Natural Resources
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January 08, 2025
Five join partnership at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes the addition of five lawyers to partnership: Bill de Jong, Michal Kasprowicz, Carly Meredith; Christopher Pejovic, and Struan Robertson.
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January 07, 2025
Lessons from RECO: Shared wells and rural real estate | Harjot Atwal
“We have what we need, if we use what we have.” — Edgar Cahn
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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 06, 2025
Stikeman Elliott welcomes three new partners
Stikeman Elliott LLP has announced that three lawyers have been promoted to partner as of Jan. 1: Shawn Blundell, Charif El-Khouri and Myriam Fortin.
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January 02, 2025
Novel family violence tort, solicitor-client privilege & insurance are on the SCC’s winter menu
What does Canadian securities law mean by making timely disclosure of “material” changes? Should the judiciary create a new tort of “family violence”? Were a lawyer’s Charter rights breached as a result of police wiretapping her phone call to a client?
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December 24, 2024
Ontario government files leave to appeal application with SCC in climate change Charter rights case
The Government of Ontario has filed a leave to appeal application to the Supreme Court of Canada in a case challenging its passing of the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, which lowered targets for greenhouse gas emissions.
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December 24, 2024
Trade tribunal extends Canadian duties on Chinese welded carbon steel pipe
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has announced it will continue its 2019 order regarding the dumping and subsidizing of carbon steel welded pipe from China.
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December 23, 2024
Competition watchdog launches two-month public consultation on anti-greenwashing amendments
The Competition Bureau seeks feedback from the bar and the public on the recent anti-greenwashing amendments to the Competition Act.
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December 23, 2024
Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights at 30 years: Time for some spit and polish? | Michael Cochrane
As co-chair of the task force that designed Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights 30 years ago, I took great interest in the Final Paper of the Law Reform Commission of Ontario (LCO) that was released in March 2024. Presumptuously titled, A New Environmental Bill of Rights for Ontario, it is in reality simply a number of proposed amendments — 56 to be exact — to the current legislation.
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December 20, 2024
Trudeau unveils new cabinet with strong legal background as NDP threatens confidence vote
With his faltering government facing a non-confidence motion as early as Jan. 27, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has introduced eight new cabinet ministers whose tenure may last only weeks.