The Complete Brief
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March 30, 2026
Court rejects competition commissioner’s appeal for disclosure in Amazon investigation
The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the commissioner of competition’s appeal regarding an application to order Amazon to produce transaction data for certain products in its online store to further an inquiry on fake reviews.
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March 30, 2026
N.B. to launch ‘centralized’ online bail hearings
New Brunswick is launching virtual bail hearings for select locations in a bid to free up court space, quicken access to justice and conserve resources. According to a recent news release, the launch is slotted for April 9 and will begin for “all bail hearings from Fredericton and Woodstock.”
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March 30, 2026
Parental alienation: My final word (for now)
My wife claims that in any argument, I always want the last word. Perhaps that is so as I find it almost impossible to leave the final word on Bill C-223 to my adversary (in this argument only) Rina Groeneveld. Please pardon the harshness of this response, but often I cannot help myself.
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March 30, 2026
OPC releases report on global privacy sweep of websites, apps used by children
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, in cooperation with 26 data protection and privacy authorities from across the nation and around the world, has concluded a “global privacy sweep that highlights how child-friendly practices on websites and mobile applications can protect children’s privacy online.”
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March 30, 2026
Quebec Court of Appeal, Superior Court get new judges
The federal government has appointed two judges to the Quebec Court of Appeal and Superior Court, the Department of Justice has announced.
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March 30, 2026
Ottawa appoints 5 judges to courts across Ontario
The federal government has appointed five judges in Ontario, the Department of Justice has announced.
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March 30, 2026
Canada passes Bill C-12: Ottawa gains new authority over visas, asylum
Canada has enacted sweeping changes to its immigration and asylum system after the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12) received royal assent on March 26. The new law gives Ottawa broader powers to manage asylum claims, streamline processing and intervene in immigration programs when needed.
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March 30, 2026
MARITAL OR FAMILY PROPERTY - Equalization or division
Appeal by appellant from an order made dividing family property equally between himself and the respondent. The only issue on appeal concerned the judge’s conclusion that it would not be significantly unfair under s. 95 of the Family Law Act (FLA) to divide equally the increase in value, during the parties’ nearly five-year relationship, of two real properties that the appellant owned prior to the relationship.
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March 27, 2026
Feds name 4 judges to B.C. Supreme Court
The federal government has appointed four judges to the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Vancouver, the Department of Justice has announced.
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March 27, 2026
Amiram Y. Kotler named Manitoba King’s Bench judge
Amiram Y. Kotler has been appointed a judge of the Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba in Winnipeg, the federal government has announced.