Nova Scotia failed to consider impact of 2025 woods ban on rights: lawyer
‘Canadian constitutional rights cannot be ignored by government decision-makers — period,’ Marty Moore, a lawyer with Charter Advocates Canada, told Law360 Canada.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 2:30 PM
People’s constitutional rights “cannot be ignored by government decision-makers — period,” says the lawyer of a man ticketed during Nova Scotia’s controversial woods ban. That man, Jeffrey Evely, was the face of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia’s April 17 ruling in Evely v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Natural Resources), 2026 NSSC 118, in which it was found the province failed to consider people’s Charter-protected mobility rights when it prohibited them from entering forested areas for a period last summer. ... [read more]
Saskatchewan introduces bill to bring in associate judges for King’s Bench
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 4:43 PM
Taking its cues from a handful of other provinces, Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that would add associate judges to its Court of King’s Bench. ... [read more]
Privacy watchdog backs health data interoperability legislation
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 3:58 PM
Deputy Privacy Commissioner Marc Chénier has expressed support for Bill S-5, the Connected Care for Canadians Act, in a statement before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, according to an April 22 release. ... [read more]
Ontario Appeal Court nixes COVID-19 vaccine suit
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 2:14 PM
Ontario’s top court has dismissed the case of a man arguing the federal government bore responsibility for the death of his son, who died 33 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. ... [read more]
Court rejects set-off of HST in supplier insolvency case
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 5:37 PM
The B.C. Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a purchaser to rely on a contractual set-off clause to avoid paying HST where a supplier failed to remit the tax before becoming insolvent, confirming that the obligation to pay HST is owed to the Crown, not the supplier. ... [read more]
