The Complete Brief
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June 20, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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June 20, 2025
Taxpayers' Ombudsperson cites 5 common CRA complaints in annual report
The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson François Boileau has released his fifth and final annual report tabled in the House of Commons, which discussed five recurring complaints about the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and two recommendations to the finance minister and chair of the CRA’s management board.
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June 20, 2025
OBA awards gala celebrates service to the legal profession and community at large
Toronto lawyer Angela Ogang had a good excuse not to attend the Ontario Bar Association’s annual awards gala June 19: She’d given birth to her baby the night before.
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June 20, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal overturns denial of psilocybin exemptions for health care practitioners
The Federal Court of Appeal has set aside federal decisions denying certain health care practitioners exemptions from criminal prosecution for possessing and using psilocybin mushrooms as part of experiential training for psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy (PSAP).
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June 20, 2025
Call for comment on private access to Competition Tribunal open until Aug. 19
The Competition Bureau is inviting Canadians to provide feedback on “private access to the Competition Tribunal following recent changes to the Competition Act that expanded access.”
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June 20, 2025
François Paradis named managing partner at Osler Montreal
Osler has appointed François Paradis as the new managing partner of its Montreal office.
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June 20, 2025
B.C. court denies U.S. extradition request in ‘Silk Road’ drug case
In what is being described as a rare move, a B.C. court has denied a request to extradite a man to the United States to face prosecution for drug offences alleged to have been committed on the now-defunct “Silk Road” online black market.
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June 20, 2025
Facebook’s application to hear strike appeal before certification hearing dismissed
In a proposed class action against respondents Facebook and Instagram relating to minors, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has denied the platforms’ application seeking that an appeal of an order striking evidence against them should be heard before the certification hearing.
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June 20, 2025
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division - Family property, what constitutes - Financial resources of parties
Appeal by appellant husband from trial judge’s decisions on unjust enrichment, spousal support and the admission of fresh evidence.
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June 20, 2025
PROCEEDINGS - Courts - Jurisdiction of courts
Appeal by Dunmore from a judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario affirming a decision of the Superior Court which dismissed his motion seeking the return of the parties’ child to Oman.