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“Home Care” in Ontario means “Clinic at the Hospital” “Care” and it’s gonna cost you if you’d like to live

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

This was my previous post about my earliest exposure to “Home Care” in Ontario. It references an even earlier post about my experiences as an inpatient at one of Toronto’s busiest general hospitals, the Mt. Sinai – my favourite. Now, … Continue reading →

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Should the Court offer Interveners the Choice to Appear in Person Again? A lot of loud voices say “Yes” – I say “NO”

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Globe and Mail have been covering the issue here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-at-the-supreme-court-of-canada-judges-and-lawyers-disagree-over-what/ On LinkedIn lawyers are suggesting everyone agrees that The Court should offer a choice to interveners – let them return in person like the parties, if they wish. I personally … Continue reading →

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Vote for Transparency and Accountability at the Law Society of Ontario’s AGM on September 18 2025 5:15 pm – Part I – What IS an AGM? A: It’s YOUR meeting!!

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

I’ve sat on a bunch of Boards starting back in 2013 with the CLA for 8 years, since 2017 on LAMDA, in between there NARPA, currently on WiCCD and Pilot Place Society’s Board. At least five boards in 12 years … Continue reading →

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Law360 Article on Bharwani in the SCC July 26 2025

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Here is a link to the Article by Cristin Schmitz published in Law360 on July 26 2025 Law360 Article on Bharwani in the SCC Released July 25 2025  Link to the Judgment itself:  R v. Bharwani 2025 SCC 26 SCC … Continue reading →

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Mental Health of the Legal Profession and the LSO – May 6, 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The obligatory LinkedIn Preamble: Today, as I have done every year for five years running now, I attended the Law Society of Ontario‘s Mental Health Summit, pioneered and co-Chaired by my cherished colleague Beth Beattie and former Treasurer @Teresa Donnelly. … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s proposed involuntary treatment of drug users – my comments in the Globe and Mail May 1 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-mulling-involuntary-addictions-treatment-for-people-involved/ Ontario mulling involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in corrections Colin Freeze Jeff Gray Queen’s Park Reporter Toronto Published Yesterday 4 Comments Listen to this article The Ontario government says it will explore whether it can impose mandatory drug … Continue reading →

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New Content Released on my CV — February 2025 — Program Organizing, Intensive Graduate Level Law Teaching & One REALLY BIG Conference!! Among other things…..

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

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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LAMDA and WiCCD co-host first Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law Conference together April 26 2025

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED IN PERSON and ONLINE SEATING IS NOW SOLD OUT -WE ARE KEEPING A WAIT LIST !! A FEW LUCKY INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL SNAG ONLINE ACCESS !! ABOUT THIS UNIQUE CONFERENCE Canada’s only national … Continue reading →

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Law360 Columnist Covers ORB appeals to the ONCA

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Columnist John L. Hill has recently reviewed a number of appeals taken from the Ontario Review Board’s Dispositions regarding NCR accused persons to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The most recent is the case of Kenneth Viola in which … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Police Establishes Committee Dedicated to Implementation of ABDI Inquest Recommendations

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

From the Ottawa Citizen https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-police-coroner-recommendations-abdi Ottawa police address coroner’s recommendations stemming from Abdi death ‘These recommendations are more than just suggestions. They offer us a road map to become a better, more accountable police service.’ Author of the article: Ken … Continue reading →

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