Lawyers for the City of Abbotsford and for the Pivot Legal Society received emails Thursday afternoon notifying them that BC Supreme Court chief justice Christopher Hinkson will rule on the…
By Mike Archer. Our institutions in Abbotsford seem to have, at best, only a passing acquaintance with Canadian law or, for that matter, the requirement that they abide by it….
By Mike Archer. I was sitting in the back row of Court Room 30 listening to the lawyers for the City of Abbotsford try to defend the indefencible – Abbotsford’s…
Decision expected after July 24th By Mike Archer. The City of Abbotsford fought hard, spent a lot of money and was bound and determined to preserve its right to discriminate…
In an interview with CBC News Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman said today, “It comes down to financial dollars, resources and expertise. Cities are supposed to look after really exciting things…
Submitted. Pivot Legal Society will defend a lawsuit seeking to protect the rights of Abbotsford’s homeless people. On Friday, July 4, the B.C. Supreme Court will hear the City of…
Faith leaders in Victoria are condemning the approach taken by the Harper government and Abbotsford’s police Chief Bob Rich in insisting on treating prostitution as a criminal offence. Rich’s Abbotsford…
By Mike Archer. Once again Abbotsford’s police chief seems to have taken the law into his own hands – APD Ignores Supreme Court, Recommends Bawdy House Charges – and chosen a…
Conservatives Just Don’t Get It – They Won’t Be Allowed To Break The Law By Mike Archer. Stephen Harper sounds an awful lot like Simon Gibson these days. Like Gibson,…
A mixture of responses to the injunction to move out of Jubilee Park appeared to be in progress Saturday afternoon as some of those occupying the Drug War Survivors camp…