Family
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August 22, 2025
Feds table annual report on UNDRIP Act, outline progress
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Sean Fraser has tabled the fourth annual progress report on Canada’s implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIP), discussing various advancements and areas for improvement.
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August 22, 2025
Yukon court gets new judge
Yukon’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Tracy-Anne McPhee announced that Yesterday David James Christie has been appointed a judge of the Territorial Court of Yukon.
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August 21, 2025
‘Inadequate’ pay deters outstanding jurists from federal bench; $28,000 boost needed: commission
Canada’s 1,198 federally appointed judges should get a substantial lump sum salary increase — $28,000 — as their pay package is no longer enough to attract “outstanding” private bar lawyers to the bench, says the federal Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission, echoing warnings made by federal judicial leaders over the past few years.
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August 20, 2025
Reasons underlying a court order are an important interpretive tool
It is trite law that an appeal is from an order made by a lower court; however, in Der v. Hlookoff, 2025 BCCA 193, the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the role of reasons for judgment in interpreting a court order.
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August 20, 2025
Saskatchewan court: ‘Notwithstanding’ clause doesn’t oust judicial review jurisdiction
Next year, the Supreme Court of Canada will finally determine the proper interpretation of s. 33, also known as the “notwithstanding” clause, of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). More recently, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) released a significant decision also interpreting s. 33.
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August 19, 2025
Ministers from territories plan for gender equality
Ministers from Canada’s northern territories are working to develop a “memorandum of understanding” in formalizing shared priorities on gender equity.
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August 19, 2025
Alberta investing $4M to help prevent family violence provincewide
Alberta has announced a multimillion-dollar investment in community-based projects aimed at preventing family violence across the province.
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August 15, 2025
The Friendly Bar Series, No. 8: Sweating for justice
At The Friendly Bar, we share more than case law. We exchange courtroom war stories, debate best practices and, during a heat wave, map out which of us has a dog pool deep enough to lie face-down in.
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August 15, 2025
Murder trial jury instructions inadequate, new trial ordered
It was meant to be a coworkers’ celebration of life for a Boston Pizza employee who had died in 2018. That celebration turned tragic when three people were stabbed, one of whom died.
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August 14, 2025
DEI dilemma: U.S. state bars grapple with DEI programs, language amid legal threats
State bar leaders across the U.S. are wrestling with whether to stand firm on their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or quietly rework programs and language as they face rising political pressure and potential legal challenges.