The Complete Brief
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March 17, 2025
Wellness: Who can you trust these days? | Darryl Singer
It seems trite to say that as politics has become more polarized, we continue to see the devolution of civil discourse in Canada. But it’s worse than that. The sense of trust most of us had in our community, our friends, family and coworkers is fraying more each day.
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March 14, 2025
SCC extends Charter-guaranteed presumption of innocence to inmate discipline proceedings
Overruling its own 35-year-old precedent while expanding the Charter’s protections for the presumption of innocence into new legal territory, the Supreme Court of Canada split 6-3 to strike down a Saskatchewan regulation that authorized inmate segregation or loss of earned remission to be imposed on those found to have committed a prison disciplinary offence, based only on proof on a “balance of probabilities” standard rather than on the heightened standard of proof “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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March 14, 2025
Carney Sworn as PM, unveils leaner cabinet including Gary Anandasangaree as Justice Minister
Liberal leader Mark Carney has been sworn in as Prime Minister and unveiled a streamlined 24-member cabinet, which includes many of the ministers on the “front line” of the ongoing trade war with the United States.
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March 14, 2025
The Friday Brief: Editor-In-Chief’s must-read items from this week
Here are my picks for the top stories we published this week.
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March 14, 2025
Alberta court gets new judge
Caroline H.C. Magnan has been appointed a justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta.
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March 14, 2025
Nunavut to consult residents on new health privacy laws
Nunavut’s government is seeking residents’ input on the planning of new “health specific” privacy laws. According to a March 13 news release, Nunavut’s department of health will be conducting territory-wide consultations “to gain community feedback on laws related to personal health information.”
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March 14, 2025
Oil and gas emissions cap to cut jobs, GDP by 2032: Parliamentary Budget Officer
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has released a new report, Impact Assessment of the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap, finding that by 2032, real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada will be reduced by 0.4 per cent and nominal GDP will be reduced by $20.5 billion due to the required reduction in upstream oil and gas sector production levels.
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March 14, 2025
The SCC’s temporary validity doctrine: A well-intentioned misstep? Part two | Hodine Williams
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has long been celebrated as the guardian of the Constitution, the institution tasked with ensuring that the laws of the land align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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March 14, 2025
The cost-cutting dilemma: Risks of reducing labour costs
Who predicted a trade war with the United States in 2025? Likely as many as foresaw a global pandemic in 2020. Once again, businesses are caught off guard by unexpected events that threaten the economy. Many are now considering cost-cutting measures, with labour costs often the first target.
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March 14, 2025
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES - Life, liberty and security of person -- Presumption of innocence
Appeal by Appellant from judgment of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal which affirmed a decision concluding that s. 68 of The Correctional Services Regulations, 2013 (Regulations) did not violate s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).