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…the Federal Court of Canada: This proceeding concerns an application for judicial review of the federal government’s decision to significantly reduce, and in some cases eliminate, the health care coverage available to many refugee claimants and other individuals who came to Canada seeking its protection. The Applicants assert that the 2012 modifications to the Interim…

JFCY was granted intervener status in a case where, A.C., a 14 year old girl challenged provisions in Manitoba’s child welfare legislation that authorized child protection authorities to override her refusal of a blood transfusion through a court order. She was found by doctors to have capacity to make medical decisions, but the court ruled that a blood transfusion was in her best interests and ordered that she be forced to undergo the procedure.

…of anti-Indigenous racism), but the core issue at the recent judicial review was concerns that the regulatory bodies, in reviewing the complaint, had failed to engage with health care consent law as it applies to minors. As interveners, JFCY successfully argued that a decision cannot be reasonable where it ignores the right of a capable…

…member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. He was in the care of the children’s aid society and was living at a residential children’s mental health facility / home when he went missing, in October 2017. Over six months later, Devon’s remains were found in the woods 35 meters from the facility /…

…and joined to a similar case brought by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).  This case challenged the decision of the Ontario Government to repeal the 2015 Health and Physical Education Curriculum, and direct elementary teachers to teach an older version of the sex education curriculum that omitted content about consent, gender identity and sexual…

…immigration purposes. The Order may have broader implications for children in immigration detention generally and for raising other factors in detention review hearings, such as the mental health status of detainees. As a result of this case, CBSA Hearings Officers have been instructed to bring this Order to the attention of Immigration Division members, and…

…Institution for Women. At the inquest, JFCY acted as legal representative for the Empowerment Council. The Empowerment Council is a voice for clients/survivors and ex-clients of mental health and addiction services, primarily of CAMH. On 19 December 2013, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of homicide in the case of Ashley Smith, and provided dozens…

…science research on the effects of corporal punishment on children. Click here for this Statement. Majority of Canadians Support Repeal A Decima poll conducted on behalf of Toronto Public Health found that a majority of Canadians surveyed supported the repeal of section 43 of the Criminal Code. You can view the results of this poll at www.toronto.ca/health/ssl_backgrounder.htm (NOT…