July 21, 2026
Canada is set to intensify trade talks with the United States after the U.S. announced plans to impose additional 50 per cent tariffs on a significant number of Canadian goods, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement issued July 20.
July 21, 2026
Canada will be launching public consultations on its response to forced labour in global supply chains as per Bill C-35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour.
July 21, 2026
Ontario’s top court has taken the unusual step of overturning an acquittal in the case of a man who was found not guilty of intimidation for his role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa.
July 21, 2026
British Columbia is inviting the public to share feedback on proposed legislative and procedural changes aimed at improving the natural resource appeals process administered by the Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission.
July 21, 2026
The B.C. Supreme Court has declined to summarily resolve a dispute over whether a resort operator can charge neighbouring resort guests to access a suspension bridge under an easement, finding that more evidence about the circumstances surrounding the easement’s creation was needed before the court could decide the issue.
July 21, 2026
Joshua D. Sutherland (Awootaninaw) and Dan Fogarty are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
July 21, 2026
In a national class action alleging that 50 per cent of the defendants’ medical ear implants were defective, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reduced the plaintiff’s requested costs due to mixed success.
July 21, 2026
Courts have the jurisdiction to remove counsel from the record in legal proceedings as lawyers are officers of the court and their conduct affects the administration of justice as a whole. However, disqualifying a lawyer from representing a party is an extreme remedy and often depends upon whether the public interest in preserving confidence in the administration of justice outweighs a litigant’s interest in retaining counsel of their choice.
July 21, 2026
This is an update to our previous article, “GST/HST/QST and trailing commissions: Key changes in the mutual fund industry.” In May 2026, the CRA issued an updated version of Notice 344 that replaces the February 2026 version.
July 21, 2026
Prince Edward Island has appointed Brian Waddell as its new ethics and integrity commissioner for a five-year term.