The Complete Brief
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September 25, 2025
Trade deal with Indonesia will reduce or remove tariffs on 95 per cent of exports, says Carney
Canada has signed a bilateral trade agreement with Indonesia that will lead to 95 per cent of Canadian exports to Indonesia having tariffs reduced or eliminated once the agreement is fully implemented.
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September 25, 2025
Canada Post ‘effectively insolvent,’ feds mandate transformation of corporation
The federal government has instructed Canada Post to begin a transformation, noting that the corporation is “facing an existential crisis” as it has “accumulated more than $5 billion in losses” since 2018.
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September 25, 2025
B.C. court narrows herbicide class action, strikes battery and general damages claims
The B.C. Court of Appeal has narrowed a class action alleging that exposure to paraquat in herbicides increased the risk of Parkinson’s, ruling exposure cannot ground a battery claim and that a common issue on general damages could not be addressed on a class-wide basis.
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September 25, 2025
SCC issues stay of destruction of 400 ostriches pending leave to appeal decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has stayed the cull of more than 400 ostriches on a B.C. farm that had been ordered depopulated after some were found to have the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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September 25, 2025
IMK welcomes 4 new associates
Montreal-based firm IMK has welcomed four associates: Jordan Bitan, Félix-Antoine Pelletier, David Xing and Benoit Régimbald.
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September 25, 2025
Is it or isn’t it? FCA weighs in on compliance of $300M RRSP
A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is structured to allow eligible Canadians to accumulate income tax-free in an account. Withdrawals are taxable but can be made at a relatively low tax rate compared to that paid for investments outside an RRSP. The account is meant to facilitate investment for retirement purposes and considerable tax savings can be realized.
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September 25, 2025
Attention politicians: Bail reform must be constitutionally sound
A Cobourg, Ont., police constable was hospitalized after coming into contact with fentanyl during an attempt to arrest a 33-year-old woman in a municipal park. The officer was released from the hospital the following day, but Cobourg Police Chief Paul VandeGraaf used the incident to call for tougher laws.
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September 24, 2025
New labour deal brings N.B. Crown counsel up from the bottom: union rep
A union leader representing Crown counsel in New Brunswick is praising the province’s agreement to a new labour deal with his members — who he says were “the worst paid government lawyers” in Canada.
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September 25, 2025
Joshua Koop joins McLennan Ross as Calgary litigator
McLennan Ross LLP has announced that Joshua Koop has joined the firm at its Calgary office.
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September 25, 2025
Legal considerations of using biometric data in hiring practices
Organizations are increasingly using biometric data in their hiring processes. Facial recognition technology is used to verify the identity of candidates. It can also be used to analyze video of candidates’ faces to gather data about their emotional reactions and use of language to infer their suitability for a role.