The Complete Brief
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June 14, 2024
Judge denies request for environmental assessment of planned Ontario Place development
A judge has rebuffed attempts by a group of citizens challenging the redevelopment of Ontario Place, denying its request for an order requiring the province to do an environmental assessment of a section of the property where a private spa is scheduled to be built.
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June 14, 2024
Do ‘belt and suspenders’ work? Claiming alternative relief in a builders lien claim
A contractor or subcontractor who performs or works or supplies materials to an improvement in B.C. is entitled to a builders lien for the price of the work and materials supplied to the extent the same remains unpaid.
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June 14, 2024
Law requires Ottawa to roll out national strategy to combat ‘environmental racism’ within two years
Calling it “a significant milestone in the fight for environmental justice,” the federal Green party hailed the imminent enactment of its “groundbreaking” private member’s bill that requires Ottawa to roll out within two years a “national strategy” to mitigate the harmful fallout from “environmental racism” — which the party said disproportionately exposes marginalized, racialized and Indigenous communities to environmental hazards.
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June 14, 2024
Federal Court upholds decision not to renew salmon farm licences over impact on wild salmon
The Federal Court has upheld a decision of the Fisheries Minister not to renew 15 aquaculture licences for Atlantic salmon fish farms in the Discovery Islands in British Columbia over concerns about the impact of the farms on wild salmon.
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June 14, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada affirms first-level managers in Quebec cannot unionize under Labour Code
In a highly anticipated decision, published on April 19, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the constitutionality of the Labour Code’s denial of a first-level managers association’s right to obtain a union certification (Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, [2024] S.C.J. No. 13). The significance of this decision can only be appreciated through an understanding of the case’s procedural history and broader context.
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June 14, 2024
REMOVAL AND DEPORTATION — Removal from Canada — Removal order — Stay of
Application by Setirekli for judicial review of the inland enforcement officer's ("Officer") refusal of his request to defer his removal. Setirekli sought refugee protection on grounds of religion and political opinion. He joined his refugee claim with his wife. The Refugee Protection Division ("RPD") refused their claim. Subsequently, Setirekli and his wife separated and pursued their claims separately before the Refugee Appeal Division ("RAD").
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June 14, 2024
2 Pushor Mitchell articling students promoted to associates
Pushor Mitchell LLP recently announced the addition of two new associates to its team. Leah Sorge and Colin Grimard were both called to the B.C. bar in 2024 and completed their articling at Pushor Mitchell.
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June 14, 2024
‘Difficult to fathom’ delay in moving to protect spotted owl, Federal Court judge says
A Federal Court judge has ruled Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault violated Canada’s species-at-risk legislation by waiting eight months to recommend an emergency order to protect British Columbia’s endangered northern spotted owls.
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June 14, 2024
Providing value to the difficult client | Jacob Murad
Many lawyers (myself included) over the course of any practice, run into issues withdrawing from representing and terminating a difficult client. (A recent example of this was when Peter Nygard’s defence lawyer asked to be removed as his counsel just before his sentencing for sexual assault, reportedly due to a “breakdown and loss of confidence in the solicitor-client relationship.”)
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June 14, 2024
Real losers in prison case? Taxpayers, clogged court system | John L. Hill
For many individuals accused of a crime, the decision to plead guilty is often a means to end their interaction with the criminal justice system. Some may pay a fine or complete community service, considering the matter closed.