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October 06, 2026
The federal government has introduced Bill C-40, Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector, to establish the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) as a Crown corporation for more independence. Also today, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimated that additional core defence spending would increase the budgetary deficit in the billions.
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October 06, 2026
Ally Bilenkey has joined Aird & Berlis as an associate. According to an announcement from the firm, she will be a member of the firm’s Indigenous practice group, litigation and dispute resolution group, and the mining, energy and environmental group.
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October 06, 2026
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to workplace harassment investigation reports, finding that Air Canada’s participation in the federally regulated workplace dispute resolution process did not make it a federal tribunal whose decisions were subject to judicial review.
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October 06, 2026
The federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a draft guidance document addressing best practices for organizations contracting with third-party service providers. By its title, “Guidance on Assessing Third-Party Service Providers,” the guidance suggests that it should be used by organizations in assessing the qualification of a potential service provider — the due diligence requirement. However, in the broader context, it may be understood as addressing not only the due diligence aspects but also the contracting requirements for organizations’ service provider relationships.
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October 06, 2026
The vendor signed a letter of intent, opened its books for due diligence, then walked away without explanation — or, worse, sold to a third party. The buyer, meanwhile, has incurred tens of thousands of dollars in professional fees. What can he do? In Quebec, the answer is rarely as favourable as the buyer hopes. Specific performance of the sale is possible in theory, but legal and practical obstacles make it exceptional. In most cases, a claim for damages remains the only realistic avenue.
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October 06, 2026
Antisemitism is real and dangerous. Jewish Canadians should not have to conceal their identity, fear entering a synagogue or endure harassment because they are Jewish. Governments have an obligation to confront it.
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October 05, 2026
Canada needs to find new ways to sustain and strengthen its democratic institutions, especially to drive home to Canadians how much their independent justice system benefits them in their daily lives, top jurists say. At the Oct. 5 ceremonial opening of the Supreme Court of Canada’s judicial year in Ottawa, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner told the audience of lawyers and judges he appreciated that “across the country, I’ve seen many of you speak out publicly to reiterate the importance of the rule of law and of an independent judiciary.”
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October 05, 2026
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals over charitable donation tax credits claimed by appellants, affirming findings that the software licences donated by the taxpayers had little or no reliable proven value. In over 1,500 related cases, not one appeal was successful.
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October 05, 2026
The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a finding that former business owners had not provided personal guarantees covered by the purchaser’s indemnity agreement, ruling that the motion judge focused too narrowly on the loan’s wording instead of the commercial context of the relevant agreements.
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October 05, 2026
For close to three years, I served as an external independent decision-maker for B.C. provincial correctional facilities. I decided if a prisoner was guilty of breaking a rule, and I handed down the penalty. My job was to maintain institutional safety and rehabilitate behaviour. The reality is, it didn’t work.