April 02, 2026
Appeal by Millhouse Farms Inc. and Larry Millhouse (collectively, Millhouse) from a summary judgment decision granting De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc. (DLL) $845,796 for a deficiency under a 2018 farm equipment lease (2018 Lease).
April 01, 2026
The Carney government has opted to stick with the predecessor Liberal government’s requirement that the prime minister be handed a shortlist of at least three bilingual qualified candidates to fill an impending western/northern vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, despite the inability of the advisory committee that created the shortlist for the last such vacancy to recommend more than two bilingual qualified jurists.
April 01, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a long-term care home’s appeal related to the certification of causation and damages in a class action over a COVID-19 breakout.
April 01, 2026
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench granted an education technology company an injunction preventing its former CEO and his startup from competing against it, finding a strong prima facie case that he breached a non-compete clause and his fiduciary duties.
April 01, 2026
A new agency enforcing animal welfare is now up and running in Saskatchewan. The province’s government announced that the Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency (SAEA) will now be delivering animal welfare services, replacing Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan (APSS), which ceased operations as of March 31.
April 01, 2026
I am going to put on my Don Cherry hat for a moment. Given the controversy surrounding this gentleman (former hockey player, coach and TV commentator), especially now with the Order of Canada debate, I expect some negative reaction to this article. Please, however, read on.
April 01, 2026
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a securities class action granting default judgment of $53.6 million against a former CEO of a cannabis company for misrepresentations causing investor loss. In addition, he was also ordered to pay $200,000 in costs.
March 31, 2026
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC), which oversees the professional conduct of the country’s 1,184 federally appointed judges, says that five judges were reprimanded or received other disciplinary sanctions last year.
March 31, 2026
The Government of Alberta announced that it will introduce a motion calling for “constitutional amendments that give the province a say in superior court appointments.”
March 31, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Hartin v. Hynes, 2026 ONCA 227 is a useful reminder that sympathy for an injured plaintiff does not permit the law of agency to be mauled beyond recognition.