April 10, 2026
Canada does not yet have a dedicated federal artificial intelligence statute. However, the Canadian government has indicated that it will not be without one for long.
April 10, 2026
There were a number of significant developments in Canadian telecommunications regulation in 2025. Key developments included: the introduction and retraction of lawful access legislation; the reintroduction of cybersecurity legislation; judicial decisions on the jurisdiction of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC or Commission) and government liability in tort; and, regulatory decisions on direct-to-cell, wholesale broadband, broadband subsidy requirements and outage reporting. Decisions are also pending on a number of CRTC proceedings on retail consumer wireless and internet service marketing obligations.
April 09, 2026
Saskatchewan’s law society has listed several upcoming conferences, including one exploring the use of mediation and another highlighting the contribution of Asian legal professionals.
April 09, 2026
When it comes to dismissal for just cause, we know the bar is high and employer conduct will be heavily scrutinized. We sometimes offer advice that could seem to be inconsistent:
April 08, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that prior internal investigations by the Competition Bureau into allegedly deceptive marketing practices are not relevant to remedies before the Competition Tribunal.
April 08, 2026
The Nahmad family is one of the leading collectors of artworks in the world and are said to have amassed approximately 4,000 paintings worth about $4 billion, most of which I understand is stored in the Geneva Freeport in Switzerland. The patriarch of the family is David Nahmad, while his son Helly runs the Helly Nahmad Gallery in New York. Other members of the family are involved in different galleries in London and New York.
April 08, 2026
Two of Canada’s largest unions are urging Ottawa to adopt a modern industrial strategy, warning that new U.S. tariffs could deepen economic strain as the country heads into a review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
April 08, 2026
Most of us who have grown up in Canada, whether we realize it or not, have always taken the rule of law for granted. We never really thought about it, or what it even was, but that is precisely the point. It has always just been there, like oxygen. You don’t think about oxygen until you have trouble breathing. We as a society are now having trouble breathing.
April 07, 2026
It keeps you up at night, doesn’t it? Will artificial intelligence take over much of the practice of law as we know it? In particular, what about yours?
April 02, 2026
Ontario’s top court has ruled against a company that claimed software developed by an employee belonged to them, with the judges saying the work was not done in the normal course of employment. Nexus Solutions Inc., a London, Ont.-based company that develops and markets CEMView, a software product, claimed that competing software developed by a former employee belonged to them.