Access to justice
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Former Quebec Superior Court Chief Justice reflects on challenges posed by pandemic and lack of resources
After seven years at the helm of Quebec Superior Court, the last two particularly challenging and exhausting, Justice Jacques Fournier has stepped aside Continue reading
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Report calls for paradigm shift to Quebec’s legal aid system
An independent panel of experts is recommending sweeping reforms to Quebec’s administration of the legal aid system to simplify the process to seek legal aid and alleviate the administrative encumbrances faced by private sector lawyers who take on legal aid mandates. Continue reading
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Academics studying effects of Covid-19 pandemic on law
Quebec law faculties are ramping up research efforts to assess the impact pandemics may have on law and the practice of law. Continue reading
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Racial profiling cases winding its way through Quebec courts
A man issued a ticket for accusing a police officer of being a racist was acquitted, the latest in a series of cases dealing with racial profiling that wound its way through Quebec courts. Continue reading
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Quebec ombudsman urges province to provide healthcare to Canadian children of parents with precarious immigration status
Nine months ago Amnesty International and Doctors of the World launched a joint petition to request health coverage for children born in Quebec whose parents are beset by a precarious immigration status. The petition obviously went unheeded. Continue reading