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McKöena Law Office McKöena Law Professional Family disputes and disagreements can often become very unpleasant. It is a very emotional time for everyone involved.

McKöena Law Office is equipped to represent your proprietary interests in films, music, publishing, visual arts, advertising, fashion, television, and multimedia industries. Entertainment law is not an entirely separate area of law but rather a collection of traditional legal areas that focus on the business of entertainment. If you are facing a potential and or alleged ciminal law matter, your fr

eedom is our number one priority and we will advocate your legal rights with passion that yeilds results. Military Law is the substantive body of law, which defines the rights, authority, obligations and duties of the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Department of National Defence (DND), its members and civil servants. It incorporates a number of distinct military aspects of established substantive bodies of law practiced by civilians such as tort law, administrative law, intellectual property, employment, and international law, etc. Being involved in any family dispute can turn everyday simple activities into the most difficult times in a person's life. Although it may be necessary to attend court when negotiations fail, one of the benefits of the family law practice at McKöena Law Office is that we attempt to reach amicable solutions so that we can avoid the unnecessary costs associated with the court process. A document can be notarized by being signed before and in the presence of a Public Notary. Before signing, the Notary will ask to see a current identification document or card with a photograph, physical description and signature. A driver’s license, military ID or passport will usually be acceptable. We can assist you with all aspects of corporate and commercial law including incorporation and organization of federal and provincial for profit and not for profit corporations, the buying and selling of businesses, and the management of contractual relations.

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The case of Attorney General of Quebec v. Luamba arrives at a pivotal moment. It is a direct confrontation with a centur...
01/19/2026

The case of Attorney General of Quebec v. Luamba arrives at a pivotal moment. It is a direct confrontation with a century’s worth of systemic racism, crystallized in the mundane act of a traffic stop. Joseph‑Christopher Luamba’s courage in challenging his repeated stops has ignited a national conversation about power, discretion, and equality.

The Supreme Court now has a rare opportunity to align the law with a reality that communities have known for decades: that “driving while Black” is a pervasive form of discrimination, and that the legal tools to combat it are broken. It can choose to reaffirm a status quo that shields racial profiling from accountability, or it can choose a path that honors the Charter’s promise of substantive equality.

As the Black Legal Action Centre reminds the Court, this case is fundamentally about dignity. The decision will determine whether Black Canadians must continue to navigate public spaces under the weight of an “unattainably high threshold” for justice, or whether the state will finally be held accountable for the foreseeable consequences of the powers it grants. The road to equality runs through this courtroom.

Introduction: The Stop That Started a Supreme Court Challenge In early 2019, not long after Joseph-Christopher Luamba got his driver’s licence, the young Black Montrealer was randomly stopped by police while driving to school. Officers checked his ID and let him go.

The Canadian Forces grievance process is a system at a crossroads. Born from a historical need for internal discipline, ...
12/07/2025

The Canadian Forces grievance process is a system at a crossroads. Born from a historical need for internal discipline, it has evolved into a complex administrative procedure that, in its current form, is ill-equipped to deliver timely justice—especially for members who have suffered the most severe breaches of their fundamental rights. The chronic delays, inherent conflicts of interest, and jurisdictional gaps are not mere administrative failings; they are symptoms of a structure that prioritizes command authority over individual justice.

A credible and fair system requires bold action. This means implementing long-ignored recommendations on timelines, but more importantly, it requires the humility to recognize that some harms are too grave and the institutional conflicts too profound for internal resolution. By removing sexual misconduct and systemic discrimination from the chain of command's purview and creating truly independent avenues for redress, the CAF can begin to rebuild the trust it has lost. Only then can the grievance process fulfill its proper role: not as a tool of control, but as a legitimate pillar of justice within a respected institution.

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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) grievance process, enshrined in law and regulation, represents a fundamental tension at the heart of military organization. Designed as the primary, internal mechanism for redress, it aims to resolve individual complaints while reinforcing the authority of the chain o

Retired Major Kashmeel D McKöena, a former JAG lawyer who is now in private practice, says there's no reason military le...
07/06/2022

Retired Major Kashmeel D McKöena, a former JAG lawyer who is now in private practice, says there's no reason military leadership who are not trained to deal with criminal matters should be deciding the fate of members they also control.

"The point of a Criminal Code is that no one is above it. Everyone is subject to it," he says. "But when you carve out certain parts of criminal activity and you give it to the generals, that's part of the problem."



McKöena says what's particularly shocking is that to prosecute a general, you must have someone who is senior to that general.

A case for abolishing the criminal jurisdiction provided to military tribunals.

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