Federal Court rules Official Languages Act does not require SCC to translate pre-1970 judgments
Federal Court Deputy Judge Denise LeBlanc wrote ‘there is no evidence in this case to suggest that the office of the registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada intentionally destroyed documents or that it was reckless in respect of the de-indexing of [untranslated] historical decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada’s website.’
Thursday, June 04, 2026 @ 2:18 PM
A New Brunswick Court of Appeal judge, seconded to the Federal Court for a sensitive and potentially far-reaching court case against the Supreme Court of Canada’s registry, has ruled that the top court was not in breach of the federal Official Languages Act (OLA) when it posted on its website its untranslated pre-1970 judgments in their original languages, nor does the statute oblige the top court to translate thousands of historical judgments into both official languages. ... [read more]
N.L. expanding family court to the island
Thursday, June 04, 2026 @ 2:36 PM
Newfoundland and Labrador has passed legislative changes that will have the province’s Unified Family Court expanded to the island of Newfoundland. With this, the province’s Supreme Court will have responsibility for all family justice matters “for the island portion of the province” — and in so doing take pressure off the provincial court to allow it more time in dealing with criminal justice. ... [read more]
Canada plans to extend ‘key’ steel and aluminum tariff measures to June 2027
Wednesday, June 03, 2026 @ 5:29 PM
Ottawa says it will extend for a year its steel tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) regime for imports from non-CUSMA partners and the existing horizontal tariff relief for eligible U.S. steel and aluminum products, and additionally, for eligible steel products subject to derivative tariffs. ... [read more]
Penticton joins B.C.’s proposed class action against PFAS manufacturers
Wednesday, June 03, 2026 @ 4:43 PM
British Columbia has asked its Supreme Court to add the City of Penticton as a representative plaintiff for municipalities in a proposed national class action against manufacturers of “forever chemicals” for alleged contamination of drinking-water systems. ... [read more]
Ontario court says Facebook defamation suit isn’t SLAPP
Wednesday, June 03, 2026 @ 2:59 PM
Ontario’s top court has turned back an attempt by an Ontario man to get a defamation case against him dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), with a lawyer saying the court’s findings outline an approach that may lead to fewer appeals of anti-SLAPP decisions. ... [read more]