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SCC’s packed winter session features momentous appeal on Charter s. 33 override provision

The Supreme Court of Canada’s winter docket presents a landmark appeal for determination by the justices, seen here in their new (2025) ceremonial robes: l to r, 1st row,: Malcolm Rowe, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner (chief justice), Suzanne Côté, and Sheilah Martin; l to r, 2nd row: Michelle O’Bonsawin, Nicholas Kasirer, Mahmud Jamal, and Mary Moreau.

Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 5:54 PM

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 8:42 PM

The Supreme Court of Canada began hearings in its very busy winter session this week, which features a potentially watershed constitutional appeal and the surprise announcement that Justice Sheila Martin, the court’s senior western judge, will retire next spring. ... [read more]

Court allows appeal in case of $3M penalty for undisclosed fee relating to mortgage

Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 5:48 PM

The Federal Court has allowed an appeal in a case where a financial institution was fined millions for two violations relating to fee disclosure in a mortgage agreement. ... [read more]

N.B. opening anti-racism office, launching website

Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 4:19 PM

New Brunswick’s Liberal government is opening an anti-racism office to promote “equity and inclusion” in the province — and is now stating it has completed a little more than half the recommendations made in a commissioner’s report on the prevalence of systemic racism. ... [read more]

Privacy commissioner investigates social media company due to reports of sexualized deepfake images

Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 3:35 PM

Canada’s privacy commissioner is expanding a current investigation into X Corp., the company that operates social media platform X, after reports that the platform’s chatbot is “being used to create explicit images of individuals without their consent.” ... [read more]

Tribunal denies first public-interest Competition Act leave application against Google, Apple

Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 3:11 PM

The Competition Tribunal has denied the first application for leave to bring a private case under the Competition Act on public-interest grounds, finding the applicant failed to show a genuine public interest, sufficient evidentiary support, or the capacity to advance a complex competition case. ... [read more]