The Complete Brief
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December 18, 2025
Canada introduces tougher methane standards for energy sector and landfills
The federal government has unveiled new regulations to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and landfills, measures projected to create an estimated 34,000 clean-tech jobs, according to a release issued Dec. 16.
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December 18, 2025
B.C. reports success in reducing repeat violent offending; police interaction cut by half
British Columbia’s repeat violent-offending program is showing strong results in areas including reduction of police interactions, faster charge times and increasing time in custody, the province announced in a Dec. 17 statement.
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December 18, 2025
Darwish A. Chahbar joins McCague Borlack as associate
McCague Borlack LLP has added Darwish A. Chahbar as an associate in its London, Ont., office.
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December 18, 2025
Torys announces new partners and counsel for 2026
Torys LLP has promoted seven lawyers to partner and four lawyers to counsel, the firm has announced.
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December 18, 2025
NEGLIGENCE - Contributory negligence - Apportionment of liability - Motor vehicles - Pedestrians
Appeal by Basmadjian of trial jury’s decision that found her 90 per cent at fault for an accident. Basmadjian was a pedestrian and was struck by Anna Lidia Kovac.
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December 17, 2025
FCA upholds finding that ISC unreasonably denied Jordan’s Principle funding for mould remediation
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that set aside Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)’s refusal to fund mould remediation in the on-reserve home of two First Nations children, finding that the department’s reasons were insufficient and failed to meaningfully engage with the funding applicant’s submissions.
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December 17, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal resolves ‘jurisdictional dead end’ in labour dispute
Ontario’s top court has ruled that judges must maintain authority over claims involving entities not party to a collective agreement, but has emphasized that “proper respect” is owed to specialized tribunals and requires courts to consider staying parallel litigation if the dispute is before a labour arbitrator.
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December 17, 2025
SCC rejects latest bid to get intervener counsel into court; AGs & other interveners limited to Zoom
The Supreme Court of Canada is poised to hear argument from dozens of interveners in a groundbreaking case about the Charter’s “notwithstanding” clause and the “architecture” and “unwritten principles” of the Constitution, however, intervener counsel won’t be allowed to set foot in the top court’s iconic Ottawa courtroom.
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December 17, 2025
Court allows judicial review in federal procurement dispute over worker qualifications
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed a judicial review application in a dispute over a procurement award for a bid, finding that the trade tribunal did not accurately review an allegation of workers not meeting criteria.
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December 17, 2025
New regulation on special economic zones in Ontario comes into effect Jan. 1
A new regulation in Ontario, which sets out “criteria to designate special economic zones, trusted proponents and projects,” will come into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. According to a government release, the regulation “supports the advancement of job-creating investments and projects that are of strategic and critical importance to Ontario’s economic security.”