The Complete Brief
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July 05, 2024
The Friday Brief: Managing Editor’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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July 05, 2024
N.S. having municipalities, villages develop racism, inequity plans
Nova Scotia is requiring its municipalities and villages to develop plans to address racism, inequity and hate.
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July 05, 2024
Ottawa okays $6.9B sale of Teck coal unit to Glencore, signalling new national security M&A regime
In the wake of a thwarted hostile takeover bid last year, the federal government has allowed Switzerland-based Glencore PLC to carry out a more limited, US$6.9 billion acquisition of Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd.’s metallurgical coal business, Elk Valley Resources (EVR).
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July 05, 2024
Feds publish Feeds Regulations, 2024, first update in over 40 years
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced its publication of the 2024 Feeds Regulations, said to be modernized to include new and updated requirements to “improve the safety of livestock feed and the food production continuum.”
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July 05, 2024
When a wedding is not a legal marriage
In a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the case of Anthony v. Oqunbiyi, 2023 ONSC 861, sheds light on the complexities surrounding the validity of marriages under Ontario law, particularly when religious ceremonies conflict with legal requirements.
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July 05, 2024
New chief legal officer & corporate secretary for Business Development Bank of Canada
President and CEO of Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Isabelle Hudon announced in a July 4 news release the appointment of Maxime Laverdière as the new chief legal office and corporate secretary of the BDC.
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July 05, 2024
Articling student promoted to associate at Clark Wilson
A recent news release from Clark Wilson LLP announced the promotion of Harman Kang from articling student to associate in the firm’s commercial real estate law group.
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July 05, 2024
Legal aid certificates in Alberta will end July 9 unless new agreement is reached
Alarm bells are being raised across Alberta’s justice sector about the potential stoppage of legal aid services in the province.
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July 05, 2024
SENTENCING - Homicide — Second-degree murder — Particular sanctions — Parole ineligibility
Appeal by Lambert from conviction for second-degree murder and appeal from life sentence without parole for a period of 15 years. Lambert was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder in the death of Hole.
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July 05, 2024
Canada’s Capital Gains Tax and the exodus to the U.S.
There may be a change coming to the way Canada taxes capital gains. While Prime Minister Justine Trudeau claims it will affect a minuscule percentage of Canadians, it has more than a minuscule percentage of Canadian taxpayers on edge. The new taxing regime is complex, with 56 pages of guidance. While some taxpayers are already subject to a capital gains tax inclusion rate (meaning the amount of capital gain that is currently included in computing a taxpayer’s income) of 50 per cent on their realized gains, the capital gains inclusion rate under the taxing regime will exceed 66 per cent on some assets in certain circumstances.