Ontario climate case continues despite failure of bid to reopen appeal
Julia Croome, director of litigation practice at Ecojustice, said she was pleased to have clarity on the next steps in the case, despite the appeal not being reopened.
Friday, August 07, 2026 @ 12:13 PM
A constitutional challenge to Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions standards will carry on despite a decision by the province’s top court not to reopen the appeal that initially gave the case the go-ahead. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s Aug. 5 ruling in Mathur v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 561 is the latest step in a long running legal dispute that dates back to 2019, when seven young Ontarians launched a challenge arguing the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, and the plan to reach those targets, violated their rights under sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. ... [read more]
Court of Appeal adds US$4.7M to former Meta employee’s damages over forfeited RSUs
Monday, August 10, 2026 @ 5:38 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has increased a former Meta employee’s damages by approximately US$4.7 million, finding that contract provisions requiring the immediate forfeiture of unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) upon termination contravened Ontario’s Employment Standards Act. ... [read more]
Merger reforms bring longer review times, greater scrutiny, analysis of Competition Bureau data says
Monday, August 10, 2026 @ 4:13 PM
Two years after the Competition Act was amended to revise Canada’s merger review framework, new trends have emerged with significant implications for businesses: proposed transactions are increasingly being labelled as “complex,” facing longer wait times and receiving more scrutiny overall, according to an analysis of Competition Bureau data by Anita Banicevic, a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. ... [read more]
Missing underscore in username leads to exoneration in N.S. child porn case
Monday, August 10, 2026 @ 4:10 PM
A Nova Scotia man is considering legal action after being found “factually innocent” of child pornography offences that resulted from authorities mistakenly linking him to an online username belonging to someone else. ... [read more]
Feds launch $100M rebate for interprovincial transport of steel products
Monday, August 10, 2026 @ 4:01 PM
The federal government is launching a $100-million rebate program for the “interprovincial transportation of eligible steel products by rail and marine.” According to a government announcement issued Aug. 10, the Commodities Sectoral Support Program will rebate “50 per cent of eligible rail or marine transportation costs for Canadian steel moving between provinces and territories for up to one year, or until funds are exhausted.” ... [read more]