In-House Counsel
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June 06, 2024
Issue of trespass on university campuses less clear than it is for private property: legal scholar
In the wake of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli civilians last year, pro-Palestinian demonstrations have popped up on university campuses all around the world, including Canada, with post-secondary institutions grappling with a response — including removal of the protesters under trespass law. But whether any injunctions will be successful, or what powers universities — and police — have when seeking to remove demonstrators, remains an open one.
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June 05, 2024
Proposed $6.75B class action lawsuit targets TD Bank’s anti-money laundering practices
A TD Bank shareholder has launched a proposed class action lawsuit against the bank over allegations that TD and some of its directors and officers misrepresented systemic deficiencies in TD’s anti-money laundering controls and the likely impact on its U.S. operations.
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June 05, 2024
SiriusXM Canada agrees to pay $3.3M fine for drip pricing in subscription plans
Satellite radio and streaming service provider SiriusXM Canada has agreed to pay a $3.3 million penalty after the Competition Bureau found that the company had engaged in drip pricing while advertising its satellite radio and streaming subscription plans.
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June 05, 2024
Cellphones in Ontario schools: What is doxxing? | Marvin Zuker
Doxxing is a type of cyberbullying in which someone reveals or uses personal, financial or other information to cause damage to the victim.
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June 05, 2024
B.C. court: Comprehensive privacy rules apply to federal political parties
In Liberal Party of Canada v. The Complainants, 2024 BCSC 814, handed down May 14, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled that the findings of David Loukidelis, the provincial information and privacy commissioner’s delegated adjudicator, confirming the application of the province’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) to federal political parties (FPPs) were correct.
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June 04, 2024
Canada to provide automatic permanent residence to foreign nationals arriving under caregiver programs
Ottawa says it will roll out two new pilot programs later this month that will offer home-care workers from abroad permanent residence on their arrival in Canada.
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June 04, 2024
CRTC announces 5 per cent levy for online streaming services in Canada
In a decision that could cause static from TV streaming giants like Netflix, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that online streaming services will have to contribute five per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the Canadian broadcasting system starting in the 2024-25 broadcast year.
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June 04, 2024
Cellphones in Ontario schools: Social media dangers | Marvin Zuker
Policy Program Memorandum 128 (PPM 128) references PPM145 and Progressive discipline, i.e. go to the principal’s office, who may scold you or suspend you, and I say so what?
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June 03, 2024
SCC’s Wagner urges vigilance, strong defence against false information, justice system attacks
Canada’s top judge says elected officials should not attack the justice system or the judiciary, based on false information that could shake public confidence.
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June 03, 2024
No need for new law of tort to deal with challenges posed by artificial intelligence: law institute
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become almost ubiquitous around the world in the past few years, with a concurrent fear of what effect new technology is going to have on people’s jobs. But a law reform institute in British Columbia is also saying more focus needs to be put on what effect AI has on the legal liability of increasingly capable autonomous machines.