The Complete Brief
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March 28, 2025
Competition Bureau announces $2K adjustment to merger review filing fee
The Competition Bureau has announced that effective April 1, the merger review filing fee will increase from $86,358.76 to $88,690.45 due to an annual adjustment described in the Service Fees Act.
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March 28, 2025
Manitoba to have independent seniors advocate
Manitoba will soon have a dedicated seniors advocate. On Nov. 1, the province’s government will proclaim its Seniors Advocate Act, which will create “a new independent seniors advocate who will represent and advocate on behalf of seniors” in the province, states a March 28 news release.
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March 28, 2025
Yukon Appeal Court decision sheds light on deleterious effects of harsh jail conditions
In determining the length of parole ineligibility for assigning one convicted of second-degree murder, should harsh pretrial jail conditions be used in the calculation? That was the question on the table to be decided by the Yukon Court of Appeal when a man convicted of second-degree murder made a return appearance.
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March 28, 2025
Tailgate party of the first part | Marcel Strigberger
There are three things in life I despise. 1) Those cheeky recorded bank messages saying they’re experiencing more calls than usual; 2) The scent of Parmesan cheese and 3) Tailgaters.
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March 28, 2025
APPEALS - Grounds - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence
Appeal by appellant Stump from his conviction for sexual interference on grounds that trial judge misapprehended evidence and applied improper standards of scrutiny when assessing complainant’s and appellant’s evidence.
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March 28, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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March 28, 2025
Manitoba corrections needs to better prepare inmates for freedom: auditor general
Manitoba’s auditor general has found the province’s corrections officials are falling short in preparing inmates for release.
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March 28, 2025
Ontario Law Society releases report on CEO pay controversy
After a push from members of the legal profession, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has released a report looking at the controversial decision to increase the salary of a former CEO despite it not receiving a vote from law society benchers.
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March 28, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: The first 12 years
The landscape of Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs has undergone significant transformation in recent years, reflecting broader shifts in global mobility patterns, economic strategy and geopolitical considerations.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.