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Monthly Archives: February 2025
Stabbing of child in Halifax reflects lack of mental health care access – St. Albert News
CTV News piece here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/stabbing-of-child-in-halifax-reflects-lack-of-mental-health-care-access-legal-expert/ Local to Halifax media, the Stalbert Gazette, for the Canadian Press, Lindsay Armstrong https://www.stalbertgazette.com/nova-scotia-news/stabbing-of-child-in-halifax-reflects-lack-of-mental-health-care-access-10291032 I’m quoted at some length in this piece. I have a lot of thoughts about where the “system” of mental health … Continue reading
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WiCCD is among the organizers of the LSO’s IWD Celebrations this year happening on March 6 2025
WiCCD is grateful to be included in the LSO’s annual International Women’s Day Celebration. Update now that it’s over! Our Treasurer – Cassandra DeMelo did a wonderful job of explaining the challenges we face as women in criminal defence and … Continue reading
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WiCCD is Brewing Something New For You!
WiCCD is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Emond: The WiCCD BREW! WiCCD and Emond will begin publishing a net-letter in the coming months, and twice annually after that every April and November or so. “The Brew” will have … Continue reading
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Dr. Ruby Dhand and I complete teaching the Mental Health Law Course in the Health Law Professional LLM at Osgoode PD – Feb 20-22, 2025
This was the second time that Ruby and I served as co-Directors of this important program offered as an elective through Osgoode PD within the Health Law Professional LLM degree. We choose to offer it as an “intensive” module, which … Continue reading
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LSO CEO’s dramatic pay hike under review – a Story by Betsy Powell on the Front Page of the Toronto Star today
17 Feb 2025 You can find the article in the physical paper on the front page and here online in the e-reader https://torontostar.pressreader.com/1038/20250217/281483577105053 or now on the Star’s website here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/law-society-of-ontario-hires-retired-senior-judge-to-investigate-ceo-s-new-near-/article_2d92d516-ea50-11ef-bdb7-13c159694a03.html CEO’s dramatic pay hike under review Salary was boosted … Continue reading
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“Cassandra DeMelo, Treasurer of the WiCCD Executive interviewed by Canadian Lawyer on women’s law associations in Canada.
The top women’s law associations in Canada http://www.canadianlawyermag.com The article highlights key women’s law associations in Canada that support and empower women in the legal profession through networking, mentorship, advocacy, and professional development. Read the original article for ‘The top … Continue reading
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Women Litigating in the SCC – Family Law
SCC Case File #41061 Heard: Feb 11 and 12, 2025 Kuldeep Kaur Ahluwalia v. Amrit Pal Singh Ahluwalia This case is about a tort of family violence – so technically not criminal law However there are many fantastic women arguing … Continue reading
New Content Released on my CV — February 2025 — Program Organizing, Intensive Graduate Level Law Teaching & One REALLY BIG Conference!! Among other things…..
Looking ahead at the next few months, it was time to update the CV from last fall just to document what has been happening and what’s to come. Anita Szigeti CV – February 2025 WiCCD Celebrated our 3rd Birthday with … Continue reading
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