The Complete Brief
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April 23, 2026
François Joyal named to Federal Court after career at Department of Justice
The federal government has appointed François Joyal as a judge of the Federal Court.
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April 23, 2026
Saskatchewan introduces bill to bring in associate judges for King’s Bench
Taking its cues from a handful of other provinces, Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that would add associate judges to its Court of King’s Bench.
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April 23, 2026
RCMP charges consultant for federal procurement overbilling
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged a federal government consultant for fraudulent overbilling.
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April 23, 2026
Privacy watchdog backs health data interoperability legislation
Deputy Privacy Commissioner Marc Chénier has expressed support for Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act, in a statement before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, according to an April 22 release.
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April 23, 2026
Relocation law is stacked against mothers — Bill C-223 can fix it: Addressing bias
On Feb. 10, 2026, one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada’s history occurred in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where Jesse Strang killed her mother and half-brother in addition to several students of the local secondary school. We were surprised to find out that, in 2015, a court had denied Jesse’s mother’s request to relocate with her children from British Columbia to Newfoundland.
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April 23, 2026
Ontario Appeal Court nixes COVID-19 vaccine suit
Ontario’s top court has dismissed the case of a man arguing the federal government bore responsibility for the death of his son, who died 33 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
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April 23, 2026
OPC sets high bar for anonymization
Organizations across Canada are increasingly turning to anonymization as a way to extract value from data while managing privacy risk. Done correctly, anonymization can place a dataset outside the reach of Canada’s private-sector privacy legislation, freeing organizations to use the data for analytics, product development and operational purposes without the obligations that would otherwise govern the handling of personal information.
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April 23, 2026
Farris welcomes Casey-Leigh Dangers as articling student
Farris LLP has added Casey-Leigh Dangers as an articling student, the British Columbia-based firm says.
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April 23, 2026
Jeanne Parent joins Langlois after articling with firm
Langlois has added Jeanne Parent to its litigation group in Quebec City following her articling with the firm.
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April 23, 2026
When the corporation takes the hit: What shareholders, directors need to know
In corporate structures, the company is its own legal person, with its own assets, liabilities and rights of action. That separation is what gives shareholders the benefit of limited liability, but it also means they cannot simply step into the corporation’s shoes when something goes wrong.