Natural Resources
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December 13, 2024
Feds to remove 30% Canadian pension fund investment cap, boost R&D in Fall Economic Statement
In a bid to boost domestic investment by Canadian pension funds, the federal government is set to remove a cap that restricts pension funds from owning more than 30 per cent of the voting shares of a Canadian entity, according to a release.
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December 12, 2024
Yukon, Ottawa failed to consult Indigenous group on ‘economic feasibility’ of mine project
Yukon’s top court has found that both the territory’s government and that of the country failed to properly consult a First Nations group on the “economic feasibility” of a mine planned to be built on Indigenous land. The Court of Appeal of Yukon case of Ross River Dena Council v. Yukon (Government of), 2024 YKCA 18, released Dec. 6, pits the governments of Canada and Yukon (known as the “Decision Bodies”) against the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC), which brought the court the legal action on behalf of the Kaska Nation.
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December 11, 2024
Deemed trust amendment shields fresh produce sellers, helps exporters, says industry
Canada's $13 billion fresh produce industry is welcoming an amendment to federal insolvency laws establishing a deemed trust financial protection mechanism for fresh produce sellers.
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December 10, 2024
CBSA annual report notes increase in smuggling attempts and inadmissible entries
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released its year in review report for 2024, highlighting that between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, it “seized more dangerous drugs and firearms, and intercepted more stolen vehicles than in 2023.”
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December 10, 2024
Yukon Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of application in dispute over inducing breach of contract
The Yukon Court of Appeal has upheld the dismissal of an application by a propane supplier accused of inducing a competitor’s customers to breach their contracts, rejecting arguments that the pleadings failed to disclose a reasonable claim.
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December 10, 2024
Ontario appeal court sides with First Nation over beachfront land excluded from reserve
Ontario’s top court has ruled in favour of a First Nation that said that a stretch of beachfront property on Lake Huron had been unfairly excluded from its reserve lands.
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December 09, 2024
Health Canada releases new data on cannabis use, finds less reported illegal access
Health Canada has published the 2024 Canadian Cannabis Survey, finding that more people are obtaining cannabis legally and that there is less reported smoking of cannabis overall.
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December 09, 2024
Bill C-26: Passage of critical infrastructure cyber regime complicated by foreign interference
Bill C-26, An Act Respecting cybersecurity , has made ponderous progress through the legislature; having had its first reading in the House of Commons in June 2022, took over two years to reach first reading in the Senate. Along the way, it has been altered to address the newly topically concern of foreign interference in Canadian affairs, and its passage has been further delayed by a silly mistake.
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December 06, 2024
No Charter breach when police warrantlessly searched text messages in ‘exigent circumstances’: SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed 6-3 an Ontario man’s appeal of his drug trafficking convictions, holding that his Charter rights were not breached because “exigent circumstances” justified police, without a warrant, using a cellphone they seized from a drug dealer to impersonate that dealer and continue his texting with the accused to arrange what police suspected to be a purchase of fentanyl-laced heroin.
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December 06, 2024
B.C. Court of Appeal overturns order allowing third-party claim in Aboriginal title case
The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld an order adding a First Nation as a defendant in another First Nation’s Aboriginal title claim — but overturned an order permitting the additional First Nation to file a third-party claim, citing potential delays.