Natural Resources
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May 09, 2024
Trade tribunal rules wire rod dumping is damaging domestic industry
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has determined that the dumping of wire rods from China, Egypt and Vietnam has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to domestic producers.
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May 08, 2024
Canada, B.C. celebrate NAFTA panel’s decision of softwood lumber duties
Ottawa and British Columbia are hailing a decision by a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel that U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber are inconsistent with U.S. law.
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May 08, 2024
CIVIL PROCEDURE — Judgments and orders — Summary judgments — No genuine issue requiring trial
Appeal by apellants from summary dismissal of their claims for compensation against respondent governments. The applications judge and chambers judge summarily dismissed their claim on the basis that the test for constructive expropriation had not been met.
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May 07, 2024
Federal Court fishery decision a significant victory for Inuit land claims sovereignty
In a significant victory for Inuit, the Federal Court has quashed a government decision to reissue fishing licences to one of Canada’s largest seafood processors in waters off Nunavut that are covered by the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
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May 07, 2024
Sweeping national security bill would boost state investigative powers; expand & create crimes, AMPs
The federal government has introduced a sweeping national security bill that would create a publicly accessible “foreign influence transparency” registry; expand the warrant, production and disclosure powers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Agency (CSIS); affect criminal accused or judicial review applicants seeking access to relevant “information related to international relations, national defence or national security”; expand the current “sabotage” offence; and create new “foreign interference” offences, along with administrative monetary penalties (AMPs) of up to $5 million and five years in prison, including for knowingly obstructing the operations of the office of a proposed new “Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner.”
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May 06, 2024
Interim ombudsperson appointed for Responsible Enterprise
Minister of Export, Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng appointed Masud Husain the interim Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE).
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May 03, 2024
B.C. government protests U.S. trade court decision on Canadian softwood lumber duties
The B.C. government is decrying a recent decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ordering the U.S. Commerce Department to reinstate countervailing duties on Canadian lumber.
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May 03, 2024
Mining company agrees to pay U.S. $3M to settle class action
A Vancouver-based silver mining firm has agreed to pay U.S. $3 million to settle a class action centred on allegations it erroneously overstated the mineral reserves at its flagship mine in Mexico in 2022.
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May 03, 2024
Intentional disclosure of reports on pipeline failure led to loss of litigation privilege: court
Alberta’s highest court has ruled a petroleum company waived litigation privilege over reports looking into a pipeline failure when it provided them to a provincial regulator, and a lawyer involved in the case is saying the decision is a good reminder that documents created for the purpose of litigation must be treated as such.
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May 02, 2024
New independent watchdog would assess & report how Ottawa carries out its modern treaty obligations
Ottawa says it will create an independent oversight body, led by a new “Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation” who reports to Parliament and whose role will be “to work to hold the Government of Canada accountable for its modern treaty obligations and advance key priorities.”