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Kirk Makin
Former StaffJustice reporter

Born in Montreal, Aug. 3, 1954. BA (Journalism) Ryerson, 1979. Previously covered environment beat, Queen's Park. Toronto courts bureau from 1981-85. Justice beat from 1985 - present. Other places of residence: Miri and Kuching, Malaysia; Prince Rupert, B.C.

Latest articles

opinion
Guy Paul Morin was innocent. DNA in the Christine Jessop case proves it, once and for all
Kirk Makin
Supreme Ontario appeals Justice Marc Rosenberg never sat on top court
Ontario judge Marc Rosenberg won high praise for knowledge, demeanour
opinion
Why does Pakistan sentence 14-year-olds to death?
JAMES LOCKYER and Kirk Makin
opinion
A meddling Supreme Court is a dangerous myth
Kirk Makin
obituary
Judge Joan Lax made her mark in male-dominated world
obituary
Legal scholar Michael Mandel stoked the fires of debate
Why campuses are too often the scene of sex crimes
How Canada's sex-assault laws violate rape victims
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin’s outtakes
Meet Beverley McLachlin, Canada’s longest-serving chief justice
Court overturns manslaughter conviction over lack of aboriginal jurors
Challengers of prostitution law bring sobering facts and a focus on choice
Crown punts sex-for-hire issue to politicians in landmark court battle
new
Prostitution appeal finally gets its day in court
Ontario wins important victory in $50-billion lawsuit against tobacco firms
Morgentaler’s legacy extends well beyond his Supreme Court triumph
Judges may ‘cut and paste’ when writing their judgments: Supreme Court
Lack of interpreters in Ontario courts becoming intolerable, judge says
supreme court
Retiring Supreme Court justice scolds junior colleague