Pulse
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June 17, 2025
Canada ramps up sanctions against Russia for Putin regime’s ‘continued aggression’ against Ukraine
Canada announced new sanctions against Russia as leaders of the G7 Western countries met for a second day in Kananaskis, Alta.
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June 17, 2025
CBA backs constitutional amendment to constrain federal use of Charter’s ‘notwithstanding’ clause
In a rare move, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has thrown its support behind a Senate public bill (S-218), which proposes a constitutional amendment to restrict and structure the discretion of the federal government to breach Charter rights via the contentious s. 33 “notwithstanding” clause.
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June 17, 2025
LSO presents honorary doctorate to Dr. Peter Jaffe
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has awarded an honorary degree to Dr. Peter Jaffe.
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June 17, 2025
Legal harmonies: Exploring law through the lens of symphonic masterpieces
Symphonic music, with its grand scale and emotional depth, has long been a powerful medium for expressing complex societal themes. As a mirror to society, symphonic music has long reflected cultural, political and legal norms.
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June 17, 2025
Unconscionability, contractual oddities in gig-worker arbitration agreements in Davis v. Amazon
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision, and before it that of the Superior Court of Justice, in Davis v. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, ULC, 2025 ONCA 421, addresses complex issues surrounding the enforceability of arbitration agreements within the context of gig-economy employment contracts.
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June 17, 2025
Your job as lawyers? Take the A out of AI
You may have heard news recently that the driving law in Canada will be changing federally. You’ve probably seen a Facebook post, an Instagram story or even a news story on a website indicating that there will be national changes to driving laws in Canada beginning on July 1, 2025.
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June 16, 2025
CBA awards Jeanne Mayrand-Thibert the Viscount Bennett Fellowship
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA)’s Fellowship Committee has selected Jeanne Mayrand-Thibert as the recipient of the 2025-2026 Viscount Bennett Fellowship.
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June 16, 2025
Openness, transparency focus of LSO treasurer candidates
The choice will be between continuity or change as benchers with the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) decide this week who will lead them over the next year.
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June 16, 2025
Horror of provincial jails in Canada
Much to my surprise, on my first day in a provincial jail after my arrest, the two prisoners with whom I shared a cell (I slept on the floor with my head by the toilet) both told me that the conditions in this jail were much worse than in the federal prisons where they had served time.
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June 16, 2025
Ontario Court of Justice appoints 10 new judges
The Ontario government has announced the appointment of 10 new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective June 16, 2025.