The Complete Brief
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June 09, 2025
A sweet case
Often, in response to an opposition, an applicant causes a separate proceeding(s) to be brought under s. 45 of the Trademarks Act attacking the registration(s) relied on by the opponent.
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June 09, 2025
Observing plans for your demise
My friends Jim and Sheila love dogs. They used to share their residence with a rescue dog named Henry. Dragons live forever, but not so little dogs. So, when Henry got sick and his demise was imminent, Jim built a coffin for Henry so that it would be ready when needed to carry Henry to his final resting place in the woods. Poor Henry had to deal with the stress of contemplating his own demise every time that he walked pass Jim’s workshop.
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June 09, 2025
Lack of consensus in Bouvette acquittal leaves questions unanswered
When a serious yet inaccurate allegation of criminal wrongdoing is made against someone, permanently halting criminal proceedings without a determination of guilt or innocence is insufficient. What is truly needed is a declaration of being found not guilty.
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June 06, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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June 06, 2025
Manitoba to ensure mutual recognition of goods and services with other provinces by July 1
To boost interprovincial trade, Manitoba will introduce regulations to ensure the mutual recognition of goods and services with other provinces by July 1, according to a release issued on June 6.
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June 06, 2025
As trade tensions rise, feds table legislation to accelerate national projects, internal trade
With an escalating trade war already reflected in worsening employment data, the federal government has introduced promised legislation aimed at removing federal barriers to interprovincial trade, improving labour mobility in Canada and fast-tracking large infrastructure projects “of national importance.”
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June 06, 2025
Colleen Spier appointed provincial court judge in B.C.
The Government of British Columbia has announced the appointment of Colleen Spier as a provincial court judge, effective July 7, 2025.
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June 06, 2025
N.L. turning to public for input on revamping child protection laws
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is turning to the public for input on revamping child protection laws.
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June 06, 2025
Acquittal ‘just result’ for woman whose guilty plea was found to be miscarriage of justice: SCC
The Supreme Court has issued an acquittal in a case of a woman whose guilty plea to criminal negligence causing death was the result of a miscarriage of justice, even though it found there was enough evidence that could lead a jury to convict her at a new trial.
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June 06, 2025
Breaches at CRA, other government institutions impacted over 309,000 people: privacy commissioner
More than 309,000 individuals were affected by government institution privacy breaches reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in 2024–25 — over twice as many as in the previous year according the OPC’s annual report.