Family

  • March 28, 2024

    Supreme Court of Canada rules Charter applies to First Nation government and its citizens

    The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 6-1 that the Charter applies to a First Nation government and its citizens in Yukon, as well as ruling 4-3 that the Charter’s s. 25 shields from a community member’s s. 15 equality rights challenge the self-governing Vuntut Gwitchin’s constitutional requirement that its elected leadership must live on the First Nation's traditional territory.

  • March 28, 2024

    Encouraging news about employer positive approach to mental health issues | Courtney Mulqueen

    Few of us are able to escape workplace stress, but a growing commitment by more employers toward a more preventative approach to mental health issues is a promising sign.

  • March 28, 2024

    ‘Balls and strikes’ or ‘let’s keep talking’? | AJ Jakubowska

    Some months ago, over a memorably delicious meal served at a venue filled with holiday sparkle, I mused with a seasoned Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) professional about parenting co-ordination, and its suitability in different family law scenarios. Only a few sentences into our lively exchange, he made his central point: in his view, some cases need balls and strikes — no more, no less.

  • March 27, 2024

    Court sets aside MAiD injunction despite alleged breach of Alberta Health Services policy

    The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has allowed a 27-year-old woman to receive medical assistance in dying (MAiD), despite its finding that her father brought serious issues to be tried surrounding the woman’s medical assessments.

  • March 26, 2024

    Review launched on CRA’s delay in giving child benefit payments to temporary residents

    Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson François Boileau has launched a systemic examination into issues that may be preventing a number of temporary residents from receiving the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) on time. 

  • March 26, 2024

    Racialized officers still less than 1 in 10 police; women’s presence grew in 2023: StatsCan

    The number of police officers in Canada did not keep pace with the growth in the country’s population, according to the latest Statistics Canada report, which also found that the percentage of female police officers kept climbing in 2023 while the presence of racialized police officers remained stuck much lower than the percentage of racialized Canadians.

  • March 26, 2024

    Manitoba reaches settlement in principle with kids in care

    Staring down the barrel of three class action lawsuits, Manitoba has agreed in principle to pay more than half a billion dollars to children in provincial care.

  • March 26, 2024

    Judicial appointments announced in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba

    Arif Virani, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, announced appointments in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. The judicial application process was established in 2016 and prioritizes transparency, merit and diversity to ensure jurists meet the highest standard of excellence and integrity.

  • March 26, 2024

    Removing an estate trustee: How bad is bad enough?

    The courts in Ontario have repeatedly emphasized that they are reluctant to remove named executors or estate trustees at the request of beneficiaries of the estate. The principle of testamentary freedom provides that the testator’s wishes as to who should manage their estate should be respected except for the most extreme cases of malfeasance.

  • March 25, 2024

    May-December marriage challenged by adult son

    “Marriages between the very old and the very young raise eyebrows and turn heads. In popular culture, a ‘May-December’ marriage invariably provokes the ire of adult children who deem the younger spouse a ‘gold digger’ and plot to protect their inheritance.”