Labour & Employment
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June 18, 2025
Stewart McDannold Stuart rebrands as SMS LAW
Victoria-based law firm Stewart McDannold Stuart is now SMS LAW.
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June 18, 2025
Private equity eyes college sports: Tradition meets transformation amid financial pressures
As college sports evolve, the balance between tradition and transformation is shifting toward commercialization. Private equity firms, already active in professional leagues like the MLB, NBA and NFL, are now turning their attention to universities. With financial pressures mounting, many schools are finding outside funding increasingly attractive.
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June 17, 2025
Canada ramps up sanctions against Russia for Putin regime’s ‘continued aggression’ against Ukraine
Canada announced new sanctions against Russia as leaders of the G7 Western countries met for a second day in Kananaskis, Alta.
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June 17, 2025
CAO report: Five years after ACA, employment barriers remain for Canadians with disabilities
Employment has, in general, not become more accessible to people with disabilities, five years after the enactment of the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), according to a report released by the Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO) on June 17.
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June 17, 2025
CBA backs constitutional amendment to constrain federal use of Charter’s ‘notwithstanding’ clause
In a rare move, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has thrown its support behind a Senate public bill (S-218), which proposes a constitutional amendment to restrict and structure the discretion of the federal government to breach Charter rights via the contentious s. 33 “notwithstanding” clause.
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June 17, 2025
Legal harmonies: Exploring law through the lens of symphonic masterpieces
Symphonic music, with its grand scale and emotional depth, has long been a powerful medium for expressing complex societal themes. As a mirror to society, symphonic music has long reflected cultural, political and legal norms.
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June 17, 2025
Unconscionability, contractual oddities in gig-worker arbitration agreements in Davis v. Amazon
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision, and before it that of the Superior Court of Justice, in Davis v. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC, 2025 ONCA 421, addresses complex issues surrounding the enforceability of arbitration agreements within the context of gig-economy employment contracts.
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June 17, 2025
The importance of a well-drafted confidentiality clause, and the dangers of AI
A recent US$3.1-million award by a Florida jury in favour of Pliteq, Inc. (Pliteq, Inc. v. Mostafa, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60316), a Canadian international engineering services and manufacturing enterprise, against a high-ranking Dubai-based employee who stole trade secrets demonstrates that — despite cross-border tensions — Donald Trump’s America may still be a favourable place for Canadian businesses to seek and obtain justice.
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June 16, 2025
Horror of provincial jails in Canada
Much to my surprise, on my first day in a provincial jail after my arrest, the two prisoners with whom I shared a cell (I slept on the floor with my head by the toilet) both told me that the conditions in this jail were much worse than in the federal prisons where they had served time.
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June 13, 2025
Competition Bureau monitoring Loblaw’s elimination of property controls
With Loblaw’s recent commitment towards ending its property controls, the Competition Bureau has announced that it will be monitoring the company’s activities on the matter.