Exclusive: Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté mulls her post-bench future
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté, who turned 68 this week, says she still loves her work but ‘stay tuned, because of course I’m thinking about my future. I’m thinking should I stay until the age of 75?’
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 12:51 PM
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté is thinking about what life after the bench might look like, she tells Law360 Canada. The court’s impactful and most prolific judge, who turned 68 this week with no apparent loss of drive or energy, says she is healthy and still loves the work that has earned her a reputation as a trailblazer and original thinker. ... [read more]
Supreme Court’s Côté J. an impactful ‘out of the box’ thinker: law professor
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 12:52 PM
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Suzanne Côté has significantly impacted the top court’s jurisprudence and culture since her appointment almost 12 years ago, says University of Alberta constitutional law professor Gerard Kennedy. ... [read more]
Decision to cancel university lecture flawed because of failure to consider Charter: Alberta judge
Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 12:33 PM
An Alberta judge has ruled the University of Lethbridge was wrong to cancel a speech by a controversial academic, saying the school did not properly consider freedom of expression issues before making its move. ... [read more]
PBO projects $4.5B in revenue from NDP-proposed high-income tax brackets
Thursday, September 24, 2026 @ 5:07 PM
A proposal to introduce three new federal income tax brackets for high earners would generate an additional $4.5 billion in net federal revenue over the 2026-27 to 2030-31 period, according to an estimate released by the Parliamentary Budget Office on Sept. 22. ... [read more]
Court limits record to documents before board in Vancouver port fee challenge
Thursday, September 24, 2026 @ 4:51 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is not required to provide terminal operators challenging an infrastructure fee with documents used to develop it because they were not before the board that approved the fee. ... [read more]