Business
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March 05, 2025
Business, labour have diverse asks in evolving trade war as legal attacks on new U.S. tariffs loom
Ottawa and provincial governments are working on their next moves in the fast-evolving trade war launched by the new U.S. administration, but business and industry groups are wasting no time in pushing for government aid and non-tariff retaliatory measures in the wake of President Donald Trump’s imposition of hefty tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.
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March 05, 2025
CRA urged to review bare trust reporting and improve stakeholder collaboration
The taxpayer's ombudsperson has recommended that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) determine whether a dedicated bare trust form for new reporting requirements would be beneficial and review its collaboration with stakeholders after legislative changes.
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March 05, 2025
Ontario Securities Commission accuses Toronto entertainment exec of $70 million fraud
Ontario’s securities watchdog is accusing a Toronto financier of fraud after he allegedly misappropriated tens of millions of dollars in investments for various film, TV and animation projects.
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March 05, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds order pausing electricity service for cryptocurrency mining operations
The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the validity of a B.C. Cabinet order pausing the delivery of electricity services to new cryptocurrency mining operations for a period of 18 months.
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March 05, 2025
B.C. budget focuses on responding to tariff threats while also investing in justice initiatives
The B.C. government has rolled out a fiscal plan for the coming year that is aimed at protecting public services in the face of U.S. tariffs, while also focusing on increased investments in the justice system and public safety.
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March 05, 2025
Three new partners for Aird & Berlis
Stephen Leonard, Sabrina Spencer and Demetre Vasilounis are new partners at Aird & Berlis.
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March 05, 2025
Factors in obtaining summary judgment
While motions for summary judgment may be unsuitable if there are contested issues involving credibility or significant facts, Rules 20.04(2.1) and (2.2) of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure provide a motion judge with the discretion to determine if the need for a trial can be avoided by weighing the evidence, evaluating the credibility of a deponent, or drawing any reasonable inference from the evidence. One additional factor that is often considered by the motion judge in such cases is whether all parties have agreed to have matter determined by summary judgment.
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March 05, 2025
Manitoba appeal asks if police action rose to level of implied threats, other questions
In December 2022, a judge sentenced Kyle Pietz to 16 years in prison for killing office cleaner Eduardo Balaquit. In May of that year, a jury convicted Pietz, then 37, of manslaughter in the 2018 killing. Balaquit’s body has never been found. Pietz denied killing Balaquit, and the whereabouts of his remains are unknown.
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March 04, 2025
Canada hits U.S. with counter-tariffs, vows support for workers, businesses hurt by Trump trade war
Canadians must unite to fight back against the “very dumb” tariffs U.S. president Donald Trump has imposed under the “bogus” pretext of stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. through Canada’s southern border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing retaliatory tariffs and pledging to provide federal support for hard-hit workers and businesses, as well as to legally pursue trade remedies, if “unwarranted and unreasonable” U.S. tariffs last longer than “a few hours or a few days.”
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March 04, 2025
Federal Court of Appeal rejects lower court decision, ruling EDC client info may be kept secret
The Federal Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by Export Development Canada (EDC), finding that certain information regarding its customers, who are exporters, is not subject to disclosure under the Access to Information Act.