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justice reporter at The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper
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Interview with Justice Minister Sean Fraser. What to do when a judge rules there's an unreasonable trial delay & the longstanding, and only, move is a stay of proceedings? (Plus, thoughts on how the Carney govt is different from the Trudeau govt.) www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Judges need different options when cases exceed deadlines, Justice Minister says
Sean Fraser says a stay of proceedings being the automatic result should not be acceptable
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December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Chief Justice Wagner further orders all interveners - including attorneys-general - to Zoom. AGs get 15 minutes of argument; they had asked the court for 30 minutes each.
The SCC/Zoom backstory, the AGs had wanted to argue this historic case in person: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
At the Supreme Court of Canada, judges and lawyers disagree over what works better: arguments in person, or on Zoom
The top court has repeatedly rejected efforts from the legal profession to walk back a policy first instituted as a pandemic measure
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December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
new news: Bill 21/notwithstanding clause ... in a Supreme Court of Canada order today from Chief Justice Richard Wagner, 3 hrs of in-person argument is granted to six groups of appellants and 3 hrs of in-person argument for, in general, Quebec. Case scheduled 5 days, March 23-27.
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action, as fed govt proposes to add femicide & coercive control to the Criminal Code. In @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Advocates laud Ottawa’s push on violence against women after years of calls for action
Federal bill proposes adding femicide and coercive control to the Criminal Code
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December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change
Cases that exceeded time limits include several alleged murders and hundreds of alleged sexual assaults
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December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Cash bail. Ontario Premier Doug Ford reaches to the past for a long-abandoned legal tool: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Ontario looks to revive use of cash bail, raising Charter concerns
Critics question whether proposal exceeds provincial powers and violates Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
old traditions, new traditions: the Supreme Court of Canada dons new ceremonial black robes, replacing the longstanding red. Featuring a just adjudication from
@dieworkwear.bsky.social ... & more emblematic changes at the SCC coming: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Formal fashion at the Supreme Court modernizes as justices don new black robes
For the past 150 years, Canada’s judges have worn distinctive red robes trimmed with white fur
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October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Conservative premiers call on federal Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney to back down at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Charter notwithstanding clause/Quebec Bill 21 landmark case: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Conservative premiers call on Ottawa to back down in Supreme Court case on notwithstanding clause
Ottawa’s proposal threatens national unity by seeking to undermine provincial sovereignty, premiers say in letter
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October 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Maria Carroccia, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial - set to deliver her verdict on Thursday - is a decades-long veteran of the criminal courts - a profile in @theglobeandmail.com:

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Judge in Hockey Canada case – set to deliver verdict next week – is a veteran of the criminal courts
Justice Maria Carroccia built a quiet reputation on tough cases. Her verdict in this high-profile trial will be her most scrutinized yet
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July 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New from the Supreme Court of Canada, two related rulings today, detailed here + an array of expert legal views in @theglobeandmail.com:

Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults

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Supreme Court of Canada tightens rules on sentencing youth offenders as adults
For a young person to be sentenced as an adult, the Crown must prove a youth sentence is insufficient to hold the person accountable for their crime among other conditions
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July 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Poilievre's Conservatives promise tough-on-crime judges, in @theglobeandmail.com, with insight from @ericadams99.bsky.social, @paulchamplaw.bsky.social & Erika Chamberlain.

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Conservatives pledge to appoint stricter judges as part of tough-on-crime campaign promises
Judicial appointments are not often debated or detailed on the campaign trail. The Globe asks the Liberals and Conservatives about their proposals
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April 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Surge of new judges on top courts cut vacancies to lowest level after years of alarm, in @theglobeandmail.com:
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Surge of new judges on top courts cut vacancies to lowest level after years of alarm
Latest appointments by federal Liberals further address sharp criticism about unfilled positions as an election nears
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March 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New this morning: The Supreme Court of Canada bolstered the rights of inmates in provincial jails who are accused of serious offences while incarcerated, a major ruling from the top court that broke with a long-standing precedent. In @theglobeandmail.com:

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Supreme Court of Canada rules to bolster rights of inmates in provincial jails
The judgement, which considered question of how inmates are disciplined, is a rare reversal from the Court on established law
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March 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM