March 25, 2026
It was with great interest that I started reading the article written by David Dorson in Law360 Canada on March 19.
March 24, 2026
The argument that a legislature’s use of the Charter’s s. 33 “override” clause can temporarily prevent judges from striking down a law but not from reviewing the law’s constitutionality or stating that the law infringes Charter rights and freedoms sparked a lively exchange between counsel and the bench as the Supreme Court of Canada kicked off its inquiry into the constitutionality of Quebec’s controversial “secularism” (Bill 21) law.
March 24, 2026
Two universities in Nova Scotia are re-launching a joint degree program combining law and journalism in a bid to create professionals able to “cut through the noise” of today’s world.
March 24, 2026
AI now pervades civilization and the legal system. As AI becomes our “partner in understanding” we must interrogate what these systems might be thinking — or valuing. We sometimes want something from them and get something completely unintended. We ask AI to produce as many paperclips as possible and in order to secure the materials and power it decides to destroy humanity. Computer scientists, perhaps underwhelming, call this the alignment problem.
March 23, 2026
It is déjà vu all over again at Ontario’s legal regulator.
March 23, 2026
Corry Clark has joined Dentons’ Vancouver office as a partner in the firm’s national litigation and dispute resolution group.
March 23, 2026
Alysa O’Keefe is a new associate at Aird & Berlis LLP.
March 23, 2026
Our background is in business law. Imagine our surprise when our editor suggested that we write about the rule of law, which you might have heard is currently on life support.
March 23, 2026
By now, we’ve all seen the news coverage surrounding the Vaughan, Ont., homeowner who shot one of three armed home invaders, sending the assailants fleeing like scalded dogs back into a waiting getaway vehicle. York Regional Police later arrested and charged the wounded home invader after he turned up at a Toronto area hospital. York Regional Police declined to charge the homeowner. This led Premier Doug Ford to issue his now infamous “congratulatory” remarks that the homeowner “should have shot him a couple more times.”
March 23, 2026
This week’s blockbuster Bill 21 appeal at the Supreme Court involves 140 counsel of record — with 64 of them slated to make oral argument over four days on behalf of the 10 main party groups and the record 51 interveners.