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Douglas W. Judson was interviewed by host Areta Lloyd for this episode of the One Great Case podcast, released on March 26, 2026. You can stream it on YouTube or Apple podcasts .

Writing for the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2004, Blair J.A. prefaced his reasons in Barrick v. Lopehandia with an observation about the internet and its potential for limitless international libel: The Internet represents a communications revolution. It makes instantaneous global communication available cheaply to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. It enables individuals, institutions, and companies to communicate with a potentially vast global audience.

Taxpayers of the Town of Fort Frances have paid over $122,000 in legal fees relating to proceedings involving former councillor David Kircher. Kircher resigned from council in May 2024 following findings of the municipal integrity commissioner which recommended that council sanction his conduct. After his resignation, Kircher commenced an application for judicial review of the integrity commissioner's report. Kircher's application for judicial review does not appear to hav

Douglas W. Judson was interviewed for this CBC article, published on January 28, 2026. Read it online or in PDF . The online version includes video of the interview.

This article appeared in the Kenora Miner & News on January 11, 2026. You can read it online or in PDF .

On January 7, 2026, I published a short letter in the Fort Frances Times pointing out the responsibility of certain incumbent councillors in Fort Frances for the Point Park litigation boondoggle. You can read my letter here . Below is an expanded discussion of its contents, including some links to supporting material. As we move into a municipal election year, the conclusion of the long-running Point Park litigation should prompt sober reflection and concern about the suitabi

Douglas W. Judson was interviewed by NWOnewswatch for this article that was published on August 22, 2025. Read it online or in PDF .

Douglas W. Judson was interviewed by the Canadian Press for this article, published by the Toronto Star and others on August 21, 2025. You can read it online or in PDF .

Douglas Judson was interviewed for this August 21, 2025 article in the Law Times . Read it online or in PDF .

Newly-released freedom of information productions suggest that, for nearly 30 years, council of the Town of Fort Frances approached the...

Douglas Judson was interviewed for this June 24, 2025 article in the the Canadian Bar Association's National . Read it online or in PDF . .

Douglas W. Judson was interviewed by NWOnewswatch for this article that was published on June 18, 2025. Read it online or in PDF .

You can read the court's decision here .

Douglas Judson was in this February 26, 2025 article in the Globe and Mail . Read it online or in PDF . .

Towards the end of my term as a municipal councillor in Fort Frances, I was attacked in numerous incoherent newspaper ads that appeared...

Douglas Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA), was quoted for this May 6, 2024 article in the Law Times....

Douglas Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, was quoted for this April 23, 2024 article in the Globe and Mail....

Douglas Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, was quoted for this April 23, 2024 article in the Globe and Mail....

Douglas Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, was interviewed by Jeff Gray for this April 1, 2024 article in the...

Douglas W. Judson, chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, was interviewed by Jacques Gallant of the Toronto Star for this...