The Complete Brief
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May 12, 2025
Alberta government contravened access to information law, information commissioner’s report finds
An investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has found that the province’s government bodies have refused information access requests in contravention of provincial access-to-information legislation.
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May 12, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal: Copyright Board exceeded jurisdiction in tariff redetermination
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that the Copyright Board of Canada exceeded its authority by making additional changes to retransmission royalties beyond what the court had ordered it to reconsider.
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May 12, 2025
Federal Court finds Finance Department ‘pre-ordained’ exclusion of Indigenous groups
The Federal Court has allowed applications for judicial review finding that the finance minister’s decision rendering two Indigenous groups in Alberta ineligible for economic participation in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project was “reverse-engineered.”
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May 12, 2025
Privacy commissioner begins exploratory consultation on children’s privacy code
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has launched an exploratory consultation to inform the development of a children’s privacy code to enhance protection of young people’s personal information online.
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May 12, 2025
New Commercial Liens Act in B.C. will support service providers
The Government of British Columbia will bring into force a new Commercial Liens Act on June 30, which will create “one clear set of lien rules for anyone who repairs, stores or transports goods.”
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May 12, 2025
Ruth Kalnitsky Roth joins Torkin Manes as partner
Torkin Manes has announced the addition of Ruth Kalnitsky Roth as a partner in its family law group.
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May 12, 2025
FIREARMS CONTROL - Firearm classes - Prohibited firearms
Appeal by appellants against the Attorney General of Canada, challenging the dismissal of their applications for judicial review concerning Alberta’s provincial court jurisdiction under section 74 of the Firearms Act.
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May 12, 2025
Mary-Anne Strong new president of Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association has announced the appointment of Mary-Anne Strong as its president for the 2025-26 term.
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May 12, 2025
Ontario court cautions that blind use of AI could lead to contempt of court
In Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766, the applicant’s counsel was accused of using AI to generate her factum with respect to a motion to set aside a divorce order. During the motion, Justice Frederick Myers realized that the hyperlinks provided by the applicant for cases she was relying upon did not direct him to the appropriate cases.
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May 12, 2025
Digital and data sovereignty in a trade war
Ownership and control of Canada’s digital infrastructure, more succinctly referred to as “digital sovereignty,” is very much front and centre in the current trade conflict environment. Issues including AI regulation, online harms, disinformation, access to personal information, regulation of digital media and the control of data are aspects of digital sovereignty receiving intense focus.