Atrisha Lewis
atrishalewis.bsky.social
Atrisha Lewis
@atrishalewis.bsky.social
Litigator; mom of 2; bencher at the @LSO; Toronto is home.
On May 30, 2025, a Statement of Claim was issued against the City of Toronto for its decision to prevent refugee claimants from accessing its base shelter system beds between November 2022 and October 2023. See the report here.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/cla...
Class action bid launched on behalf of refugees denied access to Toronto shelters
The proposed lawsuit follows a scathing report by the city’s ombudsman that found Toronto’s decision to turn asylum seekers away from its main shelter system in 2022 and 2023 was
www.thestar.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Disappointing stat coming out of the US for lawyers of colour. Ontario needs to look at this data too.

Attrition rate “markedly higher” for associates of colour in the US in 2024 (24% vs 19% for white associates) in this NALP survey: www.abajournal.com/news/article...
Attrition rate is 'markedly higher' for associates of color, NALP Foundation says
The attrition rate for associates in law firms was 20% in 2024, up from 18% in 2023 but still lower than the historic high of 26% in 2021, according to the NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education.
www.abajournal.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is a very disappointing trend.
"The main political parties except the NDP have fewer women standing compared with the 2021 general election, while the number of visible-minority candidates has also dropped for the Liberals and NDP." Only 23% of CPC candidates are women; Libs: 43% -> 36.5%.😐 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/96d1091...
Number of female candidates drops across parties: study
The study also showed a drop in the number of visible-minority candidates
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hello! I finally joined Bluesky! Goodbye Twitter/x! Who should I follow? @advocates-soc.bsky.social @erindurant42.bsky.social @paulerikveel.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM