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Mr. Aitken completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree in History at Trent University in 1979. He then attended Osgoode Hall's Faculty of Law at York University and graduated in 1982. Following graduation, Mr. Aitken articled at the law firm of Blenkarn, Roche in Mississauga.

For the past 17 years, he has practised locally. For the most part this has been criminal law, with the primary focus on impaired driving and sexual assault defences.

Mr. Aitken has also been a part-time Assistant Crown Attorney for 15 years.

In 1999, Mr. Aitken acquired the practices of Harry Robertson, and John Robertson, Q.C. The Robertsons had provided legal services to the community since the early 1960s.

Edwin Boeve, B.Sc., M.S.W., LL.B. (University of Toronto)

Prior to entering law school Mr. Boeve received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Toronto. He graduated with "high distinction" and received the Robert S. Lockhart graduation award in psychology.

Mr. Boeve graduated from the University of Toronto's faculty of law in 1997. At the University of Toronto he completed both his Law Degree, and Master's Degree in Social Work. While at law school Mr. Boeve gained experience at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry dealing in the areas of fitness to stand trial, dangerous offender applications, the not criminally responsible defence (formerly called "insanity"), and automatism.

Upon graduating from law school Mr. Boeve articled with the Ministry of Attorney General, Crown Law Division in Toronto, where he assisted in preparing appeals to both the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1999, Mr. Boeve has been practising with the law firm of Aitken Robertson for three years. Working exclusively within the area of criminal law Mr. Boeve has conducted trials and argued and prepared many technical Charter of Rights and Freedoms motions. These include issues such as trial within a reasonable period of time, rights to counsel, abuse of process, search and seizure, and full answer and defence. He has argued appeals in such diverse areas ranging from driving while suspended, impaired driving, and dangerous driving to sexual assault and narcotic matters.

For 17 years the firm of Aitken Robertson has been providing legal services to southern Ontario.