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Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 4:15 PM
Canada signs Ukraine free-trade deal, sanctions illegal transfer of Ukrainian kids to Russia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an updated Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) during the Ukrainian president’s visit to Ottawa. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 1:00 PM
New president of Manitoba legal regulator eyes access to justice, technology, diversity
Keeping lawyers up to speed on using technology and continuing to improve access to justice in remote communities are high priorities for the Law Society of Manitoba’s new president. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 12:31 PM
Ottawa invites funding proposals from organizations working for women’s equality
The federal government is calling for funding proposals from organizations that are fighting for women’s equality. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 9:40 AM
Insurers need to be more accepting of alternative care for long-COVID | Courtney Mulqueen
Clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of potential long-COVID treatments have the added bonus of discovering treatments for other “invisible illnesses” with similar symptoms. ... [read more]
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 9:28 AM
Accessible justice through law school public interest programming | Dana Rotenberg
It is an honour to have been invited by the Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis to write a guest column on the connection between access to justice and legal education. As law students across the country settle into the academic year, this is certainly a timely topic to explore. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 5:04 PM
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Feds to scrap ‘efficiency’ defence to anti-competitive mergers, expand Competition Bureau power
The Trudeau government has moved to scrap the controversial “efficiencies” defence to anti-competitive mergers as part of a new package of proposed legislative measures that would remove the GST from new purpose-built rental housing, while expanding the Competition Bureau’s powers to investigate and compel information and enabling the government to direct that the anti-monopoly watchdog inquire into the state of competition in particular industries. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 3:42 PM
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Tax changes prevented creation of over 12K new businesses since 2015: report
A recent report released by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), an organization focusing on public policy reforms based on market economic principles, claims that income tax increases since 2015 have prevented the creation of thousands of potential businesses. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 2:07 PM
Voice of experience on sex worker constitutional challenge | Naomi Sayers
In law school, I took a class called constitutional litigation. It was one of the most interactive and useful classes in my entire law school experience. We talked about different litigation pathways for constitutional challenges, from applications to actions, and what sort of evidence may be useful to support such a challenge. It was also taught by one of the leading constitutional law scholars. I felt very honoured to be in his class. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 1:56 PM
Prioritizing employee well-being through support during challenging times
Many have been feeling uneasy about the situation happening in Morocco with the devastating earthquake and the floods in Libya that have taken the lives of thousands. ... [read more]
Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 10:59 AM
Canada targets three Haitians for ‘significant corruption’ fuelling Haiti’s humanitarian crisis
Canada has imposed dealings bans and entry prohibitions on three Haitian businessmen the federal government says have engaged in “gross and systematic human rights violations” and “acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti.” ... [read more]