Business
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March 21, 2025
Feds to crack down on fraudulent chicken imports to protect farmers, consumers
The federal government is taking steps to crack down on the fraudulent misclassification of broiler chicken imports as spent fowl, a practice aimed at avoiding duties and taxes.
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March 21, 2025
Civil liberties groups say proposed B.C. tariff law ‘power grab’ that raises ‘spectre of monarchy’
A number of civil liberties organizations are raising alarm bells over B.C.’s recently-proposed legislation to deal with the tariff threat coming from the United States, saying it will give the province extraordinary powers to override current laws while raising the spectre of a 16th-century English king famous for his relationships with his six wives.
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March 21, 2025
Two new partners at Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson
Nathanson, Schachter & Thompson (NST) has added Emily Hansen and James Parker as partners at its British Columbia-based firm.
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March 21, 2025
The Vento decision and the future of bias standards in international arbitration
On Jan. 30, 2025 in Law360 Canada, I wrote regarding the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Aroma Franchise Co. v. Aroma Espresso Bar Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 839 (Aroma):
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March 20, 2025
Digital democratic commons: Evolution of public discourse in networked age | Murray Simser
The conceptual underpinnings of democratic governance have long incorporated the metaphor of the “commons” as essential civic space. From the Athenian agora to colonial town squares, democracies have required physical spaces where citizens gather, deliberate and exercise collective agency. As society transitions deeper into digital interaction, we face a profound question: how can we translate these democratic functions into virtual domains without surrendering them to extractive commercial interests?
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March 20, 2025
Quebec roadworks company to pay $150k for illegal paving contract allocation scheme
A Quebec roadworks company, Pavex Ltd, has agreed to pay $150,000 for entering into illegal agreements with competitors through a former employee to allocate territories for paving contracts awarded by the ministère des Transports du Québec.
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March 20, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal affirms B.C. jurisdiction over Quebec companies in opioid class action
The B.C. Court of Appeal has affirmed British Columbia’s jurisdiction over Quebec-based opioid suppliers in the province’s class action to recover healthcare costs linked to the opioid crisis.
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March 20, 2025
Federal plan aims to end over-criminalization of Indigenous people & support Indigenous legal orders
The minority Liberal government has rolled out its “Indigenous Justice Strategy”— the first federal roadmap toward revitalizing Indigenous laws and legal orders and ending the over-criminalization of Indigenous people in Canada, Ottawa says. The single-spaced 46-page document was developed by the federal government over more than four years, taking into account extensive consultations with Indigenous community members, representative organizations and governments, as well as with provincial and territorial governments.
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March 20, 2025
Strict government regulations on AI could diminish benefits, warns report
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will raise living standards and is likely to contribute to net job creation, but those benefits could be reduced by over-regulation, predicts a new report by the conservative public policy think-tank the Fraser Institute,
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March 20, 2025
Shipping firm not liable for cargo that didn’t reach intended destination, Federal Court rules
A global shipping company should not be held liable for the loss of a container of lentils that never reached its destination, the Federal Court has ruled.