Constitutional
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January 15, 2025
Saskatchewan moves to strengthen border with U.S.
Saskatchewan has announced a plan for new security measures in efforts to tighten its border with the U.S. — just days before the swearing-in of Donald Trump as president.
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January 14, 2025
Manitoba organizations can apply for accessibility funding
Organizations such as charities, non-profits and “on-reserve entities” in Manitoba can now apply for “accessibility project” funding from the province.
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January 10, 2025
Federal Court grants review of Jordan’s Principle decision involving Indigenous dad and his children
Indigenous Services Canada must notify applicants making requests under Jordan’s Principle of any essential documents they must provide before it makes a decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has held, calling out ISC’s “passive approach” to procedural fairness.
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January 10, 2025
B.C. court authorizes class action against Home Depot over sharing of customer data with Meta
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class action against Home Depot over allegations that it violated the privacy rights of its customers when it shared their email address and details of their purchases with social media giant Meta Platforms, Inc.
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January 09, 2025
StatsCan report finds significant drop in court-ordered monetary penalties in criminal cases
Monetary penalties and fines ordered by criminal courts in Canada dropped from 31 per cent of guilty cases between 2011 and 2019 to 23 per cent from 2020 to 2023, according to a Jan. 9 report from Statistics Canada.
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January 08, 2025
Trudeau faces court challenges for Parliament prorogation, parties urged to continue work on bills
Ottawa-based non-profit Democracy Watch and two lawyers are launching separate legal challenges to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament, which they argue was unconstitutional and “clearly in the Liberal Party’s self-interest."
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January 07, 2025
B.C. ruling a ‘strong message’ legislature can’t interfere with the judicial function, lawyer says
B.C.’s highest court has struck down provincial legislation which deemed rezoning for an affordable housing development in Vancouver to have been validly adopted, saying the move represented an unconstitutional interference in the legal process.
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January 06, 2025
Government bills die on order paper as Parliament prorogues, Justin Trudeau announces departure as PM
After more than nine years as Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau announced that Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025, and that he will step down as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada once his successor has been chosen “through a robust nationwide competitive process.”
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January 03, 2025
Micro-management by judges of municipalities’ homelessness response ‘will not be productive’: court
An Ontario judge has ruled that the City of Hamilton did not violate the rights of homeless people by enforcing its parks bylaw, saying the municipality followed the law by evicting people during the daytime only.
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January 02, 2025
Federal Court approves $150M class action settlement over alleged racism in the Canadian Armed Forces
The Federal Court has certified a class action and approved a $150 million settlement agreement pertaining to alleged racial harassment and discrimination against some members of the Canadian Armed Forces.