The Complete Brief
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July 08, 2025
B.C. proposes banning exotic cat ownership
The B.C. government is proposing regulation changes to ban the “breeding, sale and future ownership of all non-native and non-domestic cat species.”
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July 08, 2025
CFIB asks trade ministers to advance mutual recognition deal as think tank report urges caution
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging federal, provincial and territorial trade ministers to make progress on a pan-Canadian mutual recognition agreement on goods and direct-to-consumer alcohol delivery as the ministers’ Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) meets in Quebec City.
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July 08, 2025
B.C. court upholds Quebec decision on $1.6M illegal payroll scheme
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application to set aside a decision of the Quebec court in which the applicant failed “to report and remit approximately $1.6 million in employee source deductions.”
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July 08, 2025
Navigating the process for minor variances and zoning bylaw amendments from proposal to appeal
As a lifelong Londoner, I have watched the city (and its housing prices) grow from a sleepy small town to one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada. With more people, more housing is needed. Each day it seems there are new signs for proposals for new housing across the city. With the city and provincial government emphasizing and incentivizing higher-density development and infill in neighbourhoods, property owners and developers are looking to add more residential units on their lands.
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July 08, 2025
Field Law names Farha Salim as new managing partner
Field Law has announced that Farha Salim will assume the role of the firm’s managing partner for a three-year term that began on July 1, 2025.
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July 08, 2025
Procurement ombud recommends five solutions to address federal procurement issues
In its most recent report, the Office of the Procurement Ombud has outlined five “key solutions to address long-standing systemic issues in federal procurement.”
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July 08, 2025
Ontario court clarifies evidence rules for blood alcohol concentration tests
Ontario’s top court has clarified the evidentiary requirements for the Crown to rely on blood alcohol concentration tests as conclusive proof in impaired driving cases, dismissing appeals in three prosecutions.
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July 08, 2025
Competition Bureau investigates Amazon’s Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy
The Competition Bureau announced that it has obtained a court order from the Federal Court to “advance its investigation into Amazon’s conduct on its online Canadian marketplace, Amazon.ca.”
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July 08, 2025
Arif Virani joins Torys
Torys LLP has announced that former minister of justice and attorney general Arif Virani has joined its litigation and dispute resolution practice as senior counsel.
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July 08, 2025
Insolvencies still markedly higher than pre-pandemic levels, latest stats indicate
Business insolvencies dropped to 391 filings in May of this year, a 16.5 per cent decline from April but significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) show.