July 15, 2026
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon has announced appointments to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments, including three members of the legal profession.
July 15, 2026
The Federal Court has set aside the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) refusal to refer a retired officer’s request for reimbursement of a nearly $190,000 home-equity loss arising from a military posting, ruling that the decision failed to grapple with whether the catastrophic loss and the inadequacy of the relocation policy warranted referral to the Treasury Board.
July 15, 2026
Part one of this series (see below for link) traced the procedural history behind Forrest v. The King, 2026 TCC 121, and the Tax Court’s conclusion that only the fourth of four contradictory notices of reassessment remained capable of supporting an appeal, and that a notice of appeal against it was properly before the court.
July 15, 2026
The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR) has filed a proposed class action against Canada under recent amendments to Saskatchewan’s Firearms Act, arguing that the federal government must compensate licensed gun owners at fair value after the 2020 firearm bans.
July 15, 2026
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has given the federal government an A+ in its 2026 State of Internal Trade: Canada’s Interprovincial Cooperation Report Card. While the CFIB applauded the “significant progress” made by the feds, the organization cautioned that “these high scores reflect commitments more than actual progress felt on the ground.”
July 15, 2026
Catherine Boilard has joined Langlois as a lawyer in its litigation group in Quebec City.
July 15, 2026
McMillan LLP has added Olivier Plessis as a partner in its capital markets and securities group in Vancouver.
July 15, 2026
The date July 14, 2026, marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most consequential human rights decisions in Canadian history: Parliament’s 131-124 vote to abolish the death penalty from the Criminal Code in 1976. In a striking historical contrast, less than two weeks earlier, on July 2, 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for executions to resume (Gregg v. Georgia | 428 U.S. 153 (1976) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court), ending a four-year period where the death penalty was ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS (Furman v. Ga., 1972 U.S. LEXIS 169).
July 15, 2026
The misuse of generative artificial intelligence by litigants continues to plague the Canadian justice system. In the last two years, the number of cases cited on legal databases in which hallucinated cases have been identified in court filings has increased significantly, going from seven in 2024 to 39 in the first quarter of 2026 alone.
July 15, 2026
Appeal by appellant from a damages award arising from a minor motor vehicle accident. Liability was admitted and the trial proceeded on damages. The trial judge found that, after the accident, the appellant’s life and functioning markedly deteriorated, but rejected her position that she suffered a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury caused by the collision