- Ottawa blocks the sale of space company to the U.S.
Canada's Federal Industry Minister has confirmed that he will block the sale of a Canadian space company to a U.S. defence manufacturer.
Posted May, 09, 2008
- SGM launches Charter application
SGM has launched a Charter challenge against legislation that excludes issues such as pensions and job classifications from negotiations between the government and employee unions.
Posted May, 05, 2008
- SGM Lawyer Appointed to Alberta Labour Relations Board
SGM's Lyle Kanee has been appointed as a vice-chair of Alberta's Labour Relations Board.
Posted May, 02, 2008
- BlackBerry: the new hot-button labour issue
SGM's Louis Sokolov was quoted by the Globe and Mail in a story about how a Canadian trade union is making the use of BlackBerrys an issue in collective bargaining.
Posted Apr, 30, 2008
- A chance encounter that might rewrite the rules
The Globe and Mail quotes a Supreme Court of Canada factum filed by SGM's Jonathan Dawe in reporting on an appeal that may overturn the rules for excluding evidence in criminal cases.
Posted Apr, 21, 2008
- Underfunding the real crisis
This week's Law Times has published an op-ed by SGM's Frank Addario on the funding crisis in the criminal justice system.
Posted Apr, 15, 2008
- Ottawa rejects space firm's sale to U.S.
The federal government has refused to approve the sale of Canada's leading space company to American interests. SGM's Steven Shrybman represented the public interest groups that spearheaded the opposition to the sale.
Posted Apr, 10, 2008
- Gay rights panel reflects on Vriend decision
SGM's Lyle Kanee was quoted by the Edmonton Journal which covered the 10th anniversary celebration of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Vriend v. Alberta.
Posted Apr, 06, 2008
- Workers beat Hydro One again
The Financial Post reported on SGM's victory in obtaining a partial wind up of the Hydro One pension plan to give 73 terminated employees access to their pensions.
Posted Apr, 03, 2008
- Goudge probe hears plea for far-reaching review
Both the Globe and Mail and Canwest news service quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov in their coverage of the final submissions in the Goudge Inquiry.
Posted Apr, 02, 2008
- Union report sounds alarm over foreign daycare chains
The Toronto Star reports on a legal opinion prepared by SGM's Steven Shrybman regarding the dangers of allowing foreign daycare chains to operate in Canada.
Posted Apr, 02, 2008
- Supreme Court holds key to unlock old report
Frank Addario was quoted by the London Free Press on an upcoming Supreme Court of Canada appeal which will determine whether obtaining information under freedom of information laws is a right under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Posted Mar, 30, 2008
- SGM files a class action lawsuit against CN
Supervisors are seeking unpaid overtime in a national class action lawsuit filed against the Canadian National Railway
Posted Mar, 25, 2008
- A national disaster, made for TV
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story about how the CBC mysteriously killed a new show that may have hit too close to reality for the Harper government.
Posted Mar, 22, 2008
- Stephen Lewis Foundation raises $700,000 to fight AIDS
SGM lawyers and staff contribute to the Give a Day to World AIDS campaign.
Posted Mar, 11, 2008
- Bently takes aim at court backlogs
The Toronto Star quotes Frank Addario in a story covering the Attorney General's intention to clear up the backlog in criminal court proceedings.
Posted Mar, 07, 2008
- We should all support NAFTA renegotiation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a column advocating the renegotiation of NAFTA
Posted Mar, 05, 2008
- Activists urge freeze on daycare licenses
A legal opinion prepared by SGM's Steven Shrybman advocates a temporary moratorium on new child-care licenses to prevent a multinational corporation from taking over child-care centres across the province.
Posted Mar, 03, 2008
- How even straightforward cases can get scuttled by delays
SGM's Frank Addario is quoted in a Globe and Mail article on the problem of delays in the criminal court system.
Posted Feb, 26, 2008
- Anger and concern persist over Brampton hospital situation
SGM's Steven Shrybman is quoted in a story outlining the concerns with the P3 scheme at the Brampton Civic Hospital.
Posted Feb, 14, 2008
- As It Happens
Listen to SGM's Frank Addario, who was interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens regarding an Ontario Court of Appeal case on the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence.
Posted Feb, 13, 2008
- Smith testified in U.S. death case
The Globe and Mail quoted SGM's Louis Sokolov today in reporting the shocking news that Dr. Charles Smith testified in a U.S. death penalty case.
Posted Feb, 08, 2008
- SGM welcomes three new lawyers
SGM is pleased to announce that three new lawyers have joined the firm, one in our Ottawa office and two in our Toronto office.
Posted Jan, 24, 2008
- Police officers across Canada face once-rare perjury charges
The Brandon Sun quoted SGM's Frank Addario today in a story about the growing number of police officers facing perjury charges.
Posted Jan, 20, 2008
