Pulse
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September 02, 2025
Carney cabinet set to chart Ottawa’s way forward on crime, ‘major projects,’ defence & free trade
As MPs ready their Sept. 15 return to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are meeting for two days in Toronto to strategize how to move forward with the Liberal government’s fall priorities, which include combatting crime, fast-tracking major infrastructure projects including building affordable homes, and “advance the beginnings of Canada’s preparations” for the 2026 joint review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on free trade.
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September 02, 2025
LSM annual report a ‘comprehensive’ look at fiscal year, road ahead: president
As Manitoba’s law society takes stock of its most recent fiscal year, the regulator’s new president aims to continue the work of minding lawyers’ well-being as part of a new strategic plan. Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) president Kyle Dear recently sat down with Law360 Canada to discuss the recent release of the law society’s 2025 annual report — a 31-page snapshot of the regulator’s latest fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
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September 02, 2025
From the Coach: ‘And’ not ‘or’ — Build a successful law firm AND enjoy more freedom
Do you remember as a child when your parents took you to the ice cream store on one of those sweltering summer evenings? I do. The store was Baskin-Robbins — with its 31 flavours. How could you pick just one? Since then, you’ve been conditioned to believe you had to choose only one option when making a business decision — not both, not several, just one.
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September 02, 2025
Bianca Kratt assumes CBA presidency alongside new, returning board members
Bianca Kratt has begun her year as the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)’s president with a focus on strengthening the resilience of the legal profession, according to an announcement from the association.
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September 02, 2025
Hilary Book joins Affleck Greene McMurtry as partner
Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP (AGM) has announced that Hilary Book has joined the firm as partner.
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August 29, 2025
‘Right to be forgotten’ privacy issues under PIPEDA and Charter heading to Federal Court
Does Parliament’s private-sector privacy law protect the “right to be forgotten”? That question, at least in part, is now headed to Federal Court, following a groundbreaking determination this week by Canada’s privacy commissioner that Canadians have a right under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) — in some circumstances and when certain criteria are met — to have online material about them delinked from their names (“de-listed”) so that published material is not listed in search engine results when their name is searched.
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August 29, 2025
The significance of assistants in parole hearings
Individuals who are serving federal sentences of over two years have the right to apply for day parole and will be scheduled for full parole consideration at the appropriate time.
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August 29, 2025
Karyn Jemmott joins McCague Borlack
McCague Borlack LLP has announced that Karyn Jemmott has joined its Toronto office as a law clerk.
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August 29, 2025
A wake-up call for Canadian justice
In a moment of remarkable candour before the French senate on June 10, 2025, Microsoft’s director of public and legal affairs, Anton Carniaux, delivered an admission that should send a shock wave through Canada’s justice system.
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August 28, 2025
Ontario court rejects off-reserve Indigenous child welfare class action as non‑justiciable
The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Ontario and Canada systematically underfunded social services and operated a child welfare regime that separated off-reserve Indigenous children from their families causing them widespread harm.