The Complete Brief
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March 19, 2025
Trade investigations announced targeting resin product from China and Pakistan
The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is initiating investigations to determine if polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin originating in or exported from China and Pakistan is being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether PET resin originating in or exported from China is being subsidized.
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March 19, 2025
Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson makes recommendations on Canada child benefit for temporary residents
The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson François Boileau has released a review of an examination of issues that may prevent some temporary residents from receiving the Canada child benefit (CCB) in a timely manner. The main issue found was that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) stopped paying CCB after a temporary resident’s status had expired in its system, despite them being eligible for the benefit.
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March 19, 2025
Future of Sport in Canada Commission extended
Steven Guilbeault, minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, today announced the extension of the mandate of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission. The commission is currently undertaking an independent and forward-looking review of Canada’s sport system.
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March 19, 2025
Alexander Holburn hires three new lawyers
Matthew Desmarais, Naomi Krueger and Nicolas Pimentel have joined Alexander Holburn at its Vancouver office.
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March 19, 2025
Are we seriously tackling anti-Black racism? Part two | Hodine Williams
Part one of this series (see below for link) looked at how anti-Black racism has been demonstrated in the legal system. I provided some statistics and examined the cases of R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34 and R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, which involved police searching individuals.
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March 19, 2025
How Trump’s immigration changes are impacting businesses, individuals
Much has happened since President Donald Trump took office in the U.S. for the second time, in January 2025. With such a whirlwind of change, it’s easy to feel a bit topsy-turvy over both where immigration currently stands, and where it is headed.
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March 19, 2025
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT - Child support - Calculation or attribution of income
Action by Applicant for child and spousal support, division of matrimonial property, and the allocation of family debts following the separation of the parties.
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March 19, 2025
Case illustrates why sentencing can include consideration of future harm
Should our criminal law be proactive in preventing future wrongdoing, or should it simply apply to wrongs that have been proven to have been committed? The Ontario Court of Justice was implicitly presented with this question.
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March 19, 2025
Working from hell | Murray Gottheil
I was at the receiving end of a rant from a young associate recently, who I will call Mike. I don’t mind when Mike calls me to rant, usually late at night on his commute home from work. He needs to unload, and I am happy to be a sympathetic audience.
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March 18, 2025
CREA: Tariff uncertainty drove Canadian home sales to 15-month low in February
Tariff uncertainty drove home sales in Canada to a 15-month low in February 2025, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).