Constituency worker sexually harassed by NDP MPP was wrongly fired, arbitrator finds
A constituency assistant fired by the Ontario NDP after being sexually harassed by MPP Michael Mantha was not terminated for...
Jacques Gallant
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Another Toronto sex assault case is tossed as spotlight turns on Trudeau government’s failure to solve vacancy crisis
On a Tuesday afternoon this month, an alarmingly familiar scene played out in a downtown Toronto courtroom. Sitting at a...
‘An embarrassment to the administration of justice’: Trudeau government blamed as Toronto child sex assault cases fall apart
The federal government’s chronic failure to quickly appoint judges has led to the collapse of two child sexual assault cases...
When Doug Ford tried to get out of jury duty — and earned himself a lecture on the rule of law
Ten years ago, then-Toronto city councillor Doug Ford arrived at the Superior Court for jury duty. He didn’t want to...
He helped shape Stephen Harper’s ‘tough on crime’ agenda. It’s why he says Doug Ford is wrong to stack the courts
Premier Doug Ford’s intention to appoint tough “like-minded judges” who will put even more people in jail is a “deeply...
‘I am going to make sure we have like-minded judges,’ Ford doubles down amid Ontario court outcry
Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his desire to have "like-minded" judges in Ontario courts, a stance described by...
In move called ‘blatant’ patronage, ex-Doug Ford staffers appointed to committee that selects Ontario judges
The inclusion of two of Premier Doug Ford’s former senior staffers on the committee that recommends which lawyers should become...