The most recent legal aid data from the Department of Justice Canada reports that total expenditures on legal aid reached a landmark in 2022-23 surpassing the $1 billion mark, standing at $1.14 billion. [1] This brings to mind the phrase famously attributed to the American Senator Everett Dirksen, although he later denied having said …

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5 days ago · The most recent legal aid data from the Department of Justice Canada reports that total expenditures on legal aid reached a landmark in 2022-23 surpassing the $1 billion mark, standing at $1.14 billion.[1] This brings to mind the phrase famously attributed to the American Senator Everett Dirksen, although he later denied having said it but […]

Sep 5, 2023 · Is that all there is? If that’s all there is my friends Then let’s keep dancing… “Is that all there is”, song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Administrative law can be complicated. The Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, tried to uncomplicate the law. Professor Paul […]

Jan 17, 2025 · One of the earliest projects that was launched at the University of Victoria’s AI Risk and Regulation Lab was a mapping initiative that tracked both how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated and litigated. To date, litigation tracking has primarily been focused on cases arising from the United ...

1 day ago · Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec. PÉNAL (DROIT) : La Cour substitue […]

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