Pulse
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May 30, 2025
How to win at Texas hold’em onions
Onions, coffee and stilettos. All related? Of course.
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May 30, 2025
DND says it now offers independent legal advice to victims of sexual misconduct in the military
The Department of National Defence (DND) says it has expanded the services of its Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre to offer “independent” and “direct” free legal assistance to those 18 years and older, who have experienced sexual misconduct in a DND or Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) “context.”
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May 30, 2025
Another 404 error: Fake case law likely generated by AI
The explosive development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT means that courts are increasingly faced with the task of determining what is real. AI can be an efficient tool for litigants to research and understand the applicable legal concepts and issues in their disputes. However, the current limitations of certain AI platforms involve a danger that fictitious authorities will be created to substantiate seemingly persuasive legal arguments.
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May 30, 2025
Alberta’s transgender health care law called ‘unprecedented restriction on medical practice’
The organization representing Canada’s physicians is suing the province of Alberta over a controversial law banning gender-affirming care for minors, saying the legislation infringes on their constitutional rights by denying them the right to provide medical treatment.
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May 30, 2025
Canada might not be for sale ... but is Ontario?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford campaigned on a tough response to Trump’s bullying, but now that he has his new mandate, it sure looks to me like he is adopting the president’s authoritarian playbook. That should be no surprise, since he frequently expressed admiration for the Donald before the latter declared a trade war.
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May 29, 2025
Carney says CIT ruling that certain Trump tariffs on Canada are illegal accords with Ottawa’s view
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed yesterday’s now-paused U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling that set aside the Trump administration’s recent imposition of certain hefty tariffs on goods from Canada and other countries.
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May 29, 2025
Honourable Lee Anne MacLeod-Archer retires from Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
The Honourable Lee Anne MacLeod-Archer is retiring after 11 years of service on the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division).
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May 29, 2025
Is it a rabbit or a duck? Why lawyers must be storytellers
Every lawyer has been there. We have laid out the facts. We have cited the law. We have prepared what we believe is a clear and persuasive argument. And yet the court saw something else — something that seems, at first glance, unrecognizable.
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May 29, 2025
Partners and micromanagement
“Micromanagement is like cutting grass with scissors; it’s tedious, ineffective and a waste of time.” — Lisa McLeod, author and keynote speaker
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May 29, 2025
Alberta Court replaces house arrest with prison, citing court’s role in setting ‘new direction’
Readers of the Nov. 23, 2021, edition of the Edmonton Journal learned about the results of a two-year investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) known as Project Elk. Eight individuals from Edmonton were arrested and charged with various offences, including those related to drugs and firearms, criminal conspiracy and organized crime.