Ontario justice bill sparks civil liberties concerns
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey said the ‘proposed reforms will help cases move more efficiently through the justice system, better protect vulnerable people and strengthen communities across Ontario.’
Tuesday, June 02, 2026 @ 3:12 PM
Ontario legislators are currently debating an omnibus justice bill that the province says will strengthen community safety and victims of crime, but members of the provincial legal community are raising concerns with some of its provisions. If passed, Bill 119, the Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026, would — among other things — authorize the OPP commissioner to publish information on a provincial public website about high-risk offenders when a chief of police issues a community notification. ... [read more]
Think tank urges cloud competition reforms, interoperability requirements
Tuesday, June 02, 2026 @ 3:47 PM
A competition policy think tank is warning that concentration in Canada’s cloud computing market could be reinforced by the growth of artificial intelligence services and is calling for interoperability requirements in federal cloud procurement and domestic cloud investment programs. ... [read more]
Saskatchewan now allowing for civil action against drug offenders
Tuesday, June 02, 2026 @ 3:03 PM
Saskatchewan now has legislation that allows residents to sue those guilty of dealing in illicit drugs — and for the province to void government appointments and grants given to those found to be offenders. ... [read more]
B.C. gender pay gap at 14.5% in 2025: report
Tuesday, June 02, 2026 @ 11:16 AM
Women in British Columbia earned 85 cents for every dollar earned by men in the province in 2025, according to the province’s third annual Pay Transparency Report. The gender pay gap in the province shrank from 18.4 per cent in 2022 to 14.5 per cent in 2025. ... [read more]
Federal Court rejects JTI bid for additional disclosure in federal tobacco charge challenge
Monday, June 01, 2026 @ 4:34 PM
The Federal Court has dismissed a motion by JTI-Macdonald Corp. to compel the disclosure of additional records in its challenge to the federal tobacco cost-recovery regime, reaffirming that Rule 317 of the Federal Courts Rules is not a discovery mechanism. ... [read more]