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Police-involved deaths on the rise across Canada

2/23/2023

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​Ottawa, Ontario – At least 704 people have been killed or died during police use of force encounters in Canada since 2000. This information, and much more, is newly available to the public in an accessible online database tracking police-involved deaths in Canada...

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Developing an Indigenous Justice Strategy for Toronto

2/16/2023

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​ALS is very excited to be working with Silent Drums and Sweetpea Event Services to develop an Indigenous Justice Strategy for Toronto. The project will run until March 31, 2024 and is funded by the Department of Justice. You can find more information {here} and watch this space for more news as the project develops.
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ALS discusses changes to the bail system on the Current

2/7/2023

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Jonathan Rudin, Special Projects Director at ALS, was on a panel on CBC’s The Current discussing the bail system in Canada and in particular whether we need to reform the bail system and make it tougher. 

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Announcement – Chantell Barker Named New Executive Director of ALS

1/18/2023

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​On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Chantell Barker to the position of Executive Director of Aboriginal Legal Services, beginning February 6th, 2023.  Chantell is Cree and comes from the Sapotawayak Cree Nation. Chantell’s spirit name is Geetchi Nodin Ikwe (Strong Wind Woman) and she is from the Deer Clan.

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Legal Aid Ontario and Aboriginal Legal Services sign new service agreement

1/12/2023

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​January 11, 2022 – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) are pleased to announce that they entered into a new service agreement, under the Legal Aid Services Act, 2020, on Dec. 8.
​The new service agreement renews LAO and ALS’ commitment to delivering legal aid services that are trauma-informed, culturally safe and culturally relevant to the Indigenous community. Under the new agreement, LAO will increase its investment in the legal aid services and programs ALS delivers.

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Aboriginal Legal Services partners with Make Music Matter to create alternative model of mental health support and amplify Indigenous voices through song

11/30/2022

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Toronto, November 28, 2022 – Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) will join forces with the international NGO Make Music Matter (MMM) to develop a new culturally-based healing model for Toronto’s Indigenous community. The partnership will provide specialized training to the therapeutic and victim services team at ALS, allowing them to widen their multidisciplinary approach

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Supreme Court narrowly rejects ALS argument on the unconstitutionality of restrictions on access to conditional sentences

11/7/2022

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The Supreme Court issued its decision in R v Sharma. The case was a constitutional challenge to restrictions on access to conditional sentences by Indigenous offenders. The Court ruled 5 – 4 against the arguments brought by Ms. Sharma, ALS 17 other interveners. 

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ALS Preparing a Report on Gladue Reports for the NWT

11/7/2022

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APTN on ALS’  work on a report for the Government of the Northwest Territories on developing a Gladue program there -read more about it here.

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ALS appears before the Senate on Bill C-5

10/31/2022

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​Bill C-5, a bill to eliminate some mandatory minimum sentences and to allow greater access to conditional sentences is now before the Senate for consideration. Jonathan Rudin, Program Director, appeared ...

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