The Complete Brief
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November 07, 2025
Court rejects bid to overturn Quebec Terrebonne election result
Federal elections can feature close contests within electoral districts. A winner may receive only a few votes more than the second-place candidate. In narrow victories, federal, provincial and territorial election laws generally provide for an automatic judicial recount, which can result in a reversal of an election-night result.
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November 07, 2025
Can celebrities lose the right to their voice?
Back in May 2024, actress Scarlett Johansson was embroiled in a legal dispute with OpenAI when the company released a voice for its ChatGPT assistant, “Sky,” which sounded strangely similar to her own. Johansson had previously declined an offer to voice the AI, and this alleged mimicry was done without her permission. OpenAI has since removed the “Sky” voice and paused its release, while the issues remain in dispute.
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November 07, 2025
CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCES - Assaults - Sexual assault - Consent
Appeal by Rioux from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal which set aside a judgment acquitting him of sexual assault and ordered a new trial.
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November 07, 2025
Stacey D. O’Neill appointed to Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Stacey D. O’Neill has been appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) in Halifax.
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November 07, 2025
Pierre-Olivier Gagnon appointed to Quebec court
Quebec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette has appointed Pierre-Olivier Gagnon as a judge of the Court of Quebec, where he will serve primarily in the Criminal and Penal Division in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
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November 07, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Disposition without trial - Dismissal of action
Appeal by Pine Glen Thorold Inc. from decision of a motion judge dismissing its claim. Pine Glen commenced an action asserting several causes of action against Rolling Meadows Land Development Corporation and Glen Gordon.
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November 06, 2025
Ontario releases 2025 fall economic statement, aims to invest over $200 billion
In what the province is calling its most ambitious capital plan to date, Ontario has announced more than $201 billion in investments over 10 years through its 2025 fall economic statement, focusing on infrastructure, trade diversification and tax reforms to shield the province from economic challenges such as U.S. tariffs. More than $33 billion is allocated for 2025-26.
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November 06, 2025
B.C. expands early resolution program for family law cases to five more registries
British Columbia has expanded access to the Early Resolution Process (ERP) for family law to five additional provincial court family registries in an effort to expand access to fast and affordable family-law dispute resolutions.
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November 06, 2025
Supreme Court’s leave denial clears way for contentious ostrich cull to proceed
Less than two minutes after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to extend the stay of execution of more than 400 ostriches exposed to an avian flu-infected B.C. farm, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced it would proceed to enforce its controversial order to cull the animals — an order that the federal courts below confirmed to be reasonable and in the public interest.
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November 06, 2025
Power at the door: Bouncers and the use of force
Bars, lounges, nightclubs, et cetera are public stages for private enterprise; lively, necessary, sometimes combustible places where the safety of staff and patrons is paramount. At the door stands the bouncer: an individual whose presence reassures staff and is said to reassure customers as well. They enforce house rules and must, on occasion, confront disorder.