Constitutional attack launched on law abolishing Quebec MNAs’ oath of allegiance to sovereign
Constitutional litigator Lawrence David of Montreal’s Public Interest Litigation Institute argues that the unilateral amending procedure in s. 45 of the Constitution Act, 1982 does not authorize Quebec to unilaterally abolish the Constitution’s requirement that provincial legislators must swear an oath of allegiance to the King before taking their seats in Quebec’s national assembly.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 5:39 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 @ 12:02 PM
A constitutional litigator has launched a multipronged constitutional attack on Bill 4, the Quebec law that purports to unilaterally abolish the Constitution’s requirement that elected members of the national assembly(MNAs) of Quebec must swear allegiance to the King before taking their seats in the provincial legislature. ... [read more]
Federal Court rejects Crown bid to dismiss retired general’s lawsuit over military investigation
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 @ 4:03 PM
The Federal Court has rejected the Crown’s bid to summarily dismiss an action brought by a retired three-star general of the Canadian Armed Forces, finding that the record did not establish that his veterans’ benefits compensated him for the same injuries and losses claimed in the lawsuit. ... [read more]
Court reduces dismissed employee’s damages by $125K awarded for loss of use of tow truck, cellphone
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 4:41 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reduced by $125,640 the damages awarded to a former towing-company employee, finding that he was not entitled to compensation for losing the use of a company tow truck and cellphone that were work tools and not personal benefits. ... [read more]
Court orders new trial in case involving alleged fraudulent home sale agreement
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 4:02 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal and remitted a homeownership dispute back to a different judge in a case where the trial judge made numerous errors relating to an allegedly fraudulent sale agreement. ... [read more]
Ontario protection orders often breached, under-enforced: reports
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 @ 2:54 PM
A prominent legal institute has released a pair of reports showing wide support for the use of protection orders in Ontario, but also raising major concerns about how the current system works. ... [read more]