Ottawa mulls Charter issues as joint committee proposes ban ‘indefinitely’ on MAID for mentally ill
Sen. Pierre Dalphond, a former Quebec Court of Appeal judge and a vice-chair of Parliament’s special joint committee on medical assistance in dying, said, ‘I believe it would be unconstitutional to prohibit MAID for all individuals with a severe irreversible mental disorder that cause them intolerable suffering but who are capable of giving free and informed consent, rather than to provide for a process to conduct individual assessment of a person’s eligibility.’
Friday, June 19, 2026 @ 4:46 PM
The federal government has been advised by the majority of a 17-member parliamentary special committee to amend the Criminal Code to “indefinitely” bar access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) to persons suffering solely from mental illness, with the Bloc Québécois and three dissenting senators recommending that the government direct a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify the applicable law. ... [read more]
Ontario retains jurisdiction over claims against offshore trustee: court
Friday, June 19, 2026 @ 5:44 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Ontario courts have jurisdiction over claims against a Liechtenstein trustee whose offshore trust was allegedly funded with money siphoned from Bridging Finance, rejecting arguments that the trustee was too remote from the alleged misconduct. ... [read more]
Loblaw bread settlement distribution sees potential $3.7M claims fraud
Friday, June 19, 2026 @ 5:01 PM
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a motion relating to an investigation to recover millions in potentially fraudulent payments from the packaged bread class action settlement with Loblaw, after the administrator flagged suspicious claim activity. ... [read more]
Feds implement safeguard tariff on imports of canned vegetables to ‘protect Canadian producers’
Friday, June 19, 2026 @ 4:09 PM
On June 19, the federal government announced a 10 per cent surtax on global imports of canned vegetables. According to the announcement from the Department of Finance, this provisional safeguard measure is “intended to address the critical circumstances and immediate challenges facing the Canadian canned vegetable industry and to mitigate the impact of trade diversion on domestic producers, helping to stabilize market conditions and protect Canadian growers and processors.” ... [read more]
Court allows appeal over share valuation in oppression case
Friday, June 19, 2026 @ 3:36 PM
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal, finding that the judge erred by delegating the determination of the fair value of shares to a chartered business valuator rather than having the court determine it. ... [read more]