After navigating choppy waters, Alberta trumpets ‘collaborative’ new legal aid governance deal
Displaying a newly-signed tri-partite legal aid governance agreement that takes effect Sept. 6, 2024, are (left to right): Ryan Callioux, Legal Aid Alberta board chair; Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Alberta; and Law Society of Alberta president Deanna Steblyk.
Thursday, September 05, 2024 @ 5:05 PM
Last Updated: Friday, September 06, 2024 @ 12:17 PM
A new five-year legal aid governance deal in Alberta appears to have calmed, at least for now, the choppy waters the provincial law society and Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) encountered in late June when the Alberta government abruptly changed its negotiating stance at the 11th hour, raising the prospect that legal aid certificates could no longer be issued once the predecessor governance agreement expired in July. ... [read more]
Facebook broke privacy law in disclosing user data to third-party apps, rules federal appeal court
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 5:06 PM
Facebook broke federal privacy law between 2013 and 2015 when it shared Facebook users’ personal information with third-party applications without obtaining meaningful consent for the disclosures, the Federal Court of Appeal has held. ... [read more]
Nova Scotia omnibus bill aimed at promoting renewable energy and aquaculture sectors
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 4:58 PM
The Nova Scotia government has introduced a number of proposed legislative changes it says will help promote the province’s renewable energy industry and strengthen regulations for key industries, including the aquaculture sector. ... [read more]
Securities panel discusses trends in emerging AI for retail investors
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 4:58 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being developed for the benefit of investors at the end-user stage, with a focus on offering accurate and helpful financial advice and services, according to a panel at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) conference on Sept. 9, hosted for the first time in Canada since 2000. ... [read more]
Federal government announces public consultation as it eyes surtaxes on more Chinese goods
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 3:45 PM
Amid rising trade tensions with China, Canada has launched another public consultation as a potential precursor to imposing additional surtaxes on Chinese goods. ... [read more]
