In-House Counsel
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October 31, 2024
Alberta proposes 10-fold increase in fines to curtail growing illegal meat trade
The Alberta government is threatening to hit the processors of uninspected meat with fines of up to $100,000 in a bid to crack down on a growing trade in the illegal food.
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October 31, 2024
Competition Bureau calls for more competition in multi-billion-dollar pet medication market
The Competition Bureau is calling for more competition in the pet medication market to address high consumer prices and fewer options.
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October 31, 2024
Rising cyber crime driven by ransomware attacks, state actors like China, says report
Canadian organizations and individuals are increasingly threatened by cybersecurity attacks, with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) representing by far the most active and sophisticated state-sponsored danger, according to a report by the Ottawa-area-based Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
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October 31, 2024
We lawyers: Keep this under your Halloween hat (or don’t!) | Harjot Atwal
“Suffering is part of the human condition. This may seem painfully trite to say, but in the legal community, we too often view having human vulnerabilities as a failing.” — Doron Gold
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October 31, 2024
AI’s (in)ability to reason and what it means for lawyers
One of the most difficult aspects of my role at Fasken is telling lawyers that their great idea for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their practice is not possible today and may not be possible for some time to come. (Note: Although not all AI is generative AI, for the purpose of this article, they’ll be used largely interchangeably as they often are in day-to-day life.)
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October 30, 2024
Temporary immigration measures rolled out to address conflict in Lebanon
Ottawa has created “temporary measures” to support Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members who have left Lebanon, as well as Lebanese nationals already in Canada who are currently unable to return home, because of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.
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October 30, 2024
Bill would require ‘more disclosure’ from pregnancy counseling orgs on pain of losing charitable status
The minority Liberal government has unveiled legislation that would require “more transparency” from charities that provide pregnancy counselling — accompanied by a government warning that those organizations that do not “clearly and prominently” provide the required public transparency “risk losing charitable status.”
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October 30, 2024
The Ontario Land Tribunal: A gradual erosion of access to justice | Brian Cook
Once upon a time in Ontario, there was a robust tribunal system dedicated to environmental and planning issues. While by no means perfect, the system featured adjudicators who had subject matter and dispute resolution expertise. It was possible for citizens and community groups to appeal local land use decisions to what is now the Ontario Land Tribunal and participate in hearings by presenting oral testimony and making submissions.
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October 30, 2024
CFIA plant milk probe finds processor did not implement certain food safety protocols
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it has concluded its investigation related to the recall of Silk and Great Value plant-based refrigerated beverages that killed three people due to contamination.
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October 30, 2024
Purpose-driven sanctions
The time has come to break away from criminal sentencing concepts when determining the appropriate sanction in a discipline matter. In earlier articles in Law360 Canada, my colleague Natasha Danson discussed how a registrant’s degree of insight should be adopted as the guiding factor in sanction over the perceived remorse, or lack thereof, of a registrant.