SCC affirms air passenger compensation regs are valid; expert int’l law evidence can be admissible
Bruno Gélinas-Faucher
Bruno Gélinas-Faucher, a University of Brunswick law professor who with Charles-Emmanuel Côté represented the intervener Société québécoise de droit international, said the longer-term precedential value of the judgment lies in its affirmation that expert evidence on international law may be admissible.

Friday, October 04, 2024 @ 6:11 PM

In an important judgment on evidence and air passenger rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that judges have the discretion to admit expert evidence on international law so long as the threshold admissibility criteria in R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9, are met. ... [read more]

Yukon tables traffic bill with harsher penalties for impaired drivers

Friday, October 04, 2024 @ 4:53 PM

In a bid to bring greater safety to its highways, Yukon’s government is proposing new traffic legislation that would toughen punishments for reckless and impaired drivers.   ... [read more]

Alberta gives feds ultimatum over changes to Impact Assessment Act

Friday, October 04, 2024 @ 4:48 PM

Alberta has provided the federal government with a four-week deadline to remedy what it says are “unconstitutional provisions” in the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) or face a new legal challenge. ... [read more]

Federal bill aimed at boosting Atlantic Canada's offshore green energy sector receives royal assent

Friday, October 04, 2024 @ 4:26 PM

In an expected boost to Atlantic Canada's economy, Ottawa has announced that Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act has received royal assent, clearing the way for a joint management regulatory framework for the development of offshore renewable energy. ... [read more]

Decision in defamation case surrounding 2022 Freedom Convoy protests ‘entirely predictable’: lawyer

Friday, October 04, 2024 @ 3:24 PM

An Ontario court has dismissed a defamation action brought against a non-profit organization that researches hate crimes for its alleged actions surrounding the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, with a judge saying the plaintiffs in the case were unable to bring a valid claim against the group. ... [read more]