The Complete Brief
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May 23, 2025
G7 finance ministers, central bank governors release communiqué emphasizing ‘unity’
On May 22, G7 finance ministers and central bank governors reached an “agreement on a communiqué which emphasized, above all, the importance of G7 unity in the face of complex global challenges.”
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May 23, 2025
Sentencing - Sentencing considerations - Rehabilitation - Protection of the public - Aboriginal offenders - Health (incl. mental health)
Appeal by J.W. from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal which allowed in part an appeal from his sentence. J.W., an Indigenous man, repeatedly sexually assaulted the complainant, a worker at the group home where he lived.
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May 23, 2025
A different approach to professional success
By and large, most formulas for professional success emphasize some kind of behavioural change or challenge. “Do more of this, and less of that.” Humans love the appeal of a dare or challenge, and we’re always ready to sign up and lay out cash for the next big thing that will make us thinner, stronger or more profitable.
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May 23, 2025
Manitoba introduces legislation to decrease interprovincial trade barriers
The Manitoba government has brought in new legislation to break down interprovincial trade barriers and help grow the province’s economy, as announced on May 22 by Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses.
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May 23, 2025
Clicking beyond death: Who gets your digital life after you’re gone?
In Jamaica, where I’m from, there’s often a mix of amusement and uneasy reverence when people discuss what to do with a person’s “belongings” when their “number has been called”: dead leff. Now, here’s the modern twist: what happens when your dead leff isn’t just a house or jewellery, but an entire digital life?
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May 23, 2025
Manitoba, Ottawa to fund hate-crime education for prosecutors
Manitoba is partnering with the federal government to invest in “specialized training” for the province’s Crown lawyers in their prosecuting of hate crimes — and will turn to two Jewish advocacy groups to help “co-ordinate and support” the initiative.
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May 23, 2025
Appeal Court cites misapplication of totality as basis for new sentence
No one would deny that child abuse is serious, and more so when the conduct involves child sexual abuse. Should the abuser’s physical and mental condition be factored into a sentence when that person is sentenced? That was a key question before a Manitoba court recently.
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May 22, 2025
Court dismisses appeals regarding derivative action in case of insolvent company
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed two appeals relating to the dissolving of a company importing goods from Asia, arising from a shareholder’s leave application to bring a derivative action.
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May 22, 2025
Manitoba launches task force on implementation of new and emerging tech
Manitoba has launched an innovation and productivity task force to advise the government on the implementation of new and emerging technologies and the promotion of data-driven decision-making according to a release issued by the province on May 22.
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May 22, 2025
Federal Court grants standing to P.E.I. fishers, upholds ‘broad discretion’ of minister: lawyer
A fishing body in P.E.I. was recently granted standing by Canada’s Federal Court — but that victory was tempered by the court’s decision to not interfere with the federal government’s refusal to review the province’s catch limit for bluefin tuna.