Ontario cash bail requirements challenged as creating ‘two-tier’ system
Matthew Gourlay, a partner at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, said the CCLA and the CLA are seeking an injunction to put the cash bail system on hold while the legal process unfolds.
Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 4:14 PM
A coalition of legal and civil rights groups has launched a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s new cash bail requirements, arguing the rules create a “two-tier” justice system that favours people who can afford to pay for their release. Changes to the bail system came into effect on Aug. 17, and among other things require a cash security deposit in the full amount pledged to be paid once an accused person is released into custody, with payment due within two business days of release. ... [read more]
Judge declines to stay removal of ex-senior Iranian official who spoke of suicide if sent to Iran
Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 5:44 PM
The Federal Court has declined to stay the removal of a former senior Iranian government official “because Canada’s interest in removing persons who participated in regimes that systematically violate human rights outweighs any harm that might befall him upon returning to Iran.” ... [read more]
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec sign ‘historic’ $70B clean energy deal
Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 5:09 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced an agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and the Innu Nation, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec, guaranteeing $10 billion in financing for “largest clean energy investment in North American history.” ... [read more]
Court allows procedural fairness appeal in vehicle fraud case
Monday, August 17, 2026 @ 4:31 PM
The Alberta Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal, ruling that the investigative receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. overstepped its neutral role in litigation by seeking to bind parties to its legal opinion in a dispute relating to more than 100 allegedly fraudulently transferred vehicles. ... [read more]
Ontario fiscal deficit forecast unchanged after second consecutive quarter of declinig GDP
Friday, August 14, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
The Ontario government’s fiscal outlook is largely unchanged in its first update since the 2026 budget, even though the province’s real GDP declined by 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of the calendar year. ... [read more]