Business
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November 04, 2025
AI is no substitute for a determined soul
My wife likes to tell the story of the first file she worked on for me when she articled for my firm. (Those were in the days when she did what I told her to do, because I was the boss. Things have changed.)
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November 04, 2025
B.C. appeal decision reinforces court’s focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation
Although public safety is a shared goal, there remains debate over how best to achieve it. The courts generally stress punishment, denunciation and deterrence, imposing long sentences to keep offenders off the streets. In contrast, within the penitentiary system, a different philosophy has emerged: one centred on rehabilitation and reintegration.
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November 04, 2025
When the soul suffers: Why moral injury should be compensable in law
It is a curious paradox of modern professional life that physical injury is readily compensable and psychological injury is increasingly actionable, yet wounds of conscience remain invisible to the law.
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November 03, 2025
Privacy commissioners join global sweep on children’s data protection
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and its provincial counterparts have joined the 2025 Global Privacy Enforcement Network privacy sweep, in which more than 30 data protection and privacy authorities globally will examine websites and mobile applications commonly used by children.
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November 03, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds BMO class action over underpaid vacation, holiday pay
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld certification of a class action against the Bank of Montreal over allegations that it systematically underpaid statutory vacation and holiday pay to certain groups of employees.
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November 03, 2025
G7 creates roadmap for critical minerals standards-based markets
Canada has announced the Critical Minerals Action Plan, a roadmap to advance standards-based markets for critical minerals. The development of the plan was first discussed at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
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November 03, 2025
Langlois adds Marie-Ève Couturier to insurance law group
Marie-Ève Couturier has joined the insurance law group at Langlois Lawyers LLP.
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November 03, 2025
Alberta’s digital awakening: Reclaiming trust in the age of data
When Alberta ushered in its Access to Information Act and Protection of Privacy Act on June 11, it wasn’t just swapping one set of bureaucratic tools for another. It was, in truth, embarking on a quiet revolution; a statement that the province intends to govern not only with efficiency, but with empathy in an age where information is power.
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November 03, 2025
Can Canada attract U.S.-bound talent?
Highly educated immigrants, particularly those trained in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), are widely acknowledged as drivers of innovation, productivity and economic growth in advanced economies. Both Canada and the United States have invested heavily in attracting such talent. Yet Canada, despite being one of the most successful countries in attracting university-educated newcomers, has struggled to translate their educational credentials into equivalent labour-market outcomes as the United States.
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November 03, 2025
Logan Maddin joins MLT Aikins in Calgary
MLT Aikins has welcomed associate lawyer Logan Maddin to its Calgary office.