Business
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December 08, 2025
Lawyer’s desecration of Holocaust monument highlights rise of professional-class antisemitism
On Dec. 1, Justice Anne London-Weinstein of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice heard sentencing submissions for Iain Aspenlieder, an Ottawa municipal lawyer who vandalized Canada’s National Holocaust Monument. Her Honour said that Aspenlieder’s actions exemplify a growing and deeply unsettling reality: antisemitism in Canada is increasingly emerging not from the poor or uneducated, but from the educated and professionally empowered.
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December 05, 2025
Nova Scotia court approves $36.2M settlement in deaf schools abuse case
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved a $36.2-million settlement for a class action concerning the alleged abuse and mistreatment of former students at two schools for deaf children, according to a release issued on Dec. 4 by class counsel Wagners.
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December 05, 2025
Court upholds decision to not include Maple Leaf Foods in bread price-fixing class action
In litigation related to the alleged bread price-fixing conspiracy, the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed representative plaintiffs’ appeal of their motion to add Maple Leaf Foods as a defendant in a class action, citing the doctrine of res judicata.
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December 05, 2025
Don’t become the next Deepak Paradkar
In family law, we see the best and the worst of human behaviour. Spouses in crisis often come to their lawyers angry, grieving, fearful or determined to “win” — sometimes at any cost. In that emotional hurricane, even the most seasoned family law practitioners encounter clients who are prepared to lie, cheat, conceal assets, manipulate evidence or even rope their own lawyers into conduct that edges dangerously close to perjury or obstruction.
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December 05, 2025
Tax Court of Canada expands minister’s power to raise new arguments in appeals
The Tax Court of Canada recently considered the scope of amended subsection 152(9) of the Income Tax Act in Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc. v. The King, 2025 TCC 107.
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December 05, 2025
Judge certifies Lytton wildfire class action, urges simple application of ‘some basis in fact’ test
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has certified a class action over the 2021 Lytton wildfire and urged a return to the simple application of the “some basis in fact” standard during certification.
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December 05, 2025
Feds announce steps to strengthen Canada’s firearms regime
The federal government has announced three additional steps to strengthen the nation’s firearms regime, highlighting ongoing consultation with victims, “firearms experts, Indigenous Peoples, industry, firearms owners and hunters.”
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December 05, 2025
Brutality of crime informs sentencing, appeal in B.C decision
Criminologists might use “strain theory” to explain crimes committed by individuals who grew up in deprivation and are unable to reach their goals through legitimate means. While such individuals deserve sympathy, how far should an appellate court go in reducing sentences when the crime was brutal? That was the issue facing the Manitoba Court of Appeal in R. v. Heinrichs, 2025 MBCA 101.
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December 04, 2025
CRA lifts moratorium on T4A penalties for trucking sector
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has announced that as of Dec. 4, it has lifted the moratorium on penalties for failing to report fees for services in the trucking sector for the 2025 tax year and subsequent years.
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December 04, 2025
Court dismisses $126K wrongful dismissal claim in trucking assembly case
The Alberta Court of Justice has dismissed a wrongful dismissal claim in a case where a critical assembly error resulted in a trucking unit detachment while on the road.