Pulse
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February 25, 2026
A lawyer’s guide to developing leadership skills
A desire to lead should begin not with a hunger for power, but with an impulse to meet needs. The urge to lead should be born out of a desire to serve and empower. Whether for customers or clients, members or patients, markets or institutions, fulfilling needs through service is leadership.
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February 25, 2026
Blaney McMurtry welcomes 3 new partners
Blaney McMurtry LLP has added three lawyers to its partnership: Rae Daddon, Deema Elshourfa and Sarah Mills.
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February 25, 2026
Gary Demeulenaere appointed to P.E.I. Supreme Court
Gary G. Demeulenaere, a partner at Stewart McKelvey in Charlottetown, has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
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February 25, 2026
Court slams Human Rights Tribunal’s refusal to hear cases
The Ontario Divisional Court has dismantled a major pillar of the Human Rights Tribunal’s unfair drive to reduce its backlog by dismissing most claims without a hearing.
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February 24, 2026
Senators greenlight immigration overhaul despite Senate study echoing bar’s objections
A Senate committee has passed, without amendment, the Carney government’s controversial immigration overhaul, even though the Senate’s own in-depth study of Bill C-12 backs bar members’ concerns that the proposed immigration provisions are unfair, counterproductive and, in some respects, unconstitutional.
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February 24, 2026
Privacy commissioner joins global call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ on AI images
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, along with 60 global and domestic counterparts, has issued a joint statement addressing “serious concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) systems that generate realistic images and videos depicting identifiable individuals without their knowledge and consent.”
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February 24, 2026
Gwendolyn Point joins BCFNJC Elders Council
The B.C. First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) has welcomed Gwendolyn Point to its Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council.
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February 24, 2026
Kara Hill rejoins Harper Grey in health law role
Kara Hill has returned to Harper Grey LLP as counsel with the firm’s health law group.
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February 24, 2026
The Supremes sing a new tune: U.S. Supreme Court tariff decision, energy prices
The Supremes’ number one hit was Stop! In the Name of Love. This was never truer than it is today.
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February 24, 2026
The view from jail: Crossing borders post-incarceration
There are many ways in which a criminal record affects peoples’ lives that most people are unaware of. As I’ve written before, a sentence is for a specific period of time, but a criminal record is a lifetime block to many aspects of a good life.