Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 2:58 PM
Top judges from Canada and around the world recently gathered with other jurists in Ottawa for the Supreme Court of Canada’s 150th anniversary symposium, where a prominent Canadian legal expert remarked that the new U.S. administration’s stance towards courts and the rule of law reflects expansive conceptions of executive power and impunity espoused by Germany’s Nazi regime in the 1930s. ... [read more]
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 5:38 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada has settled 6-3 conflicting case law over when a bankrupt may be released from government student loan debt, pursuant to ss. 178(1)(g)(ii) and 178(2) of the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA). ... [read more]
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 5:17 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed four appeals that related to six applications of judicial review on the banning of over 1,500 types of firearms in regulations brought by governor-in-council in 2020. The firearms were banned due to not being reasonable for hunting or sport, with the Federal Court finding that the regulations were not ultra vires. ... [read more]
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 4:57 PM
Meta and its subsidiary, Facebook Canada, are set to face a proposed class action over its alleged use of copyrighted works of Canadian authors to train its artificial intelligence large language models. ... [read more]
Thursday, April 17, 2025 @ 3:41 PM
Saskatchewan is planning legislative changes that would classify fentanyl, meth and hypodermic needles as street weapons. ... [read more]
