Pulse
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November 13, 2025
Dear Mr. Machiavellian JD: Your services are not needed
Niccolò Machiavelli, the 16th-century Florentine diplomat, philosopher and political theorist, is perhaps best known for his controversial guide for rulers on how to maintain power — even if it meant resorting to deceit, coercion or ruthlessness.
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November 13, 2025
Justice Dumais named senior associate chief justice of Quebec Superior Court
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Justice Daniel Dumais, a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Quebec, as the court’s new senior associate chief justice.
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November 13, 2025
Justice Jamieson appointed Nova Scotia Supreme Court associate chief
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Justice Darlene Jamieson of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia as the court’s new associate chief justice.
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November 13, 2025
Departing Correctional Services investigator cites frustration with government inaction
The 2024-2025 report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament on Oct. 30, 2025. This report may be one of the most significant ever filed by the correctional investigator, as it addresses issues that are well-known to every lawyer practising prison law. Yet, the findings it presents are often the most overlooked.
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November 12, 2025
Tilly Norwood: As AI actor takes the stage, Hollywood A-list erupts, part two
It shouldn’t be a surprise that a coded thespian in the form of Tilly Norwood has emerged. In July 2023, SAG-AFTRA went on strike for 118 days, two months after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) walked out.
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November 13, 2025
Religion, chaplains and irony
Religion has a privileged place in Canadian prisons. After my sentencing, when I was placed in segregation in a provincial jail, the only reading material I could get was a Bible, which was given to me almost immediately after my request, unlike just about any other request I made during that time. Although I’m not a religious person, I am an inveterate reader. Having something to read was essential to being able to cope, so I read the entire Bible, old and new testaments, during those days.
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November 12, 2025
SCC denies requests by AGs & others to make in-person intervener arguments in historic case
The Supreme Court of Canada is denying recent requests from six intervener attorneys general — as well as counsel for The Advocates’ Society and dozens of other intervener groups — to allow them to make their arguments in person in the upcoming historic Bill 21 appeal, Law360 Canada has learned.
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November 12, 2025
Alberta law society seeks feedback on substantive law professional development
The Law Society of Alberta (LSA) is asking members of the profession to provide their feedback on and experience with substantive law competence and continuing professional development (CPD).
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November 12, 2025
Michael Comartin joins Goodmans’ employment and pensions group
Goodmans LLP has added Michael Comartin as counsel in its employment, pensions and executive compensation group in Toronto.
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November 12, 2025
BLG adds Mark Christensen as partner in commercial real estate group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has welcomed Mark Christensen as a partner in its commercial real estate group in Calgary.