Articles by John Valley
Shareholder Activism In Canada: Trends And Outlook For Coming Years
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Business & Consumer Services and Healthcare industries Key takeaways Shareholder activism targeting board composition and company leadership is increasing in Canada, influenced by structural features that favour activists.
How 2025 Rewrote The Rules Of Corporate Governance For 2026 And Beyond
John Valley’s articles from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP are most popular: in Canada with readers working within the Retail & Leisure industries Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives Key takeaways In 2025, corporate governance in Canada and the U.S. evolved due to political shifts, especially around diversity and sustainability initiatives.
From Pit Wall To Policy: What Lundin Means For Public Company Disclosure
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Business & Consumer Services, Healthcare and Transport industries On November 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in Lundin Mining Corp. v.
How 2025 rewrote the rules of corporate governance for 2026 and beyond
In 2025, corporate governance in Canada and the U.S. evolved due to political shifts, especially around diversity and sustainability initiatives. • The diversity landscape faced challenges, with slower progress on board diversity and less fulsome disclosure of diversity considerations among issuers.
The Pizzagate Massacre (2020)
"The Pizzagat Massacre" - 91' - Estados Unidos Thriller Humor negro Sectas Documental + Aventuras Puntúala Insertar Una sátira social inspirada en la teoría de la conspiración de la vida real llamada Pizzagate. Un periodista aficionado y un miliciano de extrema derecha exponen la fea verdad sobre cultos sexuales, una pizzería y la gente lagarto. Una sátira social inspirada en la teoría de la conspiración de la vida real llamada Pizzagate.
Cooling Off On Climate- And Diversity-related Disclosure: CSA Provides Update To Market
On April 23, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a pause in their efforts to develop mandatory climate-related disclosure rules and amendments to existing diversity-related disclosure requirements. The CSA indicated that the move is intended to give Canadian markets and issuers time to adjust to recent developments in the U.S. and globally, which have increased market uncertainty and elevated competitiveness concerns.
Updated Guidance And Lessons Learned After Second Year Under Canada's Supply Chains Act
2025 marks the second year of reporting under Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Supply Chains Act or the Act), also referred to as the Modern Slavery Act. In this Update, we take stock of lessons learned from the previous year, and outline what businesses can expect in the coming reporting cycle.
Federal Government Plans Mandatory Climate Disclosures For Large Private CBCA Companies And Voluntary Sustainable Investment Guidelines
On October 9, 2024, the Government of Canada announced plans to enhance corporate sustainability and transparency for investors through mandatory climate-related disclosure requirements for large federally incorporated private companies "made-in-Canada" sustainable investment guidelines for "green" and "transition" investments The push for federally mandated climate-related disclosures began in 2021 when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tasked his Cabinet with creating a reporting framework...
Diversity Beyond Gender: 2024 Results For CBCA Corporations
Although this year's data shows almost no change in the representation of visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples or persons with a disability in senior leadership positions, there was one exception. At the executive officer level, the representation of visible minorities increased and, among CBCA companies, there is now on average approximately one executive officer from a visible minority per company.
Going Above And Beyond: Best Company Disclosure
Every year, among the many hundreds of issuers whose diversity disclosure we review, we find some that have taken the opportunity to provide an especially thoughtful and meaningful approach to disclosing diversity at the board and senior executive levels. This chapter showcases some of our favourite examples of disclosure over the course of the last year.
Developments In Diversity: Women And Other Underrepresented Groups
Over the past year, reports in Canada and internationally that track the progress being made in enhancing diversity practices at the board level have found continued improvement, albeit slower and with much less progress in representation among chairs and leadership teams.
These 4 foliage tours traverse the range of Maine landscapes
Maine is a living, breathing, geography text book. This time of year it’s a full-color text book, to boot. Whether you want to explore Maine’s mountains, rivers, coast or rolling farmland, there’s a foliage route for you. Many are just a couple hours from Portland, with quaint towns and places to get picnic provisions along the way. It’s a good chance to see different landscapes and explore Maine’s scenic byways, including the ones that are officially designated as such.
These 4 foliage tours traverse the range of Maine landscapes
Maine is a living, breathing, geography text book. This time of year it’s a full-color text book, to boot. Whether you want to explore Maine’s mountains, rivers, coast or rolling farmland, there’s a foliage route for you. Many are just a couple hours from Portland, with quaint towns and places to get picnic provisions along the way. It’s a good chance to see different landscapes and explore Maine’s scenic byways, including the ones that are officially designated as such.
Mid-year Results For 2024: Women In Executive Officer Positions
This year the data shows that, on average, at least two members of companies' executive teams are women. While the number of women executive officers continues to increase, progress remains very slow. In 2024, 528 companies disclosed the number of women holding executive officer positions in their organizations. These companies reported a total of 1,094 executive officer positions held by women.
ESG trends in venture capital: governance matters
Click here to listen to the Audio In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby, Managing Partner of Spring Impact Capital, an impact-focused venture capital (VC) fund, discuss the continuing growth of ESG in the private sector. Laura and Olivia also dive into what ESG factors Spring considers when making investments.
Trends in shareholder activism
Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of the podcast, guest host Teresa Tomchak, a partner in the litigation group at Osler, and David Salmon, President of Laurel Hill Canada dive into the topic of trends in shareholder activism. Teresa and David discuss ESG issues they are seeing in the shareholder activism space, steps companies can take to address and prepare for ESG issues and the role of proxy advisors.
Public Safety Releases Guidance And Hosts Technical Briefing On Supply Chains Diligence Legislation
Canada's Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) came into force on January 1, 2024. As described in our previous blog post and our guide for businesses, the Act introduces annual reporting obligations, including on private entities that meet certain size thresholds and engage in (or control other entities engaged in) the production, sale or distribution of goods or the importation of goods into Canada. The first annual reports are due by May 31, 2024.
Public Safety releases guidance and hosts technical briefing on supply chains diligence legislation
Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act) came into force on January 1, 2024. As described in our previous blog post and our guide for businesses, the Act introduces annual reporting obligations, including on private entities that meet certain size thresholds and engage in (or control other entities engaged in) the production, sale or distribution of goods or the importation of goods into Canada. The first annual reports are due by May 31, 2024.
Brazilian Student Wins Right to Take Exam With Turban
The young man came into contact with the University to request authorization to take the exam with the attire, his application was denied. 12/02/2014: The court granted an injunction to a young member of Sikh religious community to do college entrance exam at the University of Minas Gerais (UEMG) wearing a turban. With this measure, the graduate student, who is a philosophy professor, took an exam in visual arts on Sunday.
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