Information Technology
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February 26, 2025
SCC halts use of its ‘X’ account ‘for now,’ citing ‘strategic priorities and resource allocation’
In a move that has sparked controversy in Canada and beyond, the Supreme Court of Canada tells Law360 Canada that “for now” it will no longer use its official account on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, a high-profile billionaire associate of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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February 21, 2025
Union files complaint with tribunal to reopen Amazon warehouses in Quebec
Trade union Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) has filed a complaint with Quebec's Administrative Labour Tribunal alleging that Amazon’s plan to close warehouses in the province runs contrary to its labour code.
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February 21, 2025
Proposed settlements worth $8.9 million reached over alleged price-fixing of electronic parts
Proposed national settlements of $8.9 million have been reached in class actions that alleged certain manufacturers were involved in price-fixing and related conduct involving electrolytic and/or film capacitors used in electronics.
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February 21, 2025
Feds kick off information-sharing ‘partnership’ between RCMP, big banks aimed at money laundering
Ottawa has launched an initiative this week that the federal government says will “support the permissible sharing of money laundering and organized crime intelligence between law enforcement and Canada’s big banks.”
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February 20, 2025
CRTC launches consultation on Canadian content for audio services
Canada’s broadcast and telecom regulator has announced the launch of a public consultation on the definition of Canadian content for audio services. In a Feb. 20 news release, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said the consultation, which will continue until April 7, is part of its ongoing effort to modernize the Broadcasting Act by ensuring that online streaming services “make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content.”
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February 18, 2025
Securities regulators launch ‘collaboratory’ to explore investment data portability
Securities regulators in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are calling on industry stakeholders to join discussions and test innovative tools and strategies aimed at enhancing the portability of client data within the investment market.
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February 18, 2025
Duty to give AI reasons: Explainability at work
Procedural fairness is the cornerstone of any legitimate legal system. It ensures that legal proceedings are conducted with transparency, equity and respect for the rule of law. In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into judicial and administrative decision-making, two principles are emerging as non-negotiable requirements of procedural fairness: explainability, and the “human-in-the-loop” (HITL) principle.
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February 14, 2025
Feds launch 2025 pre-budget consultations amid tariff uncertainty
The federal government has launched pre-budget consultations amid the looming threat of the U.S. potentially imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
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February 14, 2025
Civil liberties groups say police use of facial recognition technology ‘demands critical scrutiny’
A coalition of civil liberties organizations from around the globe has developed a series of minimum principles they say law enforcement should follow when using facial recognition technology.
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.