Natural Resources
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January 30, 2025
Law firms combine class actions against railway companies related to 2021 Lytton wildfire
Two rival class actions against CP Rail and CN Rail for the recovery of damages caused by a 2021 wildfire in Lytton, B.C. are being combined according to a release by law firms Slater Vecchio LLP and CFM Lawyers LLP.
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January 30, 2025
Saskatchewan seeks intervenor status in N.L. federal equalization challenge
Saskatchewan has applied to be an intervenor in Newfoundland and Labrador’s legal challenge to Ottawa’s federal equalization program — a longstanding system that transfers money to provinces with less “fiscal capacity.”
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January 28, 2025
Inquiry calls for new prohibitions, penalties against foreign interference in Canada’s democracy
The federal Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference has recommended new prohibitions, fines and stiffer administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), as well as other legislative changes, to strengthen Canada’s defences against foreign interference in the country’s democratic processes.
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January 27, 2025
Outgoing official languages watchdog cheers court wins, urges vigilance to protect language rights
In his swansong before ending his seven-year term this week, federal Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge celebrated his office’s litigation victories in support of language rights, while cautioning Canadians against complacency.
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January 27, 2025
Canada sanctions Belarusian regime supporters for ‘gross and systematic human rights violations’
Ottawa has announced new sanctions — immigration bans, estate freezes and related penalties — on 10 people and 12 entities who support the ongoing violations of human rights in Belarus by the authoritarian regime of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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January 23, 2025
SCC judge’s 13-year track record shows concern for fairness, privacy rights & access to justice
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis rarely attracts headlines, but her low public profile belies her impact on the legal landscape over the past 13 years in judgments that enforced the Charter rights of Canadians and pushed to expand access to justice, court watchers say.
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January 24, 2025
Exclusive: SCC’s Karakatsanis J. says job is ‘so extraordinary, it’s hard to think about doing anything else’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis has seen many changes at the court since she was appointed in 2011 but its recent historic transformation into a fully bilingual female-majority court is “fantastic,” she says.
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January 23, 2025
Report predicts generally positive outlook for Canadian private equity market in 2025
Technology is expected to be the hottest area for Canadian private equity (PE) investment in 2025 during a year of increased deal activity, according to an annual PE outlook report released Jan. 23 by Toronto-based Torys LLP.
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January 23, 2025
Duty to consult does not include right to veto land transfer, Ontario court rules
Two First Nations have been dealt a setback in their legal fight against the province’s transfer of land to a northwestern Ontario municipality, with a court saying the government was not required to get their consent in order to make the move.
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January 22, 2025
Ontario Court of Appeal voids Ottawa golf course agreement, opening way for redevelopment
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that provisions of a 1981 agreement requiring the perpetual operation of a golf course were void, clearing the path for the lands to be redeveloped.