News 1. Class action lawsuit filed against Archdiocese Last week, Halifax lawyer John McKiggan and the Toronto law firm of Koskie Minsky announced they were filing a class action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth on behalf of children they allege were sexually abused by priests from 1960 to the present. After the lawyers issued […]
Bill 30, sex abuse, and separation of church and state: Morning File, Wednesday, October 25, 2017
News 1. Bill 30, sex abuse, and separation of church and state “Bill No. 30 – Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Act” was considered by the usually non-controversial Private & Local Bills committee of the legislature yesterday. But, “[t]he committee voted to hold the bill at this stage of the lawmaking process following a presentation by lawyer John […]