The Complete Brief
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May 13, 2024
Tax Court sees new judicial appointment
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointment of Michael U. Ezri as a Judge of the Tax Court, a news release from the Department of Justice announced.
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May 13, 2024
Court permits CN Railway to proceed with $250M container terminal project pending appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has permitted the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) to continue construction of a $250 million intermodal container transfer facility in Milton, Ont., pending the outcome of an appeal concerning the government decision authorizing the project.
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May 13, 2024
Dancing with the devil: Benefits managers and pharmacies
Ontario pharmacists have multiple and often competing responsibilities. Beyond their clinical duties, many pharmacists are business owners, employers, mentors and teachers. However, their primary duty is always to the public. Unfortunately, Ontario pharmacists are increasingly being subjected to pressures that seemingly bear no relationship to their ability to serve the public and which threaten to shift the focus within the profession from patient-centred care to commercial concerns.
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May 13, 2024
Alberta needs legislation to confirm power of fiduciaries extend to digital assets: law institute
When a person dies or becomes incapacitated, their money and property often fall under the management of a third-party fiduciary — and the law around that is long-standing and largely settled. But an Alberta-based legal institute is saying the time has come for the provincial government to change its rules on fiduciaries in order to deal with assets in the digital arena.
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May 13, 2024
New partner joins BMKP Law
Sean Maxwell has joined the partnership at Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso LLP (BMKP Law), a news release from the boutique law firm announced.
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May 13, 2024
Juries need to hear third-party suspect evidence, Ontario Appeal Court reminds judges
In a 40-page ruling, half of which is devoted to setting out the material facts and evidence regarding a 2016 stabbing in Toronto that left a man dead, the Ontario Court of Appeal has reminded judges that in a jury trial, jurors should be allowed to consider whether someone else could have committed an offence other than the accused whenever such evidence exists.
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May 13, 2024
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY — Offences and enforcement
Appeal by Workers' Compensation Board ("Board") from order dismissing its petition seeking statutory injunction on grounds including that judge erred in law by failing to correctly apply factual test in s. 97(1) of Workers Compensation Act ("Act").
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May 13, 2024
Quebec tribunal certifies first Amazon warehouse union in Canada
The Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) of Quebec has certified the Laval Amazon Workers Union—CSN, said to be the first time in Canada that there is a union at an Amazon warehouse.
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May 13, 2024
Court of Appeal dismissal cautionary tale for defence
A Calgary barber, Navjot Singh, was tried with his friend Gurjeet Ghotra when police observed the men loading containers later found to be packed with 66 kilograms of cocaine and 30 kilograms of methamphetamine.
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May 13, 2024
Patrick Critton applies for parole | Michael Crowley
In thinking about the thousands of parole hearings I conducted over my 21 years as a Parole Board of Canada member, some stand out — either because of the nature of the offence(s), because of media or victim involvement, or some because the story behind the commission of their offences was simply of great interest to me.