Business
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May 14, 2024
Ontario proposes possible licence suspensions for convicted auto thieves
The Ontario government is proposing legislation that would slap some convicted auto thieves with long-term or lifetime licence suspensions in a bid to stem a rising tide of stolen cars in the province.
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May 14, 2024
Top court’s refusal to hear bid to fire Ottawa JP ends clash involving executive, judicial branches
The recent end of a high-profile Ontario case highlights the risks posed to public confidence by “inflammatory” — yet well-motivated, “accurate” and “valid” — public criticisms of the justice system from a member of the judiciary and by pushback from the executive branch of government that might be seen as the Crown weaponizing the judicial discipline process against an outspoken judicial officer.
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May 14, 2024
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada releases business plan for 2024-25
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) has released its business plan for 2024-2025, building on a number of strategic goals and paving the way for the federal government's vision for an open banking system.
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May 14, 2024
Labour tribunal rules method to conduct pay equity audit is invalid
A method used to estimate wage differentials during pay equity evaluations cannot be validly used as it contravenes the Quebec Pay Equity Act, ruled the Administrative Labour Tribunal in a decision widely expected by labour lawyers to have a significant impact on estimating and assessing public sector pay equity.
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May 13, 2024
Court permits CN Railway to proceed with $250M container terminal project pending appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has permitted the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) to continue construction of a $250 million intermodal container transfer facility in Milton, Ont., pending the outcome of an appeal concerning the government decision authorizing the project.
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May 13, 2024
Dancing with the devil: Benefits managers and pharmacies
Ontario pharmacists have multiple and often competing responsibilities. Beyond their clinical duties, many pharmacists are business owners, employers, mentors and teachers. However, their primary duty is always to the public. Unfortunately, Ontario pharmacists are increasingly being subjected to pressures that seemingly bear no relationship to their ability to serve the public and which threaten to shift the focus within the profession from patient-centred care to commercial concerns.
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May 13, 2024
Alberta needs legislation to confirm power of fiduciaries extend to digital assets: law institute
When a person dies or becomes incapacitated, their money and property often fall under the management of a third-party fiduciary — and the law around that is long-standing and largely settled. But an Alberta-based legal institute is saying the time has come for the provincial government to change its rules on fiduciaries in order to deal with assets in the digital arena.
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May 13, 2024
Juries need to hear third-party suspect evidence, Ontario Appeal Court reminds judges
In a 40-page ruling, half of which is devoted to setting out the material facts and evidence regarding a 2016 stabbing in Toronto that left a man dead, the Ontario Court of Appeal has reminded judges that in a jury trial, jurors should be allowed to consider whether someone else could have committed an offence other than the accused whenever such evidence exists.
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May 13, 2024
Quebec tribunal certifies first Amazon warehouse union in Canada
The Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) of Quebec has certified the Laval Amazon Workers Union—CSN, said to be the first time in Canada that there is a union at an Amazon warehouse.
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May 13, 2024
Court of Appeal dismissal cautionary tale for defence
A Calgary barber, Navjot Singh, was tried with his friend Gurjeet Ghotra when police observed the men loading containers later found to be packed with 66 kilograms of cocaine and 30 kilograms of methamphetamine.