Natural Resources
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June 06, 2025
As trade tensions rise, feds table legislation to accelerate national projects, internal trade
With an escalating trade war already reflected in worsening employment data, the federal government has introduced promised legislation aimed at removing federal barriers to interprovincial trade, improving labour mobility in Canada and fast-tracking large infrastructure projects “of national importance.”
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June 06, 2025
PM Carney appoints parliamentary secretaries to support lawyer-rich cabinet & PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has tapped a number of lawyers to assist the many lawyers he has already appointed to key cabinet posts.
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June 05, 2025
Competition Bureau release final guidelines on environmental claims
After two rounds of public consultation, the Competition Bureau has released its final guidelines on environmental claims.
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June 05, 2025
Alberta Appeal Court divided over review of coal mining decision
Alberta’s top court has dismissed an appeal of a decision that denied judicial review of a mining project, but the province’s chief justice issued a dissent that said that judicial review on questions of fact or mixed fact and law are constitutionally protected.
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June 04, 2025
Labour leaders call on Ottawa to impose immediate retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel, aluminum
The leader of Canada’s largest labour organization is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to immediately match increased U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, which doubled to 50 per cent effective June 4.
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June 03, 2025
Ontario bill really about ‘removing the guardrails’ that surround mining projects: legal expert
As Ontario legislators move forward with a controversial bill that would bring about extensive changes to mining law and environmental protection in the province, legal observers are saying the changes could lead to serious outcomes.
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June 03, 2025
Ontario introduces legislation codifying ‘economic growth’ as objective for energy agencies
Ontario has introduced the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, which, if passed, will “support major growth in the province’s energy system to meet rising demand, while keeping energy affordable, secure, reliable and clean for generations to come.”
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June 03, 2025
First ministers commit to more domestic trade agreements, joint efforts on bail reform and drug war
In a show of unity against tariff threats from the United States and China, provincial and territorial premiers have agreed with the federal government to advance domestic trade by implementing a mutual recognition agreement covering consumer goods by December 2025.
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June 02, 2025
Prime Minister Carney taps Montreal lawyers for key roles in PMO
Prime Minister Mark Carney has hired prominent Montreal lawyer Marc-André Blanchard, the former chair and CEO of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, as his chief of staff, while ex-federal justice minister David Lametti, counsel with Montreal’s Fasken, is also taking on senior responsibilities in the new Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to media reports.
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June 02, 2025
Appeal Court determines uninformed guilty plea merits retrial
Dwayne Gordon felt dismayed when he received a longer sentence than he believed was agreed upon during a pretrial negotiation session.