By Mitch Koczerginski ( November 6, 2025, 11:17 AM EST) -- In commercial practice, broken deals are not always formally terminated. More often, they stall, performance ceases, deadlines lapse, or default correspondence heats up and then dwindles. Each side assumes the other has “walked away.” Yet, under Canadian contract law, a contract in abeyance does not die on its own. Unless termination is clearly carried out, the agreement may remain in force, carrying all attendant obligations and risks....