The Complete Brief
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November 25, 2025
TikTok Report: Quebec’s Law 25 rulings impact all organizations
In late September, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) and the privacy regulators in three provinces (Quebec, B.C. and Alberta) issued the report of their Joint Investigation regarding the personal information collection practices of TikTok (the TikTok Report), the social media platform particularly popular with youth (PIPEDAFindings # 2025-003, Sept. 23, 2025).
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November 25, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Appeals - Standard of review - Contempt of court
Appeal by appellant from an order declaring him in civil contempt. The appellant failed to provide adequate responses to several undertakings he was ordered to satisfy.
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November 24, 2025
Regulators call for stronger protection of children’s privacy in EdTech use, development
Canada’s privacy regulators have issued a joint resolution on protecting the privacy of “children and youth in the classroom through responsible educational technologies (EdTech) to help ensure that privacy rights and the best interests of children are paramount in the development, procurement, and deployment” of this technology.
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November 24, 2025
Former Parliamentarians and members of the legal community receive Democracy Awards
The Parliamentary Centre will present the “Dedication to Democracy” award to former Liberal deputy prime minister Anne McLellan and former Conservative deputy leader of the opposition Lisa Raitt.
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November 24, 2025
Manitoba introduces intimate images legislation with ‘nearly nude’ addition
Manitoba is proposing legislation to better protect people from the non-consentual sharing of intimate images by expanding the prohibition to include “nearly nude” versions.
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November 24, 2025
OpenAI faces a lawsuit from La Presse over allegations of copyright infringement
French language digital media outlet La Presse has filed a lawsuit suit against OpenAI over allegations that the company used its copyright-protected content to train ChatGPT without authorization.
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November 24, 2025
Court upholds Quebecor tax win, finds intra-group capital gains set-off not abusive
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a Tax Court finding that a series of intra-group transactions designed to offset capital gains and losses did not constitute abusive tax avoidance under the Income Tax Act.
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November 24, 2025
Tatti joins Aird & Berlis Vancouver office
Alexander Tatti has joined the Vancouver office of Aird & Berlis as an associate and member of the firm’s capital markets, corporate/commercial and mergers & acquisitions groups.
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November 24, 2025
Lawyers raise constitutional concerns about proposed Ontario bail legislation
Ontario has announced plans to bring in legislation that would require individuals charged with crimes to provide cash security deposits when obtaining bail, but legal observers are saying the proposals will not likely pass constitutional muster.
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November 24, 2025
Canada strengthens trade with Mexico through updated export certificate process
In an effort to support grain exports to Mexico, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is now issuing electronic phytosanitary export certificates for that process.