This is the first instalment of a three-part farewell by Montreal Gazette restaurant critic Lesley Chesterman, looking back at her 20 years on the beat. The first chef I interviewed was a force of nature. Her name was Rose Gray, and she was the co-owner of the most talked-about restaurant in London at the time, […]

David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle–Émard–Verdun and a professor at the Faculty of Law (currently on leave), has been named Canada’s new Minister of Justice as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet in response to the sudden departure of Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison. Lametti was sworn in earlier this morning proudly wearing […]

A human rights watchdog organization today condemned the UN’s election of Yemen, the lowest ranking country in the world on gender equality, to be vice-president of the Executive Board of UN Women, which is the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women. « Electing Yemen to protect women’s rights is like making […]

Today, Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced that – following a court decision in favor of the Attorney General – the Trump Foundation has signed a stipulationagreeing to dissolve under judicial supervision, with review and approval by the Attorney General of proposed recipient charities of the Foundation’s remaining assets. This stipulation follows the court decision last month allowing Attorney General Underwood’s […]

A Liberal MP who’s stayed out of the House of Commons for months says he’s been busy with other important work. “Time spent in the House is a part of a member’s work but despite that I decided to do something concrete for a cause I truly care about,” Montreal MP Nicola Di Iorio said […]

The American College of Trial Lawyers, a non-political organization composed of the leading trial lawyers in the United States and Canada— civil and criminal lawyers representing civil plaintiffs and defendants and criminal prosecutors and defense lawyers, of all political affiliations—today issues a statement in support of the response by Chief Justice John Roberts to remarks […]

The American College of Trial Lawyers (the College) has announced the creation of the Beverley McLachlin Access to Justice Award to The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. The award, named in her honor, is to be presented to a judge or a member of the bar in the United States or Canada, whether or not […]

20 AGs Urge Secretaries Azar and DeVos to Abandon Efforts to Adopt a Restrictive and Discriminatory Federal Definition of “Sex” Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood—part of a coalition of 20 Attorneys General—urged the Trump administration to abandon efforts to adopt a definition of “sex” that would exclude transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from the protections […]

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, along with other UN agencies, officials and experts tasked with combating racism, should join the EU, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley and many others, and condemn today’s massacre of Jews praying in a Pittsburgh synagogue, said UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights monitoring group. As of 11:40 pm tonight in […]

The American College of Trial Lawyers Creates the Beverley McLachlin Access to Justice Award to Honor The Right Hon. Beverley McLachlin, P.C. The American College of Trial Lawyers (the College) has announced the creation of the Beverley McLachlin Access to Justice Award to The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. The award, named in her honor, […]