On June 12, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada hinted that it would be making an “announcement of interest” later that afternoon. What could it possibly be, many of us legal beagles wondered. Was it an unexpected judicial retirement? Could it be that the Chief Justice of Canada herself was … [Read more...]
42-3: Children in the Justice System
Volume 42-3 Jan/Feb 2018 Full PDF of this issue Table of Contents Featured Articles: Children in the Justice System Special Report: Tax Reform Departments Columns Learning to listen to the voices of children in the justice system... Featured … [Read more...]
Age Discrimination in Alberta Human Rights Legislation: New Developments
Alberta will be amending its Alberta Human Rights Act RSA 2000, c A-25.5 (“Act”), to expand protections for age discrimination and include improved program protections. Bill 23, which introduced amendments to the Act, was passed on November 14, 2017. These amendments were scheduled to come into … [Read more...]
Registered charity rights and privileges
Canadians recently marked the 35th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since it was enacted that document has profoundly altered the legal discourse – and the public’s perceptions – on many issues in Canadian law. Given this change, coupled with the centrality of free speech to the … [Read more...]
The State of Mental Health Treatment for Youth in the Justice System
Alberta’s youth criminal justice system is struggling to meet the demand for mental health treatment due to a lack of space in secure mental health treatment facilities. The youth criminal justice system would benefit from a more integrated approach to the administration of youth criminal justice … [Read more...]
Finding the Best Ways Forward: Report on the Symposium on Children’s Participation in Justice Processes
In mid-September 2017, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family and the Alberta Office of the Child and Youth Advocate ("OCYA") hosted an innovative two-day national symposium on children’s participation in justice processes in Calgary, Alberta. The symposium brought together leading … [Read more...]
Infants and Family Law: Advice for Parents
Until you face a family law issue, you may never know that your pre-verbal children, who have not yet learned to speak, can have a lawyer appointed to represent them with or without your consent. Lawyers are routinely appointed through Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, for children and youth, … [Read more...]
New Resources at CPLEA – Vol. 42:2
LawNow has created a Department called New Resources at CPLEA, which is now a permanent addition to each issue. Each post will highlight new materials at CPLEA. All resources are free and available for download. We hope that this will raise awareness of the many resources that CPLEA produces to … [Read more...]
Charity Federal Regulatory Round-Up
As the charitable sector awaits an announcement from the federal government on when and how it will be responding to the Report to the Minister of National Revenue of the Consultation Panel on the Political Activities of Charities (the "Panel"), a couple of lower profile regulatory developments have … [Read more...]
Conflict Between Parents, Part 3: More Strategies to Reduce Conflict, Active Listening and Looping
In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about the effects conflict between parents can have on their children. In Part 2, I talked about a number of techniques to defuse or diminish conflict, including a few basic communication strategies. In this, the final part of the series, I’m going to talk about … [Read more...]
