Information Technology
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March 06, 2025
Split SCC strikes down 3rd-party political ad spending limits for breaching Charter right to vote
In what winning counsel call a “landmark” judgment that bolsters democracy, the Supreme Court of Canada has divided 5-4 to strike down an Ontario provision that imposed spending limits on third-party political advertising for a full year before any provincial election period.
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March 06, 2025
AI-based foreign meddling ‘very likely’ in next federal election, says security agency
Foreign actors from China, Russia and Iran are “very likely” to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to attempt to interfere with Canada’s 2025 federal election, according to a report by Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Canada.
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March 06, 2025
Federal Court enforces forum selection clause, stays B.C. business owner’s action against Meta
The Federal Court has stayed an action against social media giant Meta Platforms brought by a business owner from British Columbia whose Instagram account was suspended, citing a forum selection clause in the user agreement.
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March 06, 2025
Competition Bureau makes recommendations to CRTC to improve cellphone competition
The Competition Bureau has made three recommendations in response to a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) consultation to improve the 90-day notice that customers receive when their service contracts are set to expire. The bureau said improvements will help eliminate the barriers consumers face for switching when shopping for telecommunications services.
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March 06, 2025
Embattled Ontario law society CEO ‘no longer employed’ with regulator amid pay hike fallout
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) CEO Diana Miles is “no longer employed” with the regulator after a controversy regarding her salary came to light.
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March 05, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds order pausing electricity service for cryptocurrency mining operations
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the validity of a B.C. Cabinet order pausing the delivery of electricity services to new cryptocurrency mining operations for a period of 18 months.
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March 04, 2025
Canada hits U.S. with counter-tariffs, vows support for workers, businesses hurt by Trump trade war
Canadians must unite to fight back against the “very dumb” tariffs U.S. president Donald Trump has imposed under the “bogus” pretext of stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. through Canada’s southern border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing retaliatory tariffs and pledging to provide federal support for hard-hit workers and businesses, as well as to legally pursue trade remedies, if “unwarranted and unreasonable” U.S. tariffs last longer than “a few hours or a few days.”
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March 03, 2025
NWT law society rolls out professional conduct ‘guidelines’ for lawyers' use of generative AI
The Law Society of the Northwest Territories has issued, for the first time, “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Practice of Law,” following a similar move by several Canadian legal regulators that have provided AI-specific guidance for lawyers’ professional conduct and practice over the past year.
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March 03, 2025
Feds launch Joint Operational Intelligence Cell to further strengthen border protection
The federal government has announced its launch of the Joint Operational Intelligence Cell (JOIC), which brings together Canadian security departments, agencies and law enforcement to enhance border protection.
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March 03, 2025
B.C. appeal decision in defamation case sends ‘very ominous, chilling message,’ lawyer says
British Columbia’s top court has ruled against a former school board trustee who made incendiary comments online about one of his colleagues. But his lawyer is saying the decision sets a “remarkably low bar” for a plaintiff to advance a libel claim in the future.