Pulse
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July 21, 2025
Colin D. Andrews joins DLA Piper as partner
DLA Piper Canada has welcomed Colin D. Andrews to its Toronto office as a partner in the real estate group.
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July 21, 2025
Bar group rejects justice minister’s view that new resource development law poses no Charter risks
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he doesn’t see “any potential effects on Charter rights and freedoms” from the Liberal government’s contentious new One Canadian Economy Act (C-5), which aims to fast-track approvals for energy and resource development and national infrastructure projects.
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July 21, 2025
Navigating AI in legal practice: Responsibilities, risks and realities, part three
So far in this series of articles, we’ve covered some of the risks that arise when lawyers use AI. These include more general justice and institution-wide concerns like bias, as well as more specific fears about how AI-generated “hallucinations” in client documents and court-filed materials can impede justice.
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July 21, 2025
Workplace conflict hurts productivity, increases likelihood of employers’ legal liabilities
Work conflict can be more damaging for smaller businesses, which typically operate with small teams and limited funds. In family-run businesses, family dynamics can further compound tensions in the work environment.
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July 21, 2025
Where law takes centre stage in musical theatre
Long a vivid platform for storytelling, musical theatre unravels complex, multifaceted human experiences. One of the fascinating dimensions explored over decades is the intersection of law and art — a realm where legal themes provide both conflict and resolution, hamper and catalyze dramatic evolution within narratives. Legal themes are woven into the fabric of musical theatre, offering unique insights into society, personal morality and the enduring struggle for justice.
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July 21, 2025
Let’s kill the ambition of the young and blame it on them
This is my very first article that is not about the legal profession — but it might as well be.
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July 18, 2025
Pierre Moreau named government representative in the Senate
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the appointment of Pierre Moreau as government representative in the Senate.
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July 18, 2025
Navigating AI in legal practice: Responsibilities, risks and realities, part two
We all know that AI has many upsides, and it’s taking the legal profession by storm. We also know that it must be used with caution. In the first segment of this three-part series, we took a look at some key initial concerns that can arise in connection with lawyers’ use of AI in their legal practices. These touched on legal ethics and potential bias, and how using AI can impact a lawyer’s professional responsibility obligations.
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July 18, 2025
Relational vs. transactional: Why Canada continues to fail at implementing Indigenous rights
There is a fundamental difference in worldview that continues to undermine the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Crown in Canada — a difference that can be summarized as relational versus transactional. This tension lies at the heart of the ongoing failure to fully implement treaties, recognize Indigenous legal orders, or give meaningful effect to constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights.
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July 18, 2025
Tehran’s strategic blindness: The political fallout of Iran’s 12-day war with Israel
In the early hours of June 13, 2025, the Islamic Republic of Iran was jolted into a geopolitical reckoning. What began as a sudden Israeli air and cyber campaign — Operation Rising Lion — rapidly escalated into a 12-day war that exposed critical weaknesses in Iran’s military command, foreign policy posture and internal political cohesion.