Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 1:45 PM
Novelist Philip K. Dick once asked whether androids dreamed of electric sheep. And now a new course offered by the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s school of law is asking whether they should have standing in court. ... [read more]
Monday, January 13, 2025 @ 4:17 PM
Insured damage in 2024 caused by severe weather events exceeded $8 billion for the first time ever in Canada, surpassing the previous record of $6 billion in 2016 from the Fort McMurray wildfires and was triple that of the losses in 2023. It was also 12 times the $701 million annual average for the 2001-2010 decade, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. ... [read more]
Monday, January 13, 2025 @ 1:53 PM
The Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) has published a report reviewing 37 complaints from interpreters regarding a proposed amendment to their contracts. Public Services and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) conduct was found to be unreasonable in negotiations. ... [read more]
Monday, January 13, 2025 @ 1:45 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a repair company was not liable for losses incurred by a property owner who made payments to an intermediary based on fraudulent representations. ... [read more]
Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 5:58 PM
Indigenous Services Canada must notify applicants making requests under Jordan’s Principle of any essential documents they must provide before it makes a decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has held, calling out ISC’s “passive approach” to procedural fairness. ... [read more]
