Ontario climate case continues despite failure of bid to reopen appeal
Julia Croome, director of litigation practice at Ecojustice, said she was pleased to have clarity on the next steps in the case, despite the appeal not being reopened.
Friday, August 07, 2026 @ 12:13 PM
A constitutional challenge to Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions standards will carry on despite a decision by the province’s top court not to reopen the appeal that initially gave the case the go-ahead. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s Aug. 5 ruling in Mathur v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 561 is the latest step in a long running legal dispute that dates back to 2019, when seven young Ontarians launched a challenge arguing the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, and the plan to reach those targets, violated their rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. ... [read more]
Privacy commissioner backs Privacy Act modernization, calls for stronger protections
Friday, August 07, 2026 @ 3:07 PM
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has provided his submission on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) consultation on Privacy Act modernization, expressing his support for the government’s “efforts to prioritize the modernization of Canada’s federal public sector privacy law.” ... [read more]
Court certifies class action against McGill over alleged campus antisemitism
Thursday, August 06, 2026 @ 5:32 PM
The Quebec Superior Court authorized a class action on Tuesday against McGill University, brought on behalf of all registered Jewish students from Oct. 8, 2023. On Wednesday, the federal government released its report on antisemitism on university campuses. ... [read more]
Top court to hear appeal from Charter invalidation of Alberta law society oath of allegiance
Thursday, August 06, 2026 @ 5:29 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a judgment that the Alberta law society requirement to swear allegiance to the monarch violated a Sikh man’s Charter-protected religious freedom. ... [read more]
Court upholds dismissal of CUPW defamation action over comments that it supports Hamas
Thursday, August 06, 2026 @ 4:30 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of a defamation action brought by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) over comments suggesting it supported terrorism and Hamas, finding that the defence of fair comment applied even though the statements were defamatory and substantially untrue. ... [read more]