June 22, 2026
On June 19, the Government of Manitoba appointed Judge Jerilee Ryle as the provincial court of Manitoba’s first associate chief judge of reconciliation. “The creation of an associate chief judge of reconciliation marks a historic step toward building a court system that better reflects and respects Indigenous traditions, values and lived experiences,” said Justice Minister Matt Wiebe.
June 22, 2026
Roper Greyell has welcomed Abigail Owen and Jade Tsui as associates in Vancouver.
June 22, 2026
Torys has added Robert Froehlich to its Calgary office as a partner in the energy group.
June 22, 2026
Gowling WLG has added Lisa Cabel as a partner and Kaley Dodds as counsel in its employment, labour and equalities group in Toronto.
June 22, 2026
Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal, widely reputed in recent years to be a leading candidate for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, has been nominated to fill the western vacancy that opened up with the May 30 retirement of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 22.
June 19, 2026
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
June 19, 2026
Waterstone Law has welcomed a new associate lawyer, Amrit Dhillon, to its Abbotsford, B.C., office.
June 19, 2026
James Oliver has joined Wildeboer Dellelce as an associate in its banking and financial services team in Toronto.
June 19, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has added Zoe Aranha as an associate in its Toronto office.
June 19, 2026
I articled for the now defunct law firm of Goodman and Carr. It was a well-regarded firm in its day. Wolfe Goodman was a senior partner and a leading tax lawyer of his era. In my tax rotation, I spent considerable time with him. He made tax sound so interesting that there was even a brief moment in time that I thought I wanted to be a tax lawyer.