DCAO

Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa

[DCAO @The_DCAO]

The best place to learn is in the courtroom. Thank you to our participants and volunteers for this year’s Young Lawyers’ Conference.

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Annual DCAO Spring social for members is coming up on June 2nd at 5pm, at All Saints, 330 Laurier Avenue East. See you there 😊

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Also big thanks to Marie Heinen for accepting our invitation to be our keynote speaker last night.

[Criminal Lawyers’ Association @ClaOntario]

Introducing @ClaOntario Paolo Giancaterino @JuventusFC1897, Ottawa, ON.
Check out our feature member profiles by going to: https://t.co/yK1rfsI7Qv

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Congrats, Pat.

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The 2022 Bill Carroll award for advocacy in criminal defence goes to Pat McCann. Legend.

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Time to register for the CCLA/DCAO annual criminal law conference at Montebello on October 15/16. Registration as well as agenda with topics and speakers can be seen here: https://t.co/w2z6VoAVBA

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Canadian civil rights lawyer and activist Clayton Ruby has died https://t.co/PVvAbGJHC6

[Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh @LZZDefence]

Today, James Lockyer, along with several members of Parliament, were on Parliament Hill calling for Justice Minister David Lametti to issue a re-trial for the Quewezance sisters.

James told reporters, “The justice system is moving like a snail with arthritis”.

[Criminal Lawyers’ Association @ClaOntario]

Introducing @ClaOntario Matthew Wolfson, @MatthewWolfson2, Ottawa ON.
Check out our feature member profiles by going to https://t.co/yK1rfsI7Qv

[Jana G. Pruden @jana_pruden]

Thirty years ago today, David Milgaard was released from Stony Mountain Penitentiary after serving 23 years for a murder he didn’t commit.
A feature I wrote a while back about Mr. Milgaard, and the enduring effects of his wrongful conviction.
https://t.co/aKjPsdhLIM

[DCAO @The_DCAO]

Justice Lametti says mandatory minimum sentences are a failure: https://t.co/m3vzPDBPbx

[Ottawa Citizen @OttawaCitizen]

Province names three new appointees to Ottawa Police Services Board https://t.co/aRVE6hXozQ

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Video to be turned on as soon as you sign in, and see robing requirement - Virtual Courtroom Etiquette | Superior Court of Justice https://t.co/Hk6xPsjilj

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Guidelines to Determine Mode of Proceeding in Criminal | Superior Court of Justice https://t.co/dp3RxUwZMv

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With comments from DCAO Senior Director Paolo Giancaterino (@JuventusFC1897)

[Ottawa Citizen @OttawaCitizen]

'It's not meant to be a circus': Convoy bail hearings testing virtual court capabilities and courtroom decorum https://t.co/mTP8pDXDTc

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Statement from the DCAO Executive on the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act.

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Our new DCAO exec - President Kirstin Macrae, Leo Russomanno (@len_1980), Paolo Giancaterino (@JuventusFC1897), Ewan Lyttle, Meaghan McMahon (@mcmahon_meaghan), Jon Doody, Jonathan Nadler (@jrnadler), and Cassandra Richards (@crich114).

[Sean Fine @SeanFineGlobe]

Canada’s Supreme Court takes a turn to the right, as liberal consensus comes apart after 40 years of the Charter https://t.co/fviYNoZod5

[APTN News @APTNNews]

“Over-representation of Indigenous people in correctional settings remains one of Canada’s most pressing human rights issues."

A new report shows First Nations, Inuit and Métis women comprise nearly 50 per cent of the federal inmate population.
https://t.co/vNBbee8xIp