The Complete Brief
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July 15, 2024
New regulations to be enforced for dogs crossing Canada-U.S. border starting Aug. 1
Canadian tourists crossing the U.S. border with their dogs later this summer will be facing new regulations.
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July 15, 2024
Canada updates draft report on forever chemicals, proposes new health and environmental regulations
The federal government has updated its draft report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, proposing to conclude that they may cause harm to human health and the environment.
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July 15, 2024
Ontario AI legislation is in need of significant amendment, law commission says
Law reform advocates are calling on the Ontario government to amend its recently introduced legislation on cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI), saying it falls short of principles the province has already adopted when it comes to the use of such technology.
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July 15, 2024
Appeal Court orders Crown to pay insurer out of forfeited cyber fraud proceeds after Crown error
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered that an insurer be paid amounts paid out to a cyber fraud victim from crime proceeds forfeited to the Crown after the Crown failed to raise the insurer’s claim at a restitution hearing.
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July 15, 2024
Federal government begins consultations on tobacco, alcohol taxes for Indigenous governments
The federal Department of Finance has launched consultations on establishing an opt-in framework for Indigenous governments interested in imposing their own fuel, alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and vaping (FACT) value-added sales taxes, as outlined in the government's 2024 budget.
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July 15, 2024
Former Liberal MP’s defamation claim survives anti-SLAPP motion
The anti-SLAPP motion decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Dong v. Global News, 2024 ONSC 3532, offers a cogent example of a defamation lawsuit that will require a full trial to determine or disprove liability. In response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action at an early stage, the motion judge determined that there was a genuine dispute over whether the impugned publication was defamatory and had damaged the reputation of a plaintiff. In such a case, the proper battleground to adjudicate the dispute is at trial not at an early-stage motion.
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July 15, 2024
SCC provides guidance on the interpretation of exclusion clauses, relies heavily on context
In its recent decision, Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) addressed just how express an agreement needs to be to oust an implied statutory condition and exclude liability. Specifically, the SCC clarified what is required for an exclusion clause to exempt a seller from an implied condition under Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act (SGA).
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July 15, 2024
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc expands with new associate
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc recently announced the addition of new associate Emily Graham, whose practice will cover all areas of professional regulation.
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July 15, 2024
Kruse Law Firm expands with new associate
Ryan Venables has joined the team at Kruse Law Firm as an associate whose practice will cover criminal defence and quasi-criminal defence.
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July 15, 2024
AGRICULTURE — Farms — Financing — Price supports and guarantees
Motion by Plaintiff for summary judgment to recover a certain amount plus interest and cost against the Defendants. The Corporate Defendant (“Wimmer Brook”) applied to the Canadian Canola Growers Association (“CCGA”) for an advance payment for the crop year and entered into a Repayment Agreement with CCGA.