The Complete Brief
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April 09, 2026
Witzman, Bi join Clark Wilson’s family law group
Clark Wilson has welcomed Manny Witzman as a partner and Jenny Bi as an associate in its family law group in Vancouver.
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April 09, 2026
Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson asks CRA to improve online resources for user experience
Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson François Boileau has asked the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to make improvements to its online resources to help reduce the number of calls to its contact centres.
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April 09, 2026
McLennan Ross adds Corey Luda to Edmonton litigation team
Corey Luda has joined McLennan Ross as an associate in Edmonton as part of the firm’s insurance defence and commercial litigation team.
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April 09, 2026
CFIB says SMEs facing more crime, calls on government for changes
According to new research from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 50 per cent of Canadian small business owners reported that crime increased in their community over the past year, while only two per cent reported a decline.
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April 09, 2026
Federal Court fines operator, company over inadequate efforts to comply with disclosure order
The Federal Court has ordered a business operator and his company to pay more than $14,000 in fines and costs after they pleaded guilty to contempt for failing to comply with a court order to provide information to the CRA, finding they failed to take reasonable steps to purge their contempt.
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April 09, 2026
Broadening Canada’s hybrid mismatch rules
On Jan. 29, 2026, the Department of Finance released draft legislation that contained the second package of hybrid mismatch rules that was first announced in the federal government’s 2021 Budget (the Proposals).
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April 09, 2026
Tanzania upheld as appropriate forum in human rights abuse case against Canadian mining company
In a case of numerous alleged human rights abuses and deaths at a Tanzanian mine owned by a Canadian company, the Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld that Tanzania was the more appropriate forum than Ontario. Plaintiffs’ counsel and intervener Amnesty International stated that the decision did not advance access to justice. The case may go to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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April 09, 2026
Projects Picnic and Potluck are stark examples of surveillance overreach
It went mostly unnoticed at the time. There was no click on the line nor any strange echo. There was no warning. It was just an ordinary phone call. But this time, it was quietly copied, stored and filed away.
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April 09, 2026
Ticking clock: Navigating delay between discovering misconduct, dismissing for cause
When it comes to dismissal for just cause, we know the bar is high and employer conduct will be heavily scrutinized. We sometimes offer advice that could seem to be inconsistent:
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April 09, 2026
ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENCE - Mens rea - Insanity or mental disorder - Finding of not criminally responsible
Appeal by Kipusi from his convictions for criminal harassment and breach of release conditions. He received a conditional sentence of five months followed by 15 months of probation. The appellant challenged his convictions and, in the alternative, his sentence.