The death of Greg Hiles last week at the East Coast Forensic Hospital has led to calls for an inquiry and questions about the conditions at the facility. Serious problems have been consistently raised about the state of the province’s hospitals, nursing homes, and other treatment facilities. Disability rights advocates recently won a Nova Scotia Human […]
Court Watch: mental illness and “not criminally responsible”
Decisions Codey Hennigar sentencing decision reminiscent of other NCR verdicts You can read the decision in Codey Hennigar’s case online here. Hennigar was found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder (“NCR-MD”) for the deaths of his mother and grandparents. Several outlets carried the story; here’s the CBC’s article. This week also saw Vince Li...
Court Watch: Curtis Steele, Codey Hennigar, and George Hubley
In Court Charges Dropped against Curtis Steele On Monday afternoon, I stepped off the elevator in Halifax Supreme Court to see Mark Knox, QC heading into a courtroom. That’s a good sign that something interesting is about to happen, so I dove into the gallery. I was seated for about 0.63 seconds before the child...