In-House Counsel
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December 04, 2024
Household debt, cyber vulnerabilities main threats to financial stability, say market participants
Over half of investment dealers and portfolio managers are concerned about the stability of the Canadian financial system, according to a survey by Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) with household debt, cyber vulnerabilities, the geopolitical environment and the housing crisis being top concerns.
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December 04, 2024
CRTC launches consultation to make shopping for Internet easier
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that it is launching a public consultation “to help make shopping for home internet plans easier.”
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December 04, 2024
Ottawa splits off controversial anti-hate provisions from online harms bill
The federal government is hiving off controversial anti-hate provisions from its proposed online harms legislation, in the hopes of being able to enact more speedily other provisions in Bill C-63 that aim to protect children online.
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December 04, 2024
Ontario government appointee to conduct review of OMERS pension fund governance
Former Toronto Port Authority chair Robert Poirier has been hired by the Ontario government to conduct a governance review of the sometimes-challenged Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (OMERS) — but the largest union with OMERS members is expressing reservations about the pick.
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December 04, 2024
Alberta court rejects three injunctions, grants one in restrictive covenants dispute
The Alberta Court of King’s Bench has denied injunction applications brought by a group benefits provider against a former executive, finding that there was no serious issue to be tried with the employee’s alleged breach of certain restrictive covenants.
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December 04, 2024
Manitoba enacts new laws, regulations for amateur combative sports
Manitoba now has new laws strengthening safety standards for amateur fighting sports — thus opening the door to the hosing of “combative” competitions. According to a Dec 3 news release, the province’s Combative Sports Amendment Act and its corresponding regulations came into force Dec. 1.
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December 04, 2024
B.C. appeal court upholds largest defamation award for a corporation
While defamation claims are often made to compensate individuals for personal distress caused by harm to their personal reputations, corporations may also seek damages for defamation when harmed by a business competitor. Such claims generally focus on the corporation’s economic losses. In Valley Traffic Systems Inc. v. Malak, 2024 BCCA 370, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia upheld the largest sum ever awarded to a corporation in B.C. for a defamation claim.
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December 04, 2024
Immigration forecast: Mainly gloomy with rising pressure systems
Canada has progressively become one of the most desired destinations for newcomers. According to the results of the 2021 Census of Population (the latest population census data), the number of immigrants in Canada reached over eight million people, which represents 23 per cent of total Canadian population.
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December 03, 2024
Privacy Commissioner: New Ontario law regulating AI in public sector has significant shortcomings
Ontario’s privacy commission Patricia Kosseim has said that a lack of transparency and explicit independent oversight in a recently passed bill addressing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems at public sector entities should be a “cause of concern of Ontarians.”
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December 03, 2024
Bombardier, Honeywell reach settlement in engine price lawsuit, enter $17B agreement
Bombardier Inc. has announced that it has reached an agreement to settle its lawsuit against Honeywell International Inc. relating to the cost of jet engines that Honeywell was making for Bombardier.