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News & Media
Visit the Judson Howie LLP website for news about our firm. My column in the Kenora Miner & News is available online. News from organizations I work with is available on their respective websites (see the Rainy River District Law Association, Borderland Pride, and the Federation of Ontario Law Associations).
Borderlines | Defamation Law and SLAPP Proceedings
On January 30, 2024, Douglas W. Judson, Partner of Judson Howie LLP, was a guest on Borderlines, a legal podcast based in British...
Jan 30, 2024
Kenora Miner | Melillo ignores local LGBTQ2 groups targeted by right-wing hate
This column by Douglas W. Judson was published in the Kenora Miner & News on January 17, 2024. You can read it online or in PDF.
Jan 17, 2024
Globe & Mail | Ontario court rejects Facebook user’s attempt to throw out defamation suit for post labelling drag performers ‘groomers’
Click here to read this December 29, 2023 column by Mike Hager in the Globe and Mail.
Dec 29, 2023
Xtra | Court rules that ‘groomer’ is a slur, not protected speech
Click here to read this December 22, 2023 column by Dale Smith in Xtra.
Dec 22, 2023
LA Blade | Court in Canada finds “groomer” slur not protected speech
Click here to read this December 20, 2023 column by Rob Salerno in the LA Blade.
Dec 20, 2023
Kenora Miner | To fight hate, Pride needs to return to its roots in outrage
The below column by Douglas W. Judson was published in the Kenora Miner & News on July 14, 2023. It is also available online and in PDF....
Jul 14, 2023
Slaw | Motion on Law Society Fees Ignores Impact on Courthouse Libraries
This column by Douglas W. Judson, chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations, was published by Slaw.ca on October 26, 2022. You...
Oct 26, 2022
Kenora Miner | ‘Your Job is to Fight the Staff’: How Councils Can Improve Municipal Accountability
This column by Douglas W. Judson was printed in the Kenora Miner and News on September 29, 2022. You can find it online here. “Your job...
Oct 7, 2022
Globe & Mail | Municipalities grapple with renaming Colonization Roads to further Indigenous reconciliation and awareness
Click here to read this May 10, 2022 column by Willow Fiddler in The Globe and Mail.
May 10, 2022
Kenora Miner | Elections Canada denied three First Nations communities a meaningful right to vote
This column by Douglas W. Judson was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on April 13, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's...
Apr 13, 2022
Kenora Miner | New court rules panned by lawyers and access to justice advocates
This column by Douglas W. Judson was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on March 31, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's...
Mar 31, 2022
Fort Frances Times | Council Blocks Removal of Barriers to Participation of Working-Age People
Following the events at the Council meeting of March 14, 2022 (which I wrote about here), I submitted the following letter to the editor...
Mar 17, 2022
The Agenda | Learning to Live Without Plastics
On February 10, 2022, Douglas W. Judson, councillor for the Town of Fort Frances, appeared on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to...
Feb 10, 2022
Fort Frances Times | The Accountability of Elected Officials is a Matter of Public Interest
The Fort Frances Times received a letter to the editor from Diane Maxey, which it printed in its January 19, 2022 edition. The editor...
Jan 19, 2022
TVO | Why Ontario must reform municipal codes of conduct
This opinion piece by Ontario municipal councillors Douglas W. Judson, Justin Towndale, and Cameron Kroetsch was published by TVO on...
Nov 23, 2021
Toronto Star | There will be no Pride month in tiny Emo. Northwestern Ontario town’s decision sparks anger, disappointment
Douglas W. Judson, co-chair of Borderland Pride, was interviewed by Emma Teitel of the Toronto Star for this article, published on May...
May 29, 2020
Politico | House Democrat trying to enlist Trudeau in fight to save boundary waters
Douglas Judson, councillor of the Town of Fort Frances, was interviewed for this article in Politico by Lauren Gardner. You can read it...
Mar 22, 2020
NNL | Private interests, public forests, and political influence: what Fort Frances learned in 2019
This column by Douglas W. Judson originally appeared on NetNewsLedger on January 12, 2020. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled...
Jan 13, 2020
Fort Frances Times | No apologies for speaking out against racism: Judson
This letter to the editor was submitted for the April 10, 2019 edition of the Fort Frances Times. | Dear Editor: In a letter published...
Apr 8, 2019
CBC | Disappointed but not surprised, Fort Frances councillor says of rejected mill bid
This article originally appeared on CBCNews.ca | Local and provincial politicians say they're disappointed that a deal that promised to...
Mar 19, 2019
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