The Complete Brief
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March 28, 2025
B.C. Supreme Court: Economic viability assessment expenses qualify for mining tax credits
The B.C. Supreme Court has held that expenses incurred in assessing the economic viability of mining a resource in B.C. are eligible for mining exploration tax credits under the British Columbia Income Tax Act.
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March 28, 2025
Licence Appeal Tribunal allowed leave to intervene in appeal of its own decision
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has allowed a motion by the Licence Appeal Tribunal for leave to intervene in an appeal of the tribunal’s own decision not to revoke the licences of a car dealership's managers.
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March 28, 2025
Bay bankruptcy rekindles labour lawyer’s campaign for better worker protections in insolvencies
The historic collapse of Canada’s 355-year-old retail icon, the Hudson’s Bay Company, has rekindled a Toronto employment lawyer’s quiet campaign to improve Canadian bankruptcy law to better protect workers.
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March 28, 2025
Competition Bureau announces $2K adjustment to merger review filing fee
The Competition Bureau has announced that effective April 1, the merger review filing fee will increase from $86,358.76 to $88,690.45 due to an annual adjustment described in the Service Fees Act.
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March 28, 2025
Manitoba to have independent seniors advocate
Manitoba will soon have a dedicated seniors advocate. On Nov. 1, the province’s government will proclaim its Seniors Advocate Act, which will create “a new independent seniors advocate who will represent and advocate on behalf of seniors” in the province, states a March 28 news release.
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March 28, 2025
Yukon Appeal Court decision sheds light on deleterious effects of harsh jail conditions
In determining the length of parole ineligibility for assigning one convicted of second-degree murder, should harsh pretrial jail conditions be used in the calculation? That was the question on the table to be decided by the Yukon Court of Appeal when a man convicted of second-degree murder made a return appearance.
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March 28, 2025
Tailgate party of the first part | Marcel Strigberger
There are three things in life I despise. 1) Those cheeky recorded bank messages saying they’re experiencing more calls than usual; 2) The scent of Parmesan cheese and 3) Tailgaters.
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March 28, 2025
APPEALS - Grounds - Misapprehension of or failure to consider evidence
Appeal by appellant Stump from his conviction for sexual interference on grounds that trial judge misapprehended evidence and applied improper standards of scrutiny when assessing complainant’s and appellant’s evidence.
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March 28, 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 28, 2025
Manitoba corrections needs to better prepare inmates for freedom: auditor general
Manitoba’s auditor general has found the province’s corrections officials are falling short in preparing inmates for release.