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June 12, 2025
Supreme Court to decide if Facebook broke privacy law in disclosing users’ data to third-party apps
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear Facebook’s appeal from a lower court’s ruling that the platform shared users’ personal information with third-party applications on its platform, without providing adequate privacy safeguards or obtaining meaningful consent to disclose users’ personal data — in breach of the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
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June 12, 2025
BCSC aims to fight investment scams targeting elderly with new ringtones
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has launched a new ad campaign using custom ringtones to help seniors and their families avoid investment scams.
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June 12, 2025
Appeals dismissed in case of voting rights concerning two related non-profits
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals relating to the members’ voting rights in a case involving not-for-profit corporations providing Halal certifications.
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June 10, 2025
Canada’s top judge declares ‘in this country, the rule of law is non-negotiable’
Lawyers, as officers of the court, have a professional “responsibility and obligation” to defend the rule of law and the independence of the bar and judiciary against attacks, Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner said at his annual news conference in Ottawa.
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June 10, 2025
Competition Bureau opens consultation on algorithmic pricing
The Competition Bureau has published a new discussion paper titled “Algorithmic Pricing and Competition” and is calling for public consultation on the matter.
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June 10, 2025
Court dismisses leave to amend in case by Tim Hortons franchisees
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed a leave application in a case involving a Tim Hortons franchise because proposed amendments were poorly drafted.
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June 10, 2025
Canada enforces fourth round of sanctions against individuals in West Bank
On June 10, the federal government announced new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Extremist Settler Violence) Regulations against “facilitators of extremist settler violence against civilians in West Bank.”
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June 09, 2025
Court dismisses Telus’s motion to amend class action certification on consumer definition
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied Telus’s motion to amend a class action certification that alleged that its customers “were subjected to the undisclosed practice of ‘rounding up’ the charge on calls to the next minute.”
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June 09, 2025
BCSC joins international regulators to target unlawful ‘finfluencers’
The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has announced that it has joined with international regulators to “crack down on unauthorized ‘finfluencers’” who are touting financial products or services illegally, thereby putting millions of social media users at risk.
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June 06, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.