A former bureaucrat accused of embezzling public funds has pleaded guilty to stealing $47.4 million from the Ontario government—including $10.8 million in pandemic aid—and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Ministry of the Attorney General said a judge sentenced Sanjay Madan to ten years in prison on April 4 after a joint submission from…
Former Ontario Bureaucrat Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47.4M, Given 10-Year Prison Sentence
Ontario Judge Grants Another Permanent Injunction in Two-Year Land Dispute
More than two years after a group of indigenous demonstrators started occupying a proposed development site in southwestern Ontario, a provincial court has again granted an injunction permanently barring them from the land. In a written decision released this week, Justice Paul Sweeny of the Ontario Superior Court said Skyler Williams and two other unnamed defendants…
Ontario Superior Court Upholds Vaccine Passport, Appeal Expected
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling on Dec. 13 held that vaccine passports were constitutional. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said it is considering an appeal. JCCF represented eight clients who argued their Charter freedoms were violated by vaccine passports. One of the clients was Sarah Lamb, who experienced long-term neurological side…
Trial of Alleged RCMP Secret Leaker Delayed a Year After He Gets New Lawyer
The trial of an RCMP employee accused of breaching Canada’s secrecy law has been delayed a year after a new defence lawyer took on his case. An eight-week judge and jury trial for Cameron Jay Ortis had been slated to begin next week. Ortis was taken into custody Sept. 12, 2019, for allegedly revealing secrets…
Youth Cannot Be Mandated to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Ontario Court Rules
A 12-year-old girl who does not want to take the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be mandated to do so, an Ontario judge has ruled in a family court dispute. “The science relating to COVID-19 is developing,” wrote Justice Christopher Corkery of the Ontario Superior Court. “The ‘facts’ are changing.” The dispute arose after the girl’s unidentified…
National Chief’s Suspension Overshadows AFN Annual Assembly
July 5, 2022
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Controversy overshadows the Assembly of First Nations’ annual gathering this week as it seeks the continued suspension of its national chief. From July 5–7, the AFN is holding its 43rd Annual General Assembly both virtually and at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The organization’s executive committee has drafted a resolution that asks the chiefs to ratify and continue…
Judge Grants 10-Day Injunction to Stop Truckers From Honking at Ottawa Protest
An Ontario court has granted a 10-day injunction to stop truckers participating in the Freedom Convoy in downtown Ottawa from honking their horns. Ontario Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean, who granted the injunction on Feb. 7, said the ruling is temporary because he needs to hear more evidence, and a “myriad of people” may still wish to…
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