Paul Champ
@PaulChampLaw
Ottawa lawyer with national practice. Employment, Labour and Human Rights. (He/Him)
I agree. Intervenes should still appear in person if they wish. However, I think the SCC should allow fewer interveners and also decide that only some can make oral arguments (virtual or in person).
Zoom should be an option, but not mandatory for interveners in the Supreme Court of Canada: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Extending fare capping to Presto users is a good move. It rewards frequent riders and makes transit simpler. But we need a bigger conversation about convenience, frequency and reliability. Riders need service they can count on and we all have a stake in reducing congestion.
OC Transpo rolling out fare capping for Presto card users Aug. 1 ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article…
Ottawa's pattern of human rights hypocrisy continues, saying one thing, but then doing another. Here, DND gives huge contracts to private company responsible for "interrogation services" at Abu Ghraib. Seriously.
Canada Awards $169 Million Deal To U.S. Company Sued Over Iraqi Abuse readthemaple.com/canada-awards-…
This is a warm story about meaningful art created by residents at Bruyere Centre in Ottawa, with support from @studiogriff. He helps us see beauty in the environment around us and is an Ottawa treasure. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…
This is one of those images you instantly know will appear in history books of the future. And people will wonder how we allowed this to happen.
And yet @CPC_HQ continues to try to hype fear of crime to mobilize support.
Crime severity index dropped four per cent last year, Statistics Canada says nationalpost.com/news/canada/cr…
Lich and Barber sentencing will take place this week. There’s no question it was serious, and they have spent three years showing the opposite of remorse for what they did to the people of Ottawa, but an 8 year sentence is ridiculous. IMO no custody for Lich; 6 months for Barber.
AFP warning its Gaza reporters are at risk of literally starving to death - having risked their lives for so long to tell the story that Israel prevents the international media from reaching.
AFP Journalists’ Association on reporters in Gaza: ‘Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can remember seeing a colleague die of hunger. We refuse to see them die’
Joint statement by Canada and 25 other countries: Israel is deliberately causing hunger and must stop now. “We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food.“
The suffering of civilians in Gaza is horrific. Together with 25 other partners, Canada‘s message is clear: the war in Gaza must end now. We call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a full resumption of humanitarian aid, including food. Please see our…
Another day, another war crime by Israel and the IDF.
It's a war crime to gratuitously destroy civilian infrastructure, yet "Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs...levelled in the past few weeks." bbc.co.uk/news/resources…
Congratulations Brenda. We are so proud of you. Keep up the great work.
Brenda Reynolds is the recipient of the Nelson Mandela Award, the first Canadian, and the first indigenous person to be so recognized. Very proud to be joining her at the UN General Assembly today.
Probably one of the most prophetic paragraphs of the twentieth century - from Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985)
Congratulations CSIS! You've been around for 41 years! For nearly half that time, you've dragged out the Court case with our client #Abdelrazik, defending your complicity in his arbitrary detention and torture in Sudan. Your commitment to human rights inspires us all!
🎉 Happy Birthday, CSIS! 🎂 Since July 16, 1984, CSIS has been on the frontline of national security. Here's to many more years of protecting Canada. #CSISBirthday #CanadaStrong
This is a huge win for the labour movement in Canada.
Uber Drivers Have Unionized For The First Time In Canada readthemaple.com/uber-drivers-h…
UN chief António Guterres renewed calls for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, warning the crisis has reached “horrific proportions” with death and destruction unlike “any in recent times.”
The Government of Canada has a responsibility to provide all the support necessary to the Vaccine Injury Support Program. Leaving people disabled and waiting for years is unconscionable and wrong. The story of Kayla Pollock is shameful.
youtu.be/MQoeD3Bq5Tk?si…
Poilievre lost riding in part because he cheered on Convoy protesters who carried out an assault on Ottawa. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
UNESCO has named three locations used by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge as torture and execution sites 50 years ago as world heritage sites. The Khmer Rouge caused the deaths of 1.7M Cambodians through starvation, torture and mass executions from 1975 to 1979. trib.al/6x29d9I
Trump's sanction of the UN rapporteur for the Israeli-occupied territory is a "sign of guilt." He wouldn't tryi to silence her if he weren't so afraid of the truth she utters. And Trump is aiding and abetting Israel's genocide by arming and funding it. euronews.com/2025/07/11/un-…