://thenewsforum.ca/series/canadian-justice/ The episode I was on aired on December 23, 2020. It’s entitled Canadian Justice – The Van Attack … Continue reading →

I am really proud to have this article published today. It appears in this journal, the Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice: https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/issue/view/582 here; https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/6565 Indebted forever to co-authors Dr. Ruby Dhand, Maya Kotob, Michael Kennedy and Rebecca Ye (a … Continue reading →

Joe Arvay died. As my good friend Sarah Rankin knows, I loved the man quite deeply. I admired him so much. He taught me a lot. There are few lawyers I considered as important a mentor as I felt Joe … Continue reading →

Find LAMDA’s Letter Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oGv-sBeflny9eIJXJzRBBrygqXLGUxBI/view?usp=sharing I encourage everyone to read this letter from me as @LAMDACANADA‘s President in response to CAMH’s policy paper on mental health and criminal justice. Defence lawyers do so much with so little to protect and … Continue reading →

When 12 Feb 2021   1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Location Webinar Thanks to my good friend Cass DMelo, I am starting off my new role as Women’s Director of the CLA as the first featured speaker in a Women’s … Continue reading →

On December 1, 2020, Lawyers’ Daily covered our case about the Review Board’s jurisdiction and limits on its ability to hold videoconferencing over the objection of NCR accused persons. This piece is comprehensive and includes commentary from other colleagues in … Continue reading →

Some nice news for me today. I was selected and I am now back on the Board of Directors of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association, this time as the Women’s Director, working alongside my good friend and cherished colleague Cass DMelo … Continue reading →