June 11, 2026
In his recent piece on Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16, Gary S. Joseph raises concerns about how concepts such as mitigation and the “thin skull rule” will operate in the context of intimate partner violence tort claims (“More concerns about the SCC’s Ahluwalia decision”). He frames these as open questions left unresolved by the Supreme Court, suggesting they could make litigation more complex. As someone who works outside courtrooms but has spent considerable time helping women who live inside the realities the decision describes, and who has lived there myself, I was intrigued by these questions.
June 11, 2026
The United States constitution defines a U.S. citizen as any individual who is a citizen of the United States by law, birth or naturalization. But this isn’t always as clear as it may seem, as some individuals — particularly those born abroad to one or more U.S. citizen parents — may or may not be considered a U.S. citizen, sometimes without even knowing it.
June 11, 2026
A recent judicial ruling recognizing homelessness as an analogous ground of discrimination under s. 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has come under fire as “judicial activism.” (Waterloo (Regional Municipality) v. Dugas, 2026 ONSC 2971.)
June 10, 2026
The Supreme Court’s controversial Jordan decision, which has sparked the dismissal of thousands of cases due to unconstitutional trial delay, is still good law, but stays of proceedings are not a cure for undue systemic trial delay, Canada’s top judge says. “One stay of proceedings is too many,” Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner stressed at his annual press conference in Ottawa June 9.
June 10, 2026
For far too long coercive control was an insidious yet unrecognized form of social depravity and abuse, largely perpetrated against women in intimate relationships. Until recently, coercive control was ignored by professionals, including lawyers, though this is rapidly changing.
June 10, 2026
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey has appointed Boris Bytensky, Carson MacDonald Coughlin and Vincent André François Paris as judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective June 18, 2026.
June 10, 2026
The federal government has announced that the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program has closed for businesses, while the amnesty period from criminal liability has been extended after the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear an appeal on the prohibition.
June 09, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador has passed legislation giving its seniors’ advocate the powers of “individual advocacy and investigation.” According to a June 5 news release, the move aligns the role of the province’s seniors’ advocate with that of “similar statutory officers,” such as the citizens’ representative and the child and youth advocate.
June 08, 2026
The Law Society of Saskatchewan turned out a “solid” annual report for 2025 — and members should pay particular attention to the implementation of limited licensing in the province, says the regulator’s past president.
June 05, 2026
Yukon’s Supreme Court has issued a directive on the use of generative AI “in written and oral representations” in a bid to reinforce the “integrity and credibility of legal proceedings.”