Reasonable Doubt
The consequences of having a criminal conviction: Reasonable Doubt
For starters, it will affect your ability to find a job more
Can unfair employment end age discrimination: Reasonable Doubt
Canadians are retiring later than ever, but many over 65 don’t have the same access to benefits as other employees. more
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Understanding Ontario’s civil privacy rights: Reasonable Doubt
The right to privacy is not absolute, and it would be difficult to argue that any person today would have a reasonable expectation of absolute privacy. more
Is Canada finally ready for polyamorous families to be legal?
A recent Newfoundland decision where three adults were granted legal status of parent to their child is a great start to a legal overhaul of Family and Child Law in Canada. more
Flickr/jerik0ne
Why are so many condos passing non-smoking rules?
In this week's Reasonable Doubt column, lawyer Tim Duggan examines why so many Toronto condominiums have passed restrictions on both tobacco and marijuana smoking. more
Flickr.com/Jeremy Brooks
Vote in the Ontario election as if you were poor: Reasonable Doubt
When Ontario residents vote on June 7, they should ask themselves what election issues would be important to them if they could not work and were forced to rely on social assistance. more
Inside Canadian immigration detention review hearings
Hundreds of people are held in immigration detention centres if they're believed to be inadmissible to Canada. Here's a closer look at the review process. more
Flickr/SalFalko
How Bill C-75 will impact the preliminary inquiry
The federal government announced legislation that would change sections of the Criminal Code, but it’s a bad idea more
Flickr/Mark Johnson
Slow process of sponsorship appeals keeps couples apart: Reasonable Doubt
If your application to sponsor a foreign spouse in Canada was rejected, you can appeal that decision. Here's how to successfully get through that long and complicated process. more
Flickr/Ines Hegedus-Garcia
How decisions about condo gyms are made: Reasonable Doubt
Who determines the condo gym hours and how is new equipment purchased? more
Canada’s justice system is not for Indigenous people: Reasonable Doubt
Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine deserve justice more
Rafael Ferreira Pimentel
Understanding Ontario’s new residential lease: Reasonable Doubt
Starting April 30, landlords and tenants will be required to use the standard lease template more
Flickr/Mark Johnson
Sponsoring a foreign spouse to Canada: Reasonable Doubt
Anything but the most traditional of relationships often face scrutiny from immigration officers more
Michelle da Silva
#MeToo disrupts Canada’s precarious democracy: Reasonable Doubt
How will recent allegations break the foundation of Canada’s democracy and our government? more
Rafael Ferreira Pimentel
When a landlord can take over a rental unit: Reasonable Doubt
The Residential Tenancies Act allows termination of tenancies for landlord’s own use more
Understanding changes to solitary confinement in Canada: Reasonable Doubt
There has been a recent significant redevelopment of the law with respect to the use of solitary confinement in federal penitentiaries more
Flickr/City of Prince George
The struggle of getting a Canadian Study Permit: Reasonable Doubt
The failings of the Canadian Study Permit regime highlight what’s wrong with our immigration system more
Flickr/Jennifer Yin
Reasonable Doubt: Can condo corporations ban or restrict pets?
Most condominium corporations’ governing documents do contain some restrictions that affect the keeping of pets in a unit more
Michelle da Silva
The Canadian legal system is unequipped to deal with sexual assault cases: Reasonable Doubt
Of the small percentage of incidents of sexual violence that are brought to trial, only half end in convictions more