Human Rights Practice Group - Ross & McBride LLP

Account of the Human Rights Group at Ross & McBride LLP led by Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka - tweets by Jennifer Zdriluk //

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Jury weighs if systemic jail failures led to Brennan Bowley’s death

👉 https://t.co/rtzFdDgjK7
Inquest hears about miscommunication, ignored warnings and missed chances in days before 23-year-old’s fatal overdose.

Nicole O'Reilly, Hamilton Spectator Reporter

[IDA Ontario @IDA_Ontario]

We are excited to announce the incredible lineup of speakers and sessions at IDA Ontario's Navigating Dyslexia Family Conference 2025! This conference will focus on supporting parents and caregivers of students with dyslexia. Here’s a sneak peek at the speakers you'll have the opportunity to hear from Learn more https://t.co/dv6lyQNlRt

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

We're really excited in the Human Rights Group at Ross & McBride to have been recognized by The Globe and Mail as one of Canada's Best Law Firms in 2025 with distinction in Human Rights Law!

[Ontario Bar Association @OBAlawyers]

New in JUST. Wade Poziomka has become a giant in the field of human rights law by doing exactly what he always imagined a lawyer was meant to do: fight for the underdog. https://t.co/Qp6sESBbfn

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

Thank you to all of our Unions across the province for advancing workers’ rights and serving as the backbone of the social justice movement. There is important work ahead. Thank you for continuing the fight to level the playing field! Happy Labour Day 2024. #HamOnt

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

I start my term today as Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Constitutional & Human Rights Section Executive. Check out the section website to stay up to date on legal developments. I want to recognize and thank our past chair, @kkinsinger. @CBA_News

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

JUST. Magazine, published by the @OBAlawyers, ran a feature article about my work in human rights. I enjoyed speaking with Michael Speers about my work, but was not expecting such a complimentary article and am truly humbled. Full article here:

https://t.co/bk1d1fbxPe

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

I've been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® in two areas: Appellate Practice & Labour and Employment Law. I'm honoured to be recognized by my peers and grateful to the amazing staff who work with me advancing human rights - Judy Bew & Kaitlyn Billings.

[Errol Mendes LSM @3mendous]

A lawyer like @WPoziomka we can be proud of in the legal profession: https://t.co/t7QYv6zsa4 - How Wade Poziomka is Evening the Playing Field

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

@AndrewONielsen @TicketmasterCA @Ticketmaster If they don’t correct this for you Andrew I’ll represent you pro bono in an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

[Jennifer Zdriluk @JZdriluk]

Looking forward to being a part of this great panel #womeninlaw

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

I have been listed in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as a leading practitioner and most frequently recommended in both employment law and workplace human rights. This is a peer-driven process and I am grateful to my colleagues in the legal profession for their support.

Congratulations to my friends and colleagues who have also been listed.

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

Divisional Court dismissed judicial review of Weilgosh on Wednesday. Human Rights Tribunal continues to have jurisdiction to hear human rights matters for unionized employees in provincially-regulated Ontario workplaces. Here is my recent blog post:
https://t.co/hFd0dkr07W

[Tim Wilbur @timbwilbur]

Democracy Watch launches constitutional challenge of Ontario judicial appointment process. Advocacy organization brings suit in response to premier's comments, mirrors federal lawsuit. @AidanMacnab speaks with @DuffConacher, @WPoziomka, Nick Papageorge @rossmcbridellp

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

I sat as judge at the Wilson Moot in Toronto along with Spencer Livingstone from @BlakesLaw and Justice Conlan from the Superior Court. Fascinating fact pattern on gender identity and imprisonment. It’s always great to see the exceptional talent soon to join the legal profession.

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

I represented MPP @SarahJama_ today at the Divisional Court with respect to the @OntarioPCParty’s decision to censure her in the Ontario Legislature. Couldn’t have asked for better co-counsel than David Baker and Daniel Mulroy.

[Elementary Educators @ETFOeducators]

BREAKING: Appeal Court confirms Bill 124 was an unconstitutional infringement of Ontario education workers’ rights. Read ETFO statement https://t.co/YtH0oXVD7i #onpoli

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

In recent years lawyers have experienced increasing criticism (letters, emails, social media posts, etc.) for representing clients in disfavour with some groups in our community. I’ve experienced this criticism recently in some higher profile cases I’m working on, including my representation of @HamiltonPride, former Hamilton City Councillor @MatthewGreenNDP (now MP), and most recently of MPP @SarahJama_ in the Ford Government’s decision to censure her in the Ontario Legislature. Here is an article I wrote in @TheSpec yesterday.

I respect the right of anyone to be critical, and as a human rights lawyer I do and will continue to fight for freedom of speech and the right to criticize (even if I’m the target of that criticism because one doesn’t like who I represent as a lawyer). With respect to that particular criticism however, I think it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how our legal system works. And it doesn’t deter me in representing my clients. #onpoli

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

In Ottawa today representing an intervener at the Foreign Interference Commission that will examine & assess alleged interference by China, Russia, India and other foreign actors on the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Looking forward to the work to be done on an important issue.

[Wade Poziomka @WPoziomka]

We're really excited in the Human Rights Group at Ross & McBride LLP @rossmcbridellp to have been recognized by The Globe and Mail @globeandmail as one of Canada's Best Law Firms in 2024 with distinction in Human Rights Law!