Natural Resources
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June 03, 2025
Ontario introduces legislation codifying ‘economic growth’ as objective for energy agencies
Ontario has introduced the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, which, if passed, will “support major growth in the province’s energy system to meet rising demand, while keeping energy affordable, secure, reliable and clean for generations to come.”
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June 03, 2025
First ministers commit to more domestic trade agreements, joint efforts on bail reform and drug war
In a show of unity against tariff threats from the United States and China, provincial and territorial premiers have agreed with the federal government to advance domestic trade by implementing a mutual recognition agreement covering consumer goods by December 2025.
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June 02, 2025
Prime Minister Carney taps Montreal lawyers for key roles in PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has hired prominent Montreal lawyer Marc-André Blanchard, the former chair and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, as his chief of staff, while ex-federal justice minister David Lametti, counsel with Montreal’s Fasken, is also taking on senior responsibilities in the new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to media reports.
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June 02, 2025
Appeal Court determines uninformed guilty plea merits retrial
Dwayne Gordon felt dismayed when he received a longer sentence than he believed was agreed upon during a pretrial negotiation session.
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June 02, 2025
Steel industry groups urge multi-pronged response to U.S. doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs
Canadian steel industry groups are calling on the federal government to act quickly to introduce retaliatory tariffs and clamp down on steel dumping following an announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will double to 50 per cent on June 4.
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June 02, 2025
Legislation coming into force to develop N.L. offshore renewable energy, feds announce
On June 2, the federal government announced the coming into force of legislation to “enable the development of offshore renewable energy in Newfoundland and Labrador,” noting the global offshore wind market is “expected to draw $1 trillion in investments by 2040.”
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May 30, 2025
SCC rules Quebec licensing law does not apply to firms providing airport, maritime private security
In a judgment that turns on the application of the constitutional doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that Quebec’s Private Security Act (PSA) does not apply to two companies that engage in airport and marine port security in the province because the Quebec law impairs activities at the core of exclusive federal jurisdiction over aeronautics, navigation and shipping.
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May 30, 2025
Langlois expands litigation team with new partner Élie Tremblay
Langlois has announced the addition of Élie Tremblay as a partner in its litigation group.
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May 30, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal rejects lower court insurance ruling, restoring coverage to mining company
In the wake of a 2018 landslide in northern British Columbia, the B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court ruling, concluding that the judge erred by interpreting an insurance certificate and a broker’s actions too narrowly, cutting a mining company out of coverage for a lawsuit arising from the landslide.
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May 30, 2025
Lack of remorse, restitution failure inform N.S. Supreme Court lobster fraud conviction
“How many families get destroyed because of Terry f--king Banks?” Those were the words of one of three men who stopped by the cottage of Beaverdam Lake, N.S., lobster dealer Wayne Banks, who was recorded on a tape subsequently turned over to CBC News. The visitors complained that, over about 10 days, someone had defrauded them for approximately $1.6 million.