To date, Parliament has never used the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights. However, several provinces have, ...

Bill C-5 was fast-tracked through Parliament. Now that it’s passed, legal observers expect a barrage of litigation ...

How 2SLGBTQ+ leaders in the legal profession harnessed their backgrounds, personalities, and opportunities to move the needle ...

With Canadians in the throes of an election campaign and the income tax filing deadline approaching, it’s no surprise that the party leaders are talking money. But while Liberal leader Mark Carney and ...

Last year saw unprecedented use of Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end labour disputes, raising questions about just how much unfettered power the section gives the federal minister of labour ...

As the Trump administration unveils a raft of policies and executive orders targeting queer and trans rights, Canadian lawyers and law firms are preparing to safeguard 2SLGBTQ+ rights against ...

Cassels’ Black-owned small business grant program is a “passion project” that benefits not only the funding recipients but also the lawyers involved and the law firm as a whole. Bethany McKoy, a ...

It’s not a bandwagon until B.C. gets on board. After launching class action lawsuits against tobacco firms in 1998 and opioid manufacturers and distributors in 2018, the government of British Columbia ...

Law Matters Law Opinion Freedom of expression and legislating ‘safe zones’ When drafting bylaws that may impact Charter rights, municipalities must consider whether they are justifiable as a ...

Canada is on the verge of becoming the latest jurisdiction – after England-Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Australia – to make coercive control by an intimate partner a criminal offence. Legislation ...

Law Opinion Law professor gives Lexis+ AI a failing grade ‘Given its current limitations, I cannot recommend this to my law students, and I would not use it for my own legal research at this time’ BY ...

The potent blend of language, politics, and the advent of artificial intelligence has put the Supreme Court of Canada and the Quebec courts in a pickle. This past June, for the second time in three ...