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Visit the Judson Howie LLP website for news about our firm. My column in the Kenora Miner & News is available online. News from organizations I work with is available on their respective websites (see the Rainy River District Law Association, Borderland Pride, and the Federation of Ontario Law Associations).
Investigation recommends sanctions against Councillor David Kircher
Towards the end of my term as a municipal councillor in Fort Frances, I was attacked in numerous incoherent newspaper ads that appeared...
May 8, 2024
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Town of Fort Frances paid Bay Street lawyers over $42K to defend a $13K lawsuit
Newly released freedom of information productions from the Town of Fort Frances reveal that the municipality spent over $42,000 in legal...
Feb 24, 2024
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Court signals weaknesses in Town of Fort Frances claims to Point Park
The walls are closing in on the Town of Fort Frances’ flawed approach to the Point Park litigation, and so far it appears that the only...
Jan 15, 2024
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Current Status of the Point Park Litigation
I am often asked about the status of the Point Park litigation between the Town of Fort Frances, the Agency One First Nations...
Jun 29, 2023
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Kenora Miner | ‘Your Job is to Fight the Staff’: How Councils Can Improve Municipal Accountability
This column by Douglas W. Judson was printed in the Kenora Miner and News on September 29, 2022. You can find it online here. “Your job...
Oct 7, 2022
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Were Anti-Vaxxers the End of SCAP? An Investigation
Breach of agreement by Christian Parents' Association caused over $300K in damages to public school board Public records obtained in...
Jul 10, 2022
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Council United in Rejecting Kircher Conspiracy Theories
For the past several months, local realtor David Kircher has been engaged in an extensive misinformation campaign concerning Council’s...
Jun 30, 2022
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Council Votes to Spend More for Less Accountability
At its June 13, 2022 meeting, Council received a report from administration seeking its approval to issue a tender for the appointment of...
Jun 29, 2022
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Hartlen Interviews Judson About Council Renewal
On March 25, 2022 I sat down with Caitlin Hartlen to talk about the upcoming municipal election and why change and renewal on Council is...
Mar 29, 2022
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What is a ‘Lame Duck’ Council?
At recent meetings of council of the Town of Fort Frances, the prospect of entering a ‘lame duck’ phase later this year was discussed....
Mar 27, 2022
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Fort Frances Times | Council Blocks Removal of Barriers to Participation of Working-Age People
Following the events at the Council meeting of March 14, 2022 (which I wrote about here), I submitted the following letter to the editor...
Mar 17, 2022
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David Kircher is Lying, while Council Blocks the Truth
In January 2022, Council learned that Mayor June Caul illegally leaked a legal opinion to David Kircher, as part of a months-long...
Mar 15, 2022
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Fort Frances Times | The Accountability of Elected Officials is a Matter of Public Interest
The Fort Frances Times received a letter to the editor from Diane Maxey, which it printed in its January 19, 2022 edition. The editor...
Jan 19, 2022
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A Final Word on Colonization Road
From the outset, the project to rename Colonization Road was meant to be a landmark reconciliation moment for Fort Frances. It did not...
Dec 17, 2021
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Legal Proceeding Challenges Mayor's Abuse of Authority
Councillor’s seeks judicial guidance to address alleged abuses of office and clarify the limited powers of the head of council. Mayor...
Oct 23, 2021
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Fort Frances council demands federal-provincial intervention in sale of International Bridge
At its regular meeting on June 14, 2021, Council of the Town of Fort Frances adopted the following resolution, which was introduced by...
Jun 15, 2021
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Fort Frances councillor welcomes single-use plastics bylaw
Media Release | On January 1, 2021, the Town of Fort Frances will become one of the first municipalities in Canada - and the first in...
Dec 27, 2020
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A Final Word on Pride 2020
Dear Friends: Pride Month 2020 in the Borderland region is in the history books, and the ink now dry on another chapter in a year defined...
Jul 7, 2020
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NNL | Private interests, public forests, and political influence: what Fort Frances learned in 2019
This column by Douglas W. Judson originally appeared on NetNewsLedger on January 12, 2020. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled...
Jan 13, 2020
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Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters to present on threat of copper mining to Canadian waters
Media Release | Fort Frances, ON – On Wednesday, August 14 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters will hold a...
Jul 30, 2019
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