Adriana Ortiz R Law

06/17/2022

Systemic Racism in the Police Force? Read my opinion in The Toronto Star.

At this point, it is not about an apology. It is about what society as a whole is willing to do to address racial bias and profiling.

12/01/2021

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/31742/laying-charges-in-relation-to-deaths-caused-by-overdose-adriana-ortiz-?category=opinion

There is no turning a blind eye to the fact that some of society’s most vulnerable individuals have been affected by an opioid crisis. This September, the government of Canada found that “[s]ince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 6,946 apparent opioid toxicity deaths occurred.” Sadly, 94 per...

11/11/2021

Interview by The Lawyer's Daily.

British Columbia’s decision to ask Ottawa to remove criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of drugs for personal use is being hailed as a key step toward stemming the tide of opioid-related deaths in the province and perhaps spur the federal government into action. But an observer...

06/21/2021

All means all. The firm is all inclusive.

03/19/2021

https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/25176/time-to-decriminalize-all-drugs-adriana-ortiz

The pandemic has been hard for many people without a doubt. However, it has had a disproportionate impact on certain communities. As many reports have shown, those from racialized communities, through job losses and pay cuts, have faced financial instability and are more likely to contract COVID-19....

12/25/2020

From my family to yours.

12/16/2020

My view on the Toronto van attack and the concept of not criminally responsible due to mental disorder.

Not criminally responsible due to mental disorder (NCRMD) — this notion is one that creates many different reactions and emotions in society. Based on misconceptions of the legal concept, there is hesitation and concern from the court of public opinion in regards to what should be the outcome of t...

12/01/2020

As I attend the Alek Minassian trial, I was left pondering societal views in regards to the trial.

Ontario is watching Alek Minassian being tried for the Toronto van attack where 10 people were killed and 16 were injured. In the midst of the trial, Dr. Alexander Westphal, the most important witness for the defence’s theory, that underpins not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder...

11/05/2020

I am really excited about this publication in The Lawye's Daily Magazine.

Check this out!😊

Silver or lead? This was the choice that was given in Medellin, Colombia. You, as a government official, would be forced to choose between money or being shot. On occasion, your life was spared only to watch your loved ones being shot one by one. What the Netflix series Narcos, fails to depict are t...

11/03/2020

I'm excited to share my publication on how we can improve our criminal justice system.

As a criminal defence lawyer who has practised law both in Canada and abroad, I can tell you that the criminal justice system is generally not the way to resolve social ills.

04/03/2020

Inmigracion Canada. Usted quiere quedarse en Canada?

03/31/2020