The Complete Brief
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June 13, 2024
New asset freezes, entry bans & export prohibitions target Russian war of aggression against Ukraine
Canada has aimed new sanctions and export prohibitions at participants in Russia’s military-industrial complex, in a co-ordinated move with other countries on the first day of the G7’s three-day summit in Italy.
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June 13, 2024
RCMP External Review Committee chair reappointed
A June 12 news release from Public Safety Canada announced that Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc had reappointed Charles Randall Smith as chairperson of the RCMP External Review Committee. The appointment is effective June 18, 2024, for a five-year term.
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June 13, 2024
Proposed class action targets SiriusXM Canada over alleged misleading pricing practices
Toronto-based class-actions specialist Siskinds LLP has filed a proposed consumer class action lawsuit against SiriusXM Radio Canada Inc. and SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc. over allegations that the radio and streaming service provider breached the Competition Act and the Ontario Consumer Protection Act, 2002 by failing to provide fair and transparent pricing details.
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June 13, 2024
Liberal government unveils in Commons ‘2030 Nature Strategy’ and proposed Nature Accountability Act
The minority Liberal government’s newly proposed Nature Accountability Act would hold Ottawa “accountable to make progress” (but not via an enforceable legal mechanism) toward the goal of protecting at least 30 per cent of Canada’s lands and waters by 2030, says federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
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June 13, 2024
Business income within a TFSA is taxable, confirms Federal Court of Appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of tax reassessments where the appellant argued that a tax-free savings account (TFSA) trust for a business should be tax-exempt because that is the case for a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP).
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June 13, 2024
Federal government announces expansion of early retirement eligibility for some front-line workers
Ottawa has announced plans to introduce legislative changes this fall to expand early pension eligibility for specific front-line workers, including federal border services officers and federal and territorial firefighters.
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June 13, 2024
New associate joins Heinen Hutchison Robitaille
A recent news release from Heinen Hutchison Robitaille LLP announced the addition of new associate Jacob Roth to the firm’s criminal practice.
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June 13, 2024
HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS — Liability (malpractice) — Negligence — Causation — Duty of care
Appeal by appellants from trial judgment against them for equal share of respondents' agreed damages of $12 million. They argued that the trial judge erred in his findings of factual and legal causation regarding Doctor Padmore and Scarborough Hospital’s ("Hospital") pre-delivery acts and omissions. The respondent suffered cardiac arrest on the operating table during a cesarean section (“C-section”) at the Hospital.
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June 13, 2024
U.S. tech giants urge Washington to fight Canadian digital services tax
Some of the largest U.S. tech firms are urging Washington to launch a trade dispute with Canada if the federal government passes legislation to create a three per cent digital services tax (DST) on large technology companies.
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June 13, 2024
Wealth advising for the future: The new paradigm
I am an estate lawyer. As such, how many times have I said under my breath as my clients have exited the boardroom after an often lengthy, revealing, intense and always interesting meeting: “I don’t need a law degree — I need a psychology degree!”