Akosua Matthews

State accountability lawyer at Kastner Ko LLP / Chair @YMCAGTA / Rhodes Scholar / @CanLawMag’s #Top25MostInfluential ‘18 / Métis-Ghananian

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Just voted.

[Louis Century @LouisCentury]

Bencher election voting starts tomorrow.

For those (like me) who oppose Stop SOP / Full Stop and everything they stand for, the 2019 election is often discussed as a worst case scenario. But the reality is that 2023 could be worse.

A thread… 🧵

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

@UofT @UTM @UTSC This is poor decision making and risk assessment by U of T. I’m an alumni and current instructor. I’m also a parent and TDSB is closed. Next door, Queen’s Park is closed. In this context, how does it make sense to force dangerous commutes to St. George campus?

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Can't wait to read.

[ABA Law Practice Division @LawPracticeTips]

Trauma and trauma responses are pervasive in the legal system. This new book is a primer on #trauma-informed lawyering, and provides information and analysis from law, psychology, & allied field experts. Get your copy here: https://t.co/t6eTY7LahT
#TraumaLawyering #TraumaInformed

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Congratulations to Lesley Davidson on becoming the first woman to lead the @ymcagta as incoming President and CEO! As a member of the Board, I'm looking forward to watching Lesley assume this historic leadership opportunity at a historic time for the GTA. #ShineOn

[Medhat Mahdy @medhat_ymca]

Congratulations to Lesley Davidson, the incoming President & CEO of the YMCA of Greater Toronto. https://t.co/zJubclf6S9

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

My awesome firm is hiring a 3-6 year call! Check the posting below (and pass it on).

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Indeed. A key takeaway here: "Ms. Turpel-Lafond is gone largely because a chorus of brave Indigenous voices, mostly women, demanded something be done."

At. Great. Personal. Cost.

The Academy contributed to this problem & has a role to play in fixing it. https://t.co/fRrmtWcti5

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Tonight! See you there!

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Honoured to moderate an evening w co-authors of Valley Of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town & the Road to Reconciliation. By my friend @StoboSniderman & my former law prof Douglas Sanderson. Dec 7, 7pm, Innis Town Hall. See you soon! Details: https://t.co/LBCk8rQVwt

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Honoured to moderate an evening w co-authors of Valley Of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town & the Road to Reconciliation. By my friend @StoboSniderman & my former law prof Douglas Sanderson. Dec 7, 7pm, Innis Town Hall. See you soon! Details: https://t.co/LBCk8rQVwt

[Vini V @vini_v_]

This case highlights major issues with our system of police oversight. As I told the @TorontoStar: “Allowing the investigation to be conducted by the police service internally really undermines any trust that the public has in the police watchdog."

https://t.co/j6dG5lo4hB

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Our client's (@bccla) reflections on the constitutional challenge to sex work legislation, PCEPA. More on their blog!

[BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla]

The BCCLA stands with sex workers across Canada who argue in this latest challenge that PCEPA has failed to meet its stated objectives and has worsened the harms faced by sex workers.

Read Our Latest Blog on the Case: https://t.co/dAFL3DCxpI

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

So proud of my friend Dr. Katie. So many years of hard work. Congratulations on this achievement!

[Katie Szilagyi @katieszi]

Proud & grateful to have reached the end of this long and winding road. With appreciation to my incredible community, my doctoral committee, and the support & encouragement of my family. Above all, gratitude to @ianrkerr, who believed in me, guided me, & set me on this path. 🤖💜

[BC Civil Liberties Association @bccla]

Today began the hearing for the case to #repealPCEPA. If you would like to learn more, you can follow @CDNSWAlliance for updates on the case.

Read the legal arguments, including BCCLA’s factum: https://t.co/NcddJkVlW9

[Sex Work Law Reform @CDNSWAlliance]

"Persistent substantive impacts are experienced by trans, Indigenous, and Black sex workers. #PCEPA is a regime that harms the claimant groups." @bccla #repealPCEPA #sexwork

[Sex Work Law Reform @CDNSWAlliance]

"The @bccla's core submission is this: in assessing the Applicants’ s. 7 Charter claim, it is critical to consider how the barriers faced by the claimants represent a web of interconnected social factors that include gender, race, and disability, among others." #repealPCEPA

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Today @KastnerLam was honoured to represent the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association @bccla as interveners in the constitutional application to strike-down Harper-era sex work legislation criminalizing sex work. Watch the proceedings. https://t.co/qPx1OEF5m2

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

It was a case of "old-fashioned tunnel vision" by police and a racially motivated arrest. Our client Mr. Aydin states: "I mean, my name is Muhammed - it's easy to target."

[Hamilton Spectator @TheSpec]

Eleven months after police charged Muhammed Aydin with six counts of sexual assault, forcing him out of Hamilton, all charges were dropped with no explanation.

Aydin is now suing Hamilton police for $6 million, Steve Buist reports #HamOnt
https://t.co/Xbvh3J5EkI

[Akosua Matthews @kosuaM]

Elections Ontario finds ‘apparent contravention’ in Liberal candidate’s nomination papers. "[I]t would have been physically impossible ... to collect these signatures within hours,” added the complaint from NDP legal counsel Akosua Matthews." https://t.co/CcyKUxJOip