Pulse
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July 30, 2025
Expert panel recommends 24 pre-1970 Supreme Court precedents for priority translation
The Supreme Court of Canada — which drew fire last year for its posting, and then removal, of some 6,000 pre-1970 untranslated (mostly English) judgments from its website — says it has started to translate some of the court’s “most significant” decisions rendered before the 1970 Official Languages Act (OLA) required all new judgments to be issued simultaneously in both official languages.
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July 30, 2025
Not all health services are the same, Alberta court rules in podiatrist sexual abuse case
Alberta’s top court has ruled in favour of a podiatrist who was found to have committed sexual abuse under the provincial Health Professions Act because of his relationship with a woman he had once treated.
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July 30, 2025
Whelton Hiutin LLP welcomes Anasofia Heilbron and Reese Nemeth
Whelton Hiutin LLP has announced that Anasofia Heilbron and Reese Nemeth have joined the firm as articling students.
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July 30, 2025
Christine Dimitrov joins MLT Aikins in Vancouver
MLT Aikins has welcomed Christine Dimitrov as an associate lawyer in its Vancouver office, where she has joined the trusts, estates and legacy planning team.
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July 30, 2025
Travelling for parties instead of funerals
I recently attended a party in Toronto for my buddy Billy’s 70th birthday. It was a lowbrow event at Dave & Buster’s, perfectly appropriate for a bunch of guys who are from what was, when we were young, a low-rent suburb of Montreal. Billy’s children and much beloved young grandchildren were also among the revellers.
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July 29, 2025
Trudeau Liberals increased diversity of federal benches; female jurists made big gains: report
The former Trudeau government’s nine-year push for diversity in federal appointments since 2016 saw big progress for female jurists — who now make up 49 per cent of all federally appointed judges — along with significant gains for jurists who self-identify as Indigenous, racialized, ethnic, 2SLGBTQI+ or as having a disability, according to the latest information from the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs.
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July 29, 2025
Harper Grey announces 2025/2026 articling students
Harper Grey has welcomed its articling students for 2025/2026: Alec Colwell, Elizabeth Collins, Joshua Hoenisch, Danna Houssian, Delaney Ignatieff and Doris Vretenar.
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July 28, 2025
Navigating Ontario’s strong mayor powers: Practical and strategic insights
In November 2022, Ontario introduced a significant shift in municipal governance through amendments to the Municipal Act, 2001, empowering select mayors with new executive authorities known as strong mayor powers. These powers, designed to expedite provincial priorities such as housing and infrastructure, offer municipalities an important tool, albeit one that carries substantial governance implications.
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July 28, 2025
N.B. to review information and privacy legislation
New Brunswick has launched a review of provincial laws governing privacy and the public’s right to information in a bid to enhance access, loosen “restrictive rules” and address the impacts of AI.
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July 28, 2025
Four new associates join Stikeman Elliott’s Montreal office
Stikeman Elliott has welcomed four first-year associates to its Montreal office: Danielle Maor, Michelle Poupart, Jeremy Michel Roy and Amélia Desrochers.