Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal News (Legal Sourcery)
Legal Sourcery is the award winning, top legal news source in Saskatchewan. Find the latest Law Society updates and information from the Saskatchewan legal community.
June 3, 2020
Call for Expressions of Interest – ADR Institute of Canada Training Course
The ADR Institute of Saskatchewan has received some inquiries about whether we are prepared to present our National Introductory Arbitration Course by video. As a result, we are calling for expressions of interest to determine if there is sufficient interest to proceed in this fashion.The details for the course in our proposed new delivery method are below, and can be...
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June 2, 2020
Applications Open for Law Society Hearing Administrator
With the province reopening, the Law Society of Saskatchewan is proceeding with its various strategic initiatives including moving forward with our search for a Law Society hearing administrator. The hearing administrator role will be a part-time position designed to enhance the efficiency and quality of the hearing process. Click here for more information.
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June 2, 2020
New Podcast: The Trauma-Informed Lawyer
By Myrna McCallum This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association. It will serve as your educational resource on trauma-informed lawyering. Through inspiring interviews and thoughtful commentary, we will shine a light on a critical competency you did not get any instruction on in law school. Trauma-informed lawyering is a do-no-further-harm, relational approach to the...
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June 1, 2020
Private Companies in Saskatchewan Prisons: The Impact of the Increasing Cost Barrier for Accessing Inmate Telecommunications
Kennedy Morrow* This comment explores the impact of outsourcing inmate telecommunication services in Saskatchewan to a private company, GTL, which provides calling technology in correctional facilities. This technology has resulted in excessive pricing schemes for inmate calling and detrimental effects on inmate health and well-being. In 2006, an experimental privatized prison in Ontario, Central North Correctional Centre (“Central North”), closed...
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May 29, 2020
CanLII’s new dark mode, a pathway to legal research abilities some consider to be unnatural
“Dark modes” are becoming an increasingly common customization option for websites and apps and we’re happy to announce that CanLII deployed its own dark mode today. You will find the switch to “toggle” from the usual “light” mode to the dark mode (geekily named “DarkLII”) in the footer of any CanLII page. “Dark modes” are alleged to save battery life...
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May 29, 2020
Are some political ideas simply too dangerous to express? An analysis of the constitutionality of the Canada Election Act’s restrictions on political speech
Larissa Meredith-Flister* Freedom of expression is an essential feature of a democratic society.[1] As per s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,[2]everyone has “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.”[3] Such fundamental freedoms are, however, subject to “reasonable limits.”[4] Freedom of expression in Canada is limited by...
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