Information Technology
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June 20, 2024
Ottawa lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity in Criminal Code
The Government of Canada listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code, effective June 19, 2024.
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June 13, 2024
New asset freezes, entry bans & export prohibitions target Russian war of aggression against Ukraine
Canada has aimed new sanctions and export prohibitions at participants in Russia’s military-industrial complex, in a co-ordinated move with other countries on the first day of the G7’s three-day summit in Italy.
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June 13, 2024
Proposed class action targets SiriusXM Canada over alleged misleading pricing practices
Toronto-based class-actions specialist Siskinds LLP has filed a proposed consumer class action lawsuit against SiriusXM Radio Canada Inc. and SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc. over allegations that the radio and streaming service provider breached the Competition Act and the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002 by failing to provide fair and transparent pricing details.
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June 13, 2024
U.S. tech giants urge Washington to fight Canadian digital services tax
Some of the largest U.S. tech firms are urging Washington to launch a trade dispute with Canada if the federal government passes legislation to create a three per cent digital services tax (DST) on large technology companies.
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June 12, 2024
Competition Bureau obtains court order to advance investigation into Amazon
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a second court order in connection with a Competition Bureau investigation into potentially false or misleading reviews and claims by online retailing giant Amazon.
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June 12, 2024
Quebecor files Competition Bureau complaint targeting Loblaw-Rogers-Bell alliance
The owner of Freedom Mobile has filed a formal complaint with the Competition Bureau regarding an agreement between Loblaw, Rogers and Bell it says would effectively bar Freedom from selling its services and hardware at 180 Loblaws stores.
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June 07, 2024
Court: Class action over lost USB key with personal information of 5,045 persons statute-barred
Declaring the action out of time, the Federal Court has dismissed a certification motion for a class action concerning the loss of a USB key that contained the personal information of 5,045 people, including their social insurance numbers (SINs).
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June 07, 2024
Criminal Lawyers’ Association concerned about use of facial recognition software by Ontario police
Alarm bells are being raised by some in the legal community over the decision by two Ontario police forces to use facial recognition technology.
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June 07, 2024
New innovator-in-residence at Ontario Bar Association
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) announced in a June 5 news release that it had appointed Colin Lachance as the innovator-in-residence for the 2024-25 year.
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June 07, 2024
SCC rules on interplay of informer privilege & open courts in so-called secret trial case
The Supreme Court of Canada says no “secret” trial occurred during the in-camera prosecution of a confidential police informer in Quebec, but it has ordered 9-0 that a redacted trial judgment should be made public, which contains no information that might identify the police informer in breach of what the top court has previously described as the “extremely broad and powerful” informer privilege.