Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 5:25 PM
The Alberta government is once again invoking the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to shield controversial legislation from scrutiny by the courts, a move being called troubling by legal and medical observers, who say use of the clause should not become normalized for governments as a way of doing business. ... [read more]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 5:30 PM
A British Columbia trade mission to Asia has resulted in two new memoranda of understanding (MOUs) expected to boost demand for B.C. lumber in Japan and South Korea’s expanding wood-construction markets, according to a release issued on Nov. 19. ... [read more]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 4:58 PM
The Carney government’s 2025 legislative to-do list got longer with the rollout of its first budget implementation omnibus bill, which proposes dozens of tax and other statutory measures. ... [read more]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 3:42 PM
The Ontario Superior Court has upheld a forum selection clause in an employment agreement in a dispute over the dismissal of an employee whose contract was transferred from a federal Crown corporation to its subsidiary operating under private management. ... [read more]
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 @ 2:25 PM
Nova Scotia has a new “compliance unit” to police the province’s billion-dollar seafood sector. According to a Nov. 17 news release, the unit will include four inspectors — their mission is to crack down on “illegal activities in the fish buying and processing sector.” They will be “responsible for monitoring, inspecting and investigating regulatory compliance and acting on offences.” ... [read more]
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