Saskatchewan court gives thumbs up to emoji serving as legal signature

By Heidi J. T. Exner ( July 4, 2023, 2:23 PM EDT) -- The COVID-19 pandemic may seem like a distant figure in the rearview mirror for most Canadians. However, how we go about our daily lives and conduct business is permanently altered. From hybrid work environments to remote meetings, digital communication for all purposes has become the norm. Indeed, much of the pandemic’s aftermath is a new reality, which for the legal profession entails parsing through the frenzied measures that attempted to keep in step with the age of digital communication....