Family and human rights lawyer, parent & community builder - former health promoter and academic.
Toronto / T'Karonto / Timmins
Joined January 2008
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I am working with @ButNotTheCity
and @noahadams and others to sponsor a newcomer to Canada. We need to raise $18,000 to fund his first year in Canada. Can you help us? Donations go directly to @mcctoronto and are tax deductible. canadahelps.org/en/charities… – at Toronto, Ontario
One of the most impactful classes of my law school career was when Mr. Smithers visited my criminal law class. Smithers v. R., 1977 CanLII 7 (SCC), [1978] 1 SCR 506, canlii.ca/t/1mk9r
Disclosure is so important. There should never be a question like this. Stinchcombe was decided at the SCC right after this, in 1991. cp24.com/mobile/news/man-con…
Starting a new short term contract, see ya in bail, Toronto! If you are Toronto or GTA defence running bails, DM me, I have a question or three for you!
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Very helpful today.
ALT Mandala with text that reads: "in your journey, there will be in between times of transition. You may feel lost, confused, angry, unseen, or empty. Don't confuse these times of transition as a forever state of being or being broken. You are breaking away from what was, creating a space for what will be." - Marie Satori
Truly appreciate this video about stays and systemic delays in bail court from @WiCCD_Canada featuring @SHUKAIRYLAW and @tonya_ck - exceptional timing, too! Very helpful to a file I'm helping with.
youtu.be/6-x_zZcHwd0
Someone sent me this in my articling mentorship group "Do you use something like this? Might help keep our case management organized?"
Me "Uh yeah, but I don't do it for the month, I do it for *that day* and use a page per court."
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This is part of why I don't want to give up on working in the north. It's unconscionable what is going on.
In 1998, the @SCC_eng declared that "there is widespread bias against Indigenous persons within Canada and there is evidence that this widespread racism has translated into systemic discrimination in the criminal justice system". Since then things have only gotten worse. 🧵
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Looking for a job is a rollercoaster of emotions. Especially at this bizarre time, when next year's articling students have already been hired. I may have partial articling lined up, if you want to split me, get in touch.
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Three second retweet.
Lawyers add value to their clients in lots of different ways.
Success is about developing skills on each step in the ladder and knowing when to deliver what work product:
10 Hours of Research → 5 Page Memo → 3 Paragraph E-mail → 2 PowerPoint Slides → 30 Second Conversation
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