Natural Resources
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May 14, 2025
New federal Cabinet ministers talk tax cuts, lowering trade barriers, work-life balance and Gaza
Newly minted federal Cabinet ministers spoke for the first time about their portfolios with Hill media on May 14, as Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed that the Liberals’ promised “middle-class” tax cut will be in place by July 1, 2025, and Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne disclosed that the minority Liberal government has no plans for a federal budget this year — but intends to deliver an economic statement on an unspecified date in fall 2025.
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May 14, 2025
McMillan adds six new lawyers to its team
McMillan has announced the addition of six new lawyers to its team.
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May 14, 2025
Ontario, Manitoba sign MOU to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers
On May 14, the premiers of Ontario and Manitoba signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to remove “barriers to trade” between the two provinces.
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May 14, 2025
Bill 5 risks the environment, human health, Indigenous rights by creating ‘law-free’ zones
If passed, Ontario’s Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, would effectively return us to the 1970s in terms of environmental oversight and safeguards. The government should withdraw Bill 5.
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May 14, 2025
Alberta Court of Appeal restricted gun case targets Firearms Act
Alberta residents Alan Swanson and Ian Runkle were notified in July 2020 by the Registrar of Firearms that certain restricted firearms they owned were now classified as prohibited weapons. As a result, any registration certificates they held were “automatically nullified.”
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May 13, 2025
New Carney Liberal Cabinet puts many lawyers on front benches in critical federal leadership roles
Lawyers who were key Cabinet members in Justin Trudeau's erstwhile minority Liberal government have assumed dominant roles in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new 29-member Liberal Cabinet.
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May 13, 2025
Ontario to make gas tax cuts permanent, cut Highway 407 East tolls
The Ontario government has announced it is permanently cutting the gasoline and fuel tax rates, which it says will save households $115 per year going forward, and has also proposed to remove tolls on the provincially owned portion of Highway 407 from Pickering to Clarington, saying it will save daily commuters up to $7,200 annually.
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May 13, 2025
Yukon releases ‘What We Heard’ report on changes to public land laws
More land for housing, greater public input and the extent of Indigenous involvement were all touched upon as part of feedback on Yukon’s plan to modernize legislation governing the management and use of public land.
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May 13, 2025
PUBLIC UTILITIES - Operation of utility - Unjust discrimination - Regulatory tribunals - Advisory and policy functions
Appeal by Conifex Timber Inc. (Conifex) from dismissal of petition for judicial review of order directing British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to effect an 18-month pause on new and pending electrical service applications to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BCHPA) for cryptocurrency mining operations.
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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.”