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"Late in 1926 Ernest Victor Sterry had found himself out of work. At loose ends, he decided to write and publish a newspaper to spread rationalist ideas among his fellow Torontonians. He gave it a slightly misleading title: The Christian Inquirer: A Publication Directed to Furthering the Modernist Movement. The first number was alliteratively described as “A Pithy, Popular Presentation of Profound Problems Perplexing the People.” Sterry intended to follow it up with more issues, but that was not to be. The purpose of the paper, he wrote, was to further the populist mission of rationalist education:

to provide in the cheapest form the reviews and arguments and demonstrable facts usually kept more or less concealed from the mass of the people by the aristocracy of intellect.

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Sterry began distributing the first issue of his paper free of charge that December, in time for Christmas. He made a point of giving copies to members of Toronto’s elite in person. He wandered the halls of the provincial parliament and handed copies directly to G. Howard Ferguson (the premier), W.H. Price (the attorney-general), and Charles McRea (the minister of mines.) He visited the office of crown attorney Eric Armour to give him a copy, and left papers at every other office he could. Sterry also visited Toronto’s city hall and delivered copies personally to each of its various departments. He then distributed the paper to students at McMaster University, a Baptist institution then in Toronto. He later estimated that he had given out at least five hundred copies of the Inquirer. He asked each person he met while distributing the paper to read and critique it. While everyone seemed friendly enough, he was disappointed by the lack of thoughtful responses.

There were only two advertisments in the first issue of the Inquirer, both from fellow unbelievers and members of the local rationalist organization. These were A. Newton, who offered “general house repairs,” and Ethelbert Lionel Cross, a barrister [and the first practicing Black Canadian lawyer in Toronto.] It was in fact fortunate that Sterry knew a lawyer. On 10 January 1927 he was visited at his office by three police officers and arrested. Accompanied by Cross (whose office was in the same building), he was taken to Inspector McKinney of the Morality Department and charged with blasphemous libel.

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The defence of freedom of speech as a principle attracted a mysterious group of potential benefactors. On 14 January the [Toronto] Evening Telegram reported that “a sympathetic source” had offered Sterry the services of “one of the most eminent criminal advocates in this province.” [Lionel] Cross’s insistence on acting as senior counsel had, however, scuttled the deal. The next day Cross told the Star he wished to set the record straight. Certain local parties had indeed approached Sterry. They had told him that “they did not approve of his views yet they were wholly out of sympathy with what they regarded as a form of persecution and … were prepared to finance his defense.” They also offered legal counsel who would “collaborate” with Cross. But Cross felt that this collaboration amounted to a takeover of the case by others, which would have put him in the position of betraying the cause. Just who were these potential benefactors? Neither Cross nor the Toronto newspapers specified. An article in the Winnipeg Tribune of 13 January, however, may shed light on the question. Entitled “Communists to Fight for Free Speech,” it reported that “the Communist Party of Canada is prepared to assist Victor Sterry … although it has no interest directly or indirectly in the Rationalist movement.” John MacDonald, party secretary, stated: “We are ready to take part in a fight for free speech and a free press if the police press the charge.” Thus it is possible that it was the Communist Party that had offered assistance and been rebuffed by Cross. It is also possible that the sympathetic group represented other religious minorities such as Unitarians or Jews, or that they were liberalminded Christians who disliked the blasphemy law. In any case, Cross seems to have felt that their lawyer would have misrepresented Sterry’s position, while he as a fellow rationalist could handle the case more appropriately. There were also rumours of help from further afield. On 12 January, the Evening Telegram suggested that a coalition of Chicago freethinkers had discussed enlisting Clarence Darrow in Sterry’s defence. The next day Cross told the Star that he had received a telegram from New York offering $10,000 and Darrow’s assistance. Ten days later William Styles of the RSC [Rationalist Society of Canada] was asked if the famous American was coming. He responded that “the story was largely a newspaper concoction,” continuing, “if Darrow does come, he will come as junior counsel to our own Lionel Cross.” But he added that it was a possibility, since there was an organization in the United States that had paid Darrow’s expenses when he fought similar cases across North America. (This was likely a reference to the American Civil Liberties Union.) It is hard to imagine the limelight-loving Darrow playing the role of junior counsel, however. Unsurprisingly, a few days before the trial Cross told the press that the famed lawyer would be “unable to attend the proceedings on account of illness.”

This setback may not have been unexpected, but it was still unfortunate for Sterry and his fellow rationalists. They needed all the help they could get; a lot was riding on the case. Col. W.W. Denison, solicitor to Ontario’s Department of the Provincial Secretary, had within hours of Sterry’s initial arrest stated that if the rationalist was found guilty, the government should cancel the Rationalist Society’s charter. He believed that, by “propagating atheism,” the society had “exceeded the powers granted them.” Clubs and societies that had been found to promote gambling had had their charters revoked, Denison explained; similarly, organizations that broke the law by blaspheming should be disbanded. He stated that he would personally recommend such a move to Provincial Secretary Lincoln Goldie, should Sterry be convicted. In Canada’s Criminal Code, blasphemous libel, the offense with which Sterry had been charged, did not apply to all attacks on Christianity or disbelief in God. Its precise stipulation was that:

no one is guilty of a blasphemous libel for expressing in good faith and in decent language, or attempting to establish by arguments used in good faith and conveyed in decent language, any opinion whatever upon any religious subject.

The problem was not with the opinion but with the libelous way it was expressed. In a lengthy discussion of the law, the Evening Telegram explained to its readers that

It is the choice of language that is involved in Mr. Sterry’s case … Vulgar or profane language can transform a legitimate philosophical argument into a blasphemous libel.

If Sterry’s rhetoric outraged the religious feelings of Christian Canadians, he was guilty. There was little doubt that he had written most of the content of the Christian Inquirer, and no question that he had personally distributed it. Thus the case quickly came down to the highly subjective issue of whether the Christians of Toronto should feel offended by his words. The outcome of the case would depend upon the attitude of those tasked with defining what was offensive: the jury and the judicial authorities.

Early indications were not promising. Crown attorney Eric Armour, who had initiated Sterry’s prosecution, promptly showed a copy of the offending material to Inspector McKinney of the Morality Department; he agreed that it was blasphemous. Subsequently authorities always stressed the gravity of the offense in their public statements. Magistrate R.J. Browne, when committing Sterry to jury trial, called the Inquirer article not only blasphemous but also “a most indecent and offensive attack on Christianity and the scriptures, couched in the most scurrilous and opprobrious language.” It was clearly Sterry’s intention, he said, to “asperse and vilify Almighty God, in composing and publishing these scandalous, impious, blasphemous and profane libels of God." When a date for the case was initially listed, the presiding judge, Emerson Coatsworth, emphasized its importance, explaining to reporters that blasphemy consisted of an “indecent or offensive” attack on God or the scriptures, “attacks which are calculated to enrage the feelings of the community.” Behind the scenes, matters were not as clear-cut. Only two days after Sterry was charged, W.H. Price, Ontario’s attorney general, received a letter condemning the case. It was from a retired minister, one J.C. Hodgins, a man Price considered a “very high type” who had “done a great deal of speechmaking throughout the Province.” Perturbed by the minister’s letter, Price asked his deputy why charges had been laid in this case “more than in many others that seem just as bad.” The deputy in turn asked Armour, the crown attorney, for a report, particularly on “whether the defendant was warned to discontinue and if not, why this was not done.” Armour downplayed his own involvement and commented that it was true that editors who published objectionable material were usually given a warning first. He added:

This publication, however, is not a newspaper or a periodical but a propagandist sheet … I have no doubts about getting a conviction but as a charge of theft has also been laid against the above, if he is sent to jail on that charge, the libel charge could be dropped. The local religious organizations here have been raising much ado about the publication in question, and it perhaps would be better to go on to a finish now [that] a prosecution has been commenced.

Furthermore, he commented, “I do not think this charge should ever have been laid and would suggest that after a true bill is found by the Grand Jury a Stay of Proceedings be entered.” Price responded, “I am not sure that I would have entered this case at the beginning. Now that it has been entered I rather think it would be inadvisable to have it withdrawn.” Price kept his reservations mostly quiet and allowed the case to continue.

There were, however, people willing to take the rationalist’s side publicly. The Toronto Star provided a sympathetic platform for Sterry and Cross to put forward their views, though the paper never editorialized directly on the case. Support was to be found among the clergy as well. Not long after Sterry’s arrest, Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman of Holy Blossom Synagogue agreed to speak at a rally in his support. Although the rabbi had to cancel at the last minute for family health reasons, he wrote a lengthy two-part article for the Canadian Jewish Review entitled “A Religious Teacher’s View of Blasphemy.” In the first half Isserman blended rabbinical commentary with a highercritical interpretation of Jewish religious history, and examined changing conceptions of God and offenses against God. Isserman’s statement that “the war-God of Israel, called by some the cruel Jehovah” had been abandoned in favour of a more merciful deity was, in essence if not in tone, reminiscent of Sterry’s ��touchy Jehovah” critique. In the second half of the article, published the following week, Isserman wrote that, while he believed a liberal religious outlook was superior to the rationalist view, he knew that unbelievers could be decent and sincere people. Their questions and challenges should be dealt with honestly and charitably, rather than punitively. “Religion does not need courts to defend it,” Isserman argued. In fact, he concluded, the violence and oppression meted out by supposed defenders of religion were more blasphemous in the eyes of God than verbal insults."

- Elliot Hanowski, Towards A Godless Dominion: Unbelief in Interwar Canada. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. p. 98-99, 104-106.

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A Canadian jury has found the former fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault after a six-week trial.

Prosecutors told a Toronto court that Nygard, 82, used his "status" to assault five women in a series of incidents from the late 1980s to 2005.

Nygard denied the charges, and his defence team accused the victims of "gold-digging" for financial gain.

He was found not guilty on a fifth count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.

Nygard appeared to show no emotion as the verdict was handed down on the jurors' fifth day of deliberations.

According to prosecutors, Nygard lured the women - aged 16 to 28 at the time - to a private luxury bedroom in his firm's Toronto headquarters.

One prosecutor described the room as having "a giant bed...and a bar and doors, doors with no handles and automatic locks controlled by Peter Nygard".

Prosecutors alleged that Nygard would assault the women once they were trapped in the room.

After Nygard's conviction, his son Kai Zen Bickle told reporters outside the Toronto court that the jury's ruling was "a victory" for all those "who came forward and were denied justice".

"One more child won't be affected, one more woman won't be affected, " Mr Bickle said. "(Nygard) has to actually sit down and think about all of these things."

Mr Bickle has become an outspoken supporter of his father's alleged victims and described the moment Nygard was found guilty on Sunday as "emotional".

"There are so many survivors out there, this is their day," he said.

Nygard's lawyer Brian Greenspan said "we will consider the options" when asked by reporters whether Nygard would seek an appeal.

A sentencing hearing will be set on 21 November.

During closing arguments earlier this week, Crown prosecutors and Nygard's defence team painted dramatically different pictures of the man who once hobnobbed with celebrities and stood at the helm of a lucrative global apparel empire.

Mr Greenspan told jurors that the state's case rested on "revisionist history" built on "contradictions and innuendo", Canadian media reported.

He also claimed that four of the five women - who are also part of a US class action lawsuit - were motivated by financial gain.

Over five days of tense testimony and cross-examination earlier in the trial, Nygard said he could never have acted "in that kind of manner" and that he did not recall four of the five women, according to CBC.

Prosecutors relied heavily on the evidence of the women in court.

Crown Attorney Neville Golwalla addressed the media on Sunday after the verdict and thanked the women who had come forward.

"This is a crime that typically happens in private and profoundly impacts human dignity," Ms Golwalla said.

"To stand up and recount those indignities in a public forum such as a courtroom is never easy and takes great courage."

Nygard - who was once estimated to be worth at least $700m (£570m) - is still facing another trial in Montreal next year and assault and confinement charges in Winnipeg.

Once his criminal cases in Canada are completed, he is set to be extradited to the US, where authorities claim he engaged in a "decades-long pattern of criminal conduct" involving at least a dozen victims across the globe. He is currently fighting that extradition.

The guilty verdicts on Sunday cap a stunning fall from grace for Nygard.

In February 2020, he stepped down as chairman of his firm, Nygard International, shortly before it filed for bankruptcy after US authorities raided its New York headquarters.

He has been jailed since his arrest in December the same year.

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What to Do if You Are Accused of Sexual Assault

You may still be feeling overwhelmed because of the accusation that you have just received. Someone said that you have done sexual assault. There are so many things that are going through your head. It is only normal that you are going to think about the things that you could have done. You may be trying to replay the things that occurred because you are wondering what went wrong. You can contemplate all you want but if you want this to be resolved, you need to look for the right criminal lawyers in Winnipeg. You deserve to get only the best lawyer and this is possible when you check Google Maps.

Speaking to Others to Clear Your Name

One of the mistakes that people make is they try to give a statement before getting a criminal lawyer in Winnipeg. This can be problematic for a lot of reasons:

You have so many emotions so you may end up saying the wrong things.

The things that you will say will be used against you.

There are some things that you may not understand clearly and may be perceived negatively.

Do not make the same mistake that others have already done. If you are accused, do not say anything. You have the right to call your chosen lawyer. You can only start talking when there is already a lawyer present. If you want to gain more details, check this out.

Try Your Best to Remain Calm

This may be one of the hardest things that you have to do when you are in this situation. You cannot help but overthink. You are already thinking about the things that will get affected. You know that your future is on the line. This is why you should look for the right lawyer. The lawyer will be in charge of helping you remain calm. They will tell you what the next plan of action is going to be. The more that you feel that you are going towards a certain direction, the calmer you will be.

Remember that Looking for a Reputable Lawyer is Important

You cannot just hire a random lawyer to represent you in court and to help you out. You want to find a lawyer that specializes in sexual assault. Now may not be the time to contact your tax lawyer unless you are going to ask for a recommendation. You want someone who has the right knowledge and skills in order to help you with this fight. You want to prove your innocence and you want the right person to help you. Jeff Gindin, criminal lawyer Winnipeg may be the right person for the job. Feel free to contact him as soon as you can.

How Grave is the Level of Trouble that You Are In?

You may be underestimating the trouble that you are in. You may know that you are innocent and you feel that the truth will prevail. Remember this: in this life, there are some things that will not be fair. People who have done you wrong may still go through life unscathed. You have the power to change the way that your life is going. Your chosen Winnipeg criminal defence lawyer will determine the severity of your situation and will let you know.

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Gerri Wiebe is a leading Winnipeg Criminal Defence Lawyer. She is experienced in defending domestic assaults, impaired driving, murder, and more. With more than 17 years of experience, Gerri is committed to providing the best defence for you. Website:- https://gerriwiebe.com/

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Best Lawyers In Canada

Alice Woolley

Professor and associate dean-academic, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, Calgary, Alta. Woolley is a true changemaker in the region of law and technology as well as law regulation.  She's been a valuable member of the Canadian Bar Association's integrity and professional responsibility committee.  Her work with the CBA Futures job as an ethics and regulatory issues staff member is really making a mark at the legal community.  Woolley is responsible for sweeping educational modifications as chairwoman of the committee that developed and embraced significant curricular changes at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Law, which concentrate on the practical elements of legal instruction and will come into effect in September. What voters had to say: Leading expert on legal profession and ethics; when she talks, people listen.   Alice is a pragmatic visionary.  Educating law students in a way that will prepare them for a 21st century clinic is of crucial importance to the future of the profession.

Justice Murray Sinclair

Chairman, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Winnipeg, Man.  A rare write-in candidate winner for  this season 's Top 25, Sinclair was on the list last year, making headlines in June with the release of the overview of the report of the TRC along with 94 recommendations to redress the cultural genocide of Canada's residential college program.   Over six decades, Sinclair directed the TRC hearing the tales of over 7,000 survivors of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse.  Sinclair, that was the first aboriginal judge in Manitoba, was first appointed to the provincial court where he became associate leader in 1988 and then elevated to the Court of Queen's Bench at 2001.  He had been co-commissioner of Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in 1988 and presided over a 2000 inquest into the deaths of 12 infants at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre.  Sinclair expects to finish the commission's complete report in the near future, after which he will choose whether to return to retire or court and advocate for indigenous rights fulltime.

Marie Henein

Old spouse, Henein Hutchison LLP, Toronto, Ont. Considered one of Canada's best criminal defence lawyers, Henein is known for representing high-profile clients such as former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi -- charged with seven counts of sexual assault, of which two have been dropped -- former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, and junior hockey trainer David Frost.  Most recently Henein has taken on the event of defence counsel colleague Leora Shemesh, that had been charged with perjury and obstruction of justice by Peel Police.  Henein is well-known in the profession as a go-to lawyer for all high-profile criminal matters.  She has an excellent history of wins versus losses and has been a part of the team that recently was successful in having John Salmon's conviction in a 1970s murder . What Republicans needed to say: Most observable leader of [the] criminal defence bar.

Justice Ian Nordheimer

Judge, Ontario Supreme Court, Toronto, Ont.  Nordheimer's name is becoming synonymous with class actions suits mostly due to his judgment, which overturned Justice Edward Belobaba's conclusion in a high-profile case on carriage at the Barrick Gold class action suit.  Nordheimer given the losing coalition of law firms leave to appeal Belobaba's decision at the Divisional Court.  He is likely the strongest Superior Court degree judge in the country using a decade on the seat and generates perhaps the greatest number of thorough judgments every year compared to some trial level estimate.  He is known for his quick wit and sharp decisions.  In the last year, Nordheimer has made quite a splash in the legal community by upholding a professional field punishment for present LSUC bencher Joe Groia and releasing information that revealed Rob Ford was the topic of a police investigation.What that the panel had to say: He is the sort of judge that should be on the Court of Appeal... or greater.  A judge of complete integrity.

Jean-Pierre Blais

Chairman, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa-Gatineau Blais is not afraid of criticism and is willing to go above and beyond in the name of consumer rights.  A recent CRTC decision will give users more freedom to select TV channels of their liking as part of their cable and satellite subscriptions despite bitter opposition from Canada's cable businesses.  Blais called out former Bell Media president Kevin Crull, without naming names, over reports Crull told CTV news personnel not to interview him after that choice.  Crull ended up apologizing for interfering in the news gathering process and later stepped down.  From telemarketers to telcos, Blais consistently aims to encourage the rights and demands of customers. What Republicans needed to say: Reaching big shift with consumer-minded focus.  About time!

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Thousands of lawyers claim that they are the best with a great track record. But, the fact is that not all can give you desired and promised results. In case you are arrested in some criminal charges, you must be represented through an experienced and professional lawyer, so that your case is well taken care of.

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Factors To Consider When Choosing The Right Criminal Lawyer

We have many crimes that you may be involved in that may bring about court proceedings. Some of these are like regulatory crimes, rape, drug trafficking as well as fraud among others. You might as well be accused of taking part in a crime that you know nothing about. At all these times, you have to seek for the services of the best criminal lawyer Winnipeg to help you argue your innocence in the court.You will gain have to follow the guidelines below so that you can identify a criminal defence attorney who is best suited for your case. You begin by looking into the years that the lawyer has been in operation on you location. The one you chose ought to be well established in the area of criminal law in your area. They as well have to show evidence of handling diverse matters as this ensures  they have the best exposure and skills. It is at this same time that you have to look for one who have been representing people of different background as well in criminal cases. Another crucial guideline ought to look at the rulings that the criminal defence attorney has been able to attain. You have to look for one who has been able to win many cases and even more shorter jail time. These are elements that will ensure that you have the case winning type of representation. Another area of concern ought the financing and the fee you will pay to the criminal lawyer you hire. By looking at the rate of several attorneys, you will manage to choose one who is more affordable. The one who can offer you options for financing your case ought to be chosen as well. You will as well have to seek for one who has qualified well with a criminal lay certificate and who only practices criminal law up to date. The good thing about this is that you get a more knowledgeable attorney who makes sure that you ha e higher odds in your criminal case. You then have to borrow help from the past comments of the clients of te criminal law attorney. You have to make sure that you hire the Best lawyer in Winnipeg with numerous and positive comments from those they have worked with. Finally, you have to make sure that you choose a lawyer who is accepted in the bar of lawyers in your state and with a license of operation. This is one who is allowed to represent people in your area and who qualified.

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Huawei CFO's Lawyer Attacks US Extradition Case in Canadian Trial

A lawyer for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou argued on Monday that “double criminality” was at the centre of a trial to decide whether she can be extradited to the United States, a case that has strained relations between Ottawa and Beijing.

Meng, 47, arrived in a Vancouver courtroom wearing a dark top with polka dots, for the first phase of a trial that will last at least four days, as China repeated its call for Canada to release her.

Legal experts have said it could be years before a final decision is reached in the case, since Canada’s justice system allows many decisions to be appealed.

The United States has charged Meng with bank fraud, and accused her of misleading HSBC Holdings about Huawei Technologies’ business in Iran.

Court proceedings show the United States issued the arrest warrant, which Canada acted on in December 2018, because it believes Meng covered up attempts by Huawei-linked companies to sell equipment to Iran, breaking US sanctions against the country.

Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei, remains free on bail in Canada, and has been living in a mansion in Vancouver’s exclusive Shaughnessy neighbourhood.

She has said she is innocent and is fighting extradition in part because her alleged conduct was not illegal in Canada, an argument known legally as “double criminality.”

Unlike the United States, Canada did not have sanctions against Iran at the time Canadian officials authorized commencing with the extradition, her lawyers have said.

Chilling effect The central issue is “double criminality,” defence lawyer Richard Peck told the court.

“Would we be here in the absence of US sanctions law, and … our response is no,” Peck said.

“In a typical case, double criminality is not contentious. This case, however, is founded on an allegation of breach of US sanctions, sanctions which Canada has expressly repudiated,” he added.

Peck said the United States cast this matter as a case of fraud against a bank, which he described as “an artifice”.

“In reality, sanctions violation is the essence of the alleged misconduct … the United States has a global interest in enforcing its Iran sanctions. Sanctions drive this case,” Peck added.

There are more than 150 people in the high-security basement courtroom in downtown Vancouver where the hearing is being held, including journalists from all around the world. The gallery where spectators sat quietly is separated from where the judge and lawyers sit by large sheets of glass, creating a fishbowl-like effect.

Meng’s legal team is currently only scheduled to call evidence in the last week of April, and a second phase of the trial, focussing on abuse of process and whether Canadian officials followed the law when arresting Meng, is set to begin in June. Closing arguments are expected in the last week of September and first week of October.

The case has had a chilling effect on relations between Ottawa and Beijing. China has called Meng’s arrest politically motivated.

US President Donald Trump told Reuters in December 2018 he would intervene in Meng’s case if it served US national security interests or helped close a trade deal with China. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister at the time, quickly warned Washington not to politicize extradition cases.

“The resolve of the Chinese government to protect Chinese citizens’ proper legal rights is firm and unwavering,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters during a daily briefing on Monday. He called Meng’s case a “serious political matter.”

‘Slam dunk’ Huawei said in a statement that it stands with Meng in her pursuit of justice and freedom. “We trust in Canada’s judicial system, which will prove Ms. Meng’s innocence,” it added.

Richard Kurland, a federal policy expert and lawyer not involved with the case, called Meng’s double criminality argument around the absence of Canadian sanctions against Iran a sure bet.

“I think the defence has a slam dunk. There are no Iranian sanctions in Canada and anything (the prosecutors bring up) that’s related to an Iranian sanction in Canada may well be dismissed,” he said.

Soon after Meng’s arrest, China detained two Canadians – former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor. China has denied their arrests were related to Meng’s case.

“The clear priority of everyone in our government … is the release and well-being of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. That is at the heart of all the work we are doing and rightly so,” Freeland, now Canada’s deputy prime minister, told reporters in Winnipeg on the sidelines of a cabinet retreat.

Meng’s legal team argued in November that she could not be extradited as Canada did not have sanctions against Iran at the time Canadian officials authorized commencing with the extradition, meaning her conduct was not illegal.

In response, Canada’s attorney general said Meng was arrested on charges of fraud and misleading HSBC, which is a crime in both countries.

“Our government has been clear that we are a rule-of-law country and that we honour our extradition treaty commitments. That is what we need to do and that is what we will do,” Freeland said.

© Thomson Reuters 2020

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"JUDGE DENOUNCES HIS ACCUSERS," Kingston Whig-Standard. October 5, 1932. Page 13. --- Declares They Are Trying to "Frame Him"-To Conduct Defence ---- WINNIPEG, Oct. 5. - Charging that his accusers themselves should be under criminal indictment, Judge L. S. G. Stubbs, county judge, came to bat with another furious denunciation of those he claims are trying to "frame" him in the investigation ordered by the Federal Government.

Suggesting that the Government charge an admission to the trial, and asserting that he will conduct his own defense, because he thinks no lawyer he would retain could be depended upon to ask the questions he proposes to advance, he says in a signed statement: "Many of my friends are worrying that the political lynching which has been jointly planned for me by the politicians in power at Winnipeg and Ottawa will take place in camera. Some organizations have even paid me the left-handed compliment of petioning that I be tried in public and not in private. There need be no fears on that score. There will be no star chamber for me; my frameup will be exposed in the most public manner possible.

"My accusers are men who ought themselves to be under criminal indictment, men who obtained nothing less than the government of this province by fraud and through false pretenses - men under whose governance and responsibility our fair province has been converted into a stink-pot."

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Best Lawyers In Canada In 2020

Wayne Myles

Counsel, Cox & Palmer, St. John's, N.L. Myles' recent claim to fame is the $3-billion international merger of Barbados-based Columbus International Inc. with England-based Cable & Wireless Communications PLC..  His M&A experience, together with his dedicated customer connections, haven't only led to the largest deal in the telecommunications company's history, but revealed that major foreign prices are being deftly managed by an Atlantic Canadian law firm.  He also 's also acted as lead counsel and strategic advisor on numerous acquisitions, licensing, and funding of many subsea and terrestrial telecommunications businesses in the international seafood processing and marketing industry.  Myles also counseled on aviation issues, on many domestic and international business insolvency and restructuring projects and on energy and transport matters. What voters had to state:[An] outstanding lawyer with international vision.  Huge advantage to any transaction.

Justice Murray Sinclair

Chairman, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Winnipeg, Man.  A rare write-in candidate winner with this year's Best 25, Sinclair was among the list this past year, making headlines again in June with the launch of the summary of the record of the TRC along with 94 recommendations to remedy the cultural genocide of Canada's residential school system.   Over six years, Sinclair directed the TRC hearing the tales of more than 7,000 survivors of sexual, physical, and psychological abuse.   Sinclair, who was the first aboriginal judge in Manitoba, was first appointed to the provincial court where he became associate leader in 1988 and then elevated to the Court of Queen's Bench at 2001.  He had been co-commissioner of Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in 1988 and presided over a 2000 inquest into the deaths of 12 babies at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre.  Sinclair hopes to complete the commission's complete report in the near future, following which he will decide whether to return to retire or court and advocate for indigenous rights full-time.

Marie Henein

Old partner, Henein Hutchison LLP, Toronto, Ont. Considered one of Canada's greatest criminal defence lawyers, Henein is known for representing high-profile clients including former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi -- charged with seven counts of sexual assault, of which two have already been dropped -- former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant, and junior hockey coach David Frost.  Most recently Henein has taken on the case of defence counsel colleague Leora Shemesh, that was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice by Peel Police.  Henein is well known in the profession as a go-to attorney for all high-profile criminal issues.  She's a superb track record of wins versus losses and has been part of the group that recently was successful in getting John Salmon's certainty in a 1970s murder overturned. What voters had to say: Most visible leader of [the] criminal defence bar.

Sheila Block

Partner, Torys LLP, Toronto, Ont. One of the sharpest litigators in the country, Block has served as lead counsel on a recently dismissed $5-billion class action lawsuit against CIBC plus a $100-million suit brought by roughly 8,000 inhabitants of Barbados from Manulife.  She was also staunch counsel for former Manitoba associate chief justice Lori Douglas in the question of this judge's role in a scandal involving her deceased husband, one of his former clients, and salacious photographs of herself submitted on the internet.  Block additionally received an honorary LLD from the Law Society of Upper Canada this year.  An advocate dedicated to teaching law in Canada and around the world, she has trained advocates for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda and the Special Court in Sierra Leone. What voters had to say: Elle demontre son interet a la fois pour l'schooling du publique et des affaires.  (She's demonstrated her interest for the instruction of the general public and business.)

Orlando Da Silva

President, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ont.  Da Silva's heartfelt public confession of a long and profound depression and attempted suicide has started discussion on mental health within the legal community like never before.  Even though there's a deep-rooted stigma against mental illness facilitated by a dominance of type A personalities, Da Silva's brave leadership has helped develop specialized support programs for lawyers who struggle in silence.  As if that wasn't sufficient, Da Silva has gone one step farther and asked lawyers to call him if they need assistance.  His fans underline that Da Silva's efforts are crucial in an industry that promotes bravado and often mistakes mental illness for a personal weakness. What Republicans needed to say: Mr. Da Silva's bravery in grounding increasingly acknowledged mental health issues in the legal profession in his own personal expertise will advance these issues among lawyers and lead to positive ends.

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Founded in 1999, our firm traces its roots back to the legendary Walsh Micay and Company, who represented leaders in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Building on this strong tradition, we advocate for people from all walks of Canadian life in a progressive and liberal manner. Brodsky Amy & Gould also has extensive experience in appellate work, appearing regularly in the Manitoba and Ontario Courts of Appeal, as well as in the Supreme Court of Canada. The firm is headed by G. Greg Brodsky, Q.C., who has revolutionalized Canadian Law over the past 45 years with cases such as R. v. Lavallee, creating a battered wife defence, R. v. Starr, redefining reasonable doubt and clarifying Canada’s principled approach to the admission of hearsay in court proceedings, and R. v. Chaulk, modernizing the not criminally responsible defence. Brodsky also has litigated over 600 homicide cases in his career, a record in the English speaking world.

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