Jacques Gallant
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 23
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Child sex abuse case collapses over delay. For years, Toronto police did nothing to find man charged with sexual interference of daughter (opens the original)
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When a man failed to appear in court in November 2017 on a charge of sexual interference involving his young daughter, Toronto police knew exactly where to find him. The man was out on bail living with his grandmother, a 20-minute drive from the courthouse. Her address and phone number were in the possession of the cops, as were the address and phone number of the accusedâs mother, and the phone number of the man himself. Yet despite a judge issuing a warrant for the man’s arrest, there’s no
Ontario hospital ordered to follow own policies. Waypoint routinely broke internal rules for long-term patient isolation (opens the original)
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An independent oversight body has delivered a clear message to Ontarioâs only maximum-security psychiatric hospital when it comes to keeping patients in long-term isolation: Itâs time you started following your own policies. In a unanimous 33-page decision released last week, a five-member panel of the Ontario Review Board (ORB) provided its detailed reasons for why it ordered Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene to implement measures to reduce the time that patient Andr
Judges’ grilling of accused men leads to sex assault and dangerous driving cases being overturned (opens the original)
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In overturning two criminal cases, higher courts have issued a reminder to judges: Leave the cross-examination to the lawyers. In both cases, in Brampton and Toronto, the judges were found to have extensively cross-examined the accused when they took the stand in their own defence. While judges can ask clarification questions, they can never take on the role of cross-examiner, as it would risk undermining their job as a neutral decision-maker.  In the Brampton case, Ontario Court Justice San
Stories of patient isolation at this Ontario hospital ‘deeply troubling,’ ombudsman says. Warnings about ‘unethical’ use of seclusion go back more than 40 years (opens the original)
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Ontarioâs patient ombudsman says stories of people being held in isolation for years at the provinceâs only maximum-security psychiatric hospital are âdeeply troubling,â as his office considers what actions it may take. Craig Thompson has been âclosely followingâ the Starâs investigation into the use of long-term seclusion at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, said a statement from his office. âThe patient experiences being shared are deeply troubling. All
Trans inmate sues federal government. Guard at Ontario prison used slurs, tried to force strip-search by man, she claims (opens the original)
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A transgender woman is suing the federal government for $325,000 over allegations a correctional officer used transphobic language while insisting she be strip-searched by a man. The incident occurred at Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst early on the morning of Nov. 19, 2025, when inmate Sydnee Lines, 37, was returning from an emergency hospital visit, according to a statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court. Lines was serving a sentence for criminal harassment, uttering threats
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