Court rejects lawyer’s limitation defence over failed property purchase
Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 5:57 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a lawyer’s limitation defence to a negligence claim over a failed property purchase, finding that the buyers’ knowledge that title had not transferred did not establish that they had discovered their claim. ... [read more]
Feds release ‘What We Heard’ reports on forced labour, supply chains
Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 5:56 PM
The federal government has released two “What We Heard” reports on forced labour, outlining feedback received on newly proposed measures to strengthen the forced labour import ban in Bill C‑35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour, and on supply chain due diligence and civil liability measures. ... [read more]
Report urges major zoning, building code changes to boost Ontario housing supply
Thursday, October 08, 2026 @ 4:55 PM
A major trade association is recommending Ontario make significant changes to its laws around zoning and development to help spur housing growth in light of promises to build 1.5 million new houses by 2031. ... [read more]
Feds say bill coming to allow advance directives for MAID but will bar MAID access to mentally ill
Wednesday, October 07, 2026 @ 5:28 PM
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal majority government will introduce “in weeks” groundbreaking legislation to permit persons with serious medical conditions to consent in advance to medical assistance in dying (MAID), i.e. before they lose their capacity to consent to the procedure. The planned bill would also bar MAID access on an “indeterminate basis” to persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness, he said. ... [read more]