In-House Counsel

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 4:15 PM

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 @ 12:31 PM

The federal government is calling for funding proposals from organizations that are fighting for women’s equality. ... [read more]

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 11:18 AM

Ponzi schemes and money laundering are two interconnected elements of financial fraud that have plagued economies worldwide. These illicit activities have caused significant financial losses for individuals and institutions, undermining trust in financial systems. This article aims to shed light on the nature of Ponzi schemes, the mechanics of money laundering and the intricate relationship between the two. ... [read more]

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 9:40 AM

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

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

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 @ 2:07 PM

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

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 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]

Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 10:26 AM

On the morning of Oct. 13, 2018, emergency services were called to Astrid Dahl’s Port Coquitlam residence. Inside, they found the body of 54-year-old Florence (Flo) Girard. At her death, Flo weighed just 51 pounds; the medical examiner who performed her autopsy described her appearance as “emaciated” and “almost skeletal.” The cause of death was severe malnutrition, which was explained to the court as a slow, preventable process that may occur over the course of several months and can be treated with timely medical attention. ... [read more]