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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).
Jan 17, 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.
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Jul 13, 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....
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Oct 26, 2022
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...
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Oct 7, 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...
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Oct 4, 2022
Remarks to the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission
On October 4, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario held a public hearing in Kenora about its proposed federal...
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Jul 11, 2022
Mark Canada Day with community aspiration, not colonial heritage
Another Canada Day has come and gone. This year, Canadians remain confronted with questions – and for some, discomfort – about what type...
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Apr 12, 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...
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Mar 31, 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...
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Mar 16, 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...
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Jan 19, 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...
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Nov 23, 2021
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...
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Apr 20, 2020
Righting Rural Inequities in a Post-COVID Canada
Article | A country quiet has fallen on city streets around the world, while calls for social distancing have brought Canadians together...
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Jan 13, 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...
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Jan 14, 2019
Xtra | Doug Ford’s confusing case against sex-ed
This column by Douglas W. Judson appeared in Xtra. | A legal ménage of gays, gag orders and government gaslighting may disclose the...
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Dec 18, 2017
Canadian Lawyer | The case that comes after Trinity Western
This column by Douglas W. Judson appeared in Canadian Lawyer Magazine. | The Supreme Court of Canada is currently penning the final...
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