Toronto Star Interviews Toronto Lawyer Angela Chaisson on Harvey Weinstein’s Sentencing

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On March 11, 2020
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Angela Chaisson, a Toronto lawyer who focuses on sexual violence is interviewed by the Toronto Star about movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and sentencing. She gives her professional opinion on the sentence Harvey Weinstein would have faced had he been tried in Canada. She also discusses Canada’s lack of statute of limitations for sexual […]

Angela Chaisson Speaks with The Toronto Star about Consent and Capacity in the College Street Bar Trial

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On December 3, 2019
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Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson, who specializes in cases of sexual violence, is interviewed by the Toronto Star about the high-profile College Street Bar trial. She discusses how the jury must grapple with a fundamental legal question: when is someone legally too drunk or high to consent to sex? Angela speaks the legal test, its ambiguities, […]

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Angela Chaisson speaks to the Toronto Star about the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Ururyar, the widely reported case with Mandi Gray as the complainant which overturned the trial judge's decision. The Toronto criminal lawyer discusses possible impacts on women's willingness to report sexual assault, and how criminal courts can...

Toronto Star Gets Insight Into Controversial Sexual Assault Case With Angela Chaisson

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On March 11, 2017
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Following the shocking acquittal of a Halifax taxi driver in a sexual assault case, Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson discusses the case with the Toronto Star. Angela gives insight into how the Criminal Code gives no clear line beyond which someone is too intoxicated to consent to sexual activity. She also discusses the challenge these cases […]

Following a Shocking Sexual Assault Case, Angela Chaisson Speaks with the Toronto Star About Legal Issues Related to Intoxication and Consent

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On October 6, 2016
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After the conviction of a Toronto man in a shocking sex assault case, R. v. Tariq, the Toronto Star interviews Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson about the judge’s decision. Angela gives her insights into how the decision brings clarity to complicated legal issues of intoxication and consent. She also discusses the key role surveillance video played […]

Angela Chaisson Discusses the Law Surrounding Victim Impact Statements with the Toronto Star

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On August 16, 2016
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The Toronto Star interviews Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson on a unique issue in a Calgary criminal courthouse, where a judge denied a victim’s request to have her victim impact statement read in court. Angela gives her insight on the relevant Criminal Code provisions, and how they have been interpreted, and how courts can better accommodate […]

Angela Chaisson Gives Her Opinion on Sexual Assault Complainants and the Criminal Justice System

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On March 16, 2015
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Ontario’s current affairs programTVOinterviews Toronto criminal lawyer Angela Chaisson about the Ontario government’s sexual assault action plan. She discusses the role of sexual assault complainants in the criminal law, and what the government can do to assist complainant through a difficult criminal law process. Read full article

Angela Chaisson Shares Her Views on Jian Ghomeshi’s Criminal Charges With the Toronto Star

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On November 26, 2014
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Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson speaks to the Toronto Star about the criminal law charges against CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi. She gives her opinion on how the ten years between the alleged events and the criminal charges could weaken any exculpatory or inculpatory evidence. Angela also discusses how having such a lengthy period of time […]

Angela Chaisson and Clayton Ruby Write Opinion Piece for the Toronto Star on Trinity Western University

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On October 1, 2013
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Leading Toronto newspaper the Toronto Starhas published an opinion piece written by Clayton Ruby, Angela Chaisson and Bob Gallagher. Toronto lawyer Angela Chaisson and her co-authors argue that the approval of Trinity Western University’s law school is a step backwards for LGBTQ equality in Canada and that the courts should block the approval. Read the […]

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Toronto Star Interviews Toronto Lawyer Angela Chaisson on Harvey Weinstein’s Sentencing

Toronto Star Newspaper Interviews Angela Chaisson About Ontario Court of Appeal Decision in R. v. Ururyar

Toronto Star Gets Insight Into Controversial Sexual Assault Case With Angela Chaisson

Angela Chaisson and Clayton Ruby Write Opinion Piece for the Toronto Star on Trinity Western University