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Canada top court: Quebec common law couples do not have rights of married couples
January 25, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that common law couples do not have the same rights as married couple in Quebec. The case involves a common law couple with three children in which the mother filed suit for spousal support, "partition of the family patrimony and the legal matrimonial.... [more]
Quebec judge allows province to keep gun registry despite federal law
September 11, 2012 by Julia Zebley
A judge for the Superior Court of Quebec ruled Monday that the Canadian federal government cannot end the Quebec long-gun registry. The decision invalidated two parts of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act and ordered the federal government to release any records on Quebec gun owners to the.... [more]
Canada crime at lowest level since 1972: report
July 25, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Statistics Canada announced Tuesday that the police-reported crime rate for 2011 declined six percent from 2010, reaching the lowest level since 1972. Throughout the country 1,984,916 incidents of crimes were reported in 2011—110,000 fewer than in 2010. However, despite the fact that rates for....... [more]
Canada denied deportation of Rwanda war crimes suspect [this day at law]
July 8, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On July 8, 2005, Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler stated that Rwandan war crimes suspect Leon Mugesera would not be extradited unless Canada received binding promises that he would not face the death penalty if convicted. A month earlier, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that Mugesera must.... [more]
Quebec court rejects injunction on law limiting demonstrations
June 28, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Quebec Superior Court on Wednesday rejected a request to suspend parts of an emergency law that restricts spontaneous protests until the law's constitutionality is determined later this summer. Judge Francois Rolland refused to grant the application for stay by student organizations reasoning.... [more]
Quebec students seek injunction on law limiting demonstrations
June 13, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Lawyers for student organizations asked the Quebec Superior Court on Tuesday to suspend parts of an emergency law that restrict spontaneous protests until the law's constitutionality is determined. The law, "An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they.... [more]
Quebec sues tobacco companies for health costs
June 8, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The government of Quebec on Friday announced that it is filing a lawsuit against tobacco companies to recover the costs of treating citizens with tobacco-related illnesses. The government indicated that the lawsuit will be based on the companies' failure to report health risks to citizens. Under.... [more]
Canada high court dismisses appeal on student exemption from religious course
February 17, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Canada Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal from Catholic parents who hoped to exempt their children from attending religious courses as part of a mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture Program (ERCP) in Quebec. The parents argued that the courses would teach their children things.... [more]
Rwanda court charges genocide suspect
February 3, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
War crimes suspect Leon Mugesera was charged with genocide planning, incitement and distribution of arms Thursday in a Kigali court in Rwanda. He was deported from Canada to Rwanda nine days ago, following a 16-year battle in the Canadian court system in which Mugesera attempted to stay in Canada..... [more]
Canada deports Rwanda war crimes suspect
January 24, 2012 by Hillary Stemple
The Canadian government on Monday deported Rwandan war crimes suspect Leon Mugesera, after a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction to rule on immigration cases. Mugesera, who has been fighting deportation from Canada since 1995, is a former Rwandan politician.... [more]
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