Business
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November 21, 2025
Ontario seeks input on budget as key sectors face tariff headwinds
The Ontario government is inviting businesses, workers and communities to provide input on the 2026 budget as the province contends with disruptions in key industries, including the automotive and steel manufacturing sectors, caused by U.S. tariffs.
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November 21, 2025
Miller Thomson names 2 new leaders to business services team
Miller Thomson has appointed John Esvelt as chief technology officer and Jessica Watkins as chief administrative officer.
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November 21, 2025
Ontario’s impaired-driving restitution proposal: Legal and policy challenges ahead
As reported by Law360 Canada, the Ontario government is exploring a new measure that would require impaired drivers who kill a parent or guardian in a motor vehicle accident to make ongoing financial support payments to the victim’s surviving children. The idea mirrors Bentley’s Law in Texas, enacted in 2023, which mandates long-term restitution — essentially child support — whenever an impaired driver is convicted of what Texas law refers to as “intoxication manslaughter” (the Canadian analogue most closely maps to “Impaired Operation Causing Death” under s. 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code).
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November 21, 2025
Federal Budget 2025: Impact on charities and not-for-profits
On Nov. 4, the federal government tabled the federal budget (Budget 2025), which includes several legislative proposals relevant to charities and not-for-profits (NFPs). Many of these proposals were contained in government releases throughout August 2024, December 2024, January 2025 and August 2025, though Budget 2025 did not explain any specifics of those proposals.
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November 21, 2025
Artificial vs. authentic intelligence
When I first saw the term “AI” in the news, I thought it was a barbecue sauce.
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November 20, 2025
Two P.E.I. lawyers appointed King’s Counsel
R. Brendan Hubley, of Campbell Lea Barristers and Solicitors, and Ryan P. MacDonald, of Key Murray Law, can now add “KC” after their names, as they are this year’s recipients of the legal profession’s highest honour, according to a press release.
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November 20, 2025
Ontario Superior Court rules delayed medical malpractice case can move forward
The Ontario Superior Court has ruled that a delayed medical malpractice lawsuit over the death of a patient can proceed, finding that plaintiffs had adequately explained procedural delays and that the case was ready to be set down for trial following mediation.
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November 20, 2025
Competition Bureau seeks Novartis data in BWX–Kinectrics merger probe
The Federal Court has granted the Competition Bureau orders expanding its investigation into whether BWX Technologies’ acquisition of Kinectrics could harm competition in Canada’s nuclear medicine sector.
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November 20, 2025
Canadian law firms integrate with DWF
Whitelaw Twining, a litigation law firm and Barnescraig & Associates, an insurance claims management and adjusting business, have united with DWF, a global legal and business services firm.
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November 20, 2025
Ontario Superior Court issues AI guidelines for civil, family cases
The Ontario Superior Court has published new artificial intelligence (AI) practice directions for both civil and family law proceedings.