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Legal Framework For Artificial Intelligence: What Are The Statutory Protections Against Deepfakes?
Deepfakes can be defined as manipulation using advanced artificial intelligence ("AI"), that allows images, voices, videos, or text to be digitally altered, or even generated entirely, to create highly realistic representations or sounds of fake events.1 Some of the most widely used deepfake tools can already replace faces and dub or clone voices to mimic real people, usually without their knowledge or consent.2 The consequences of deepfakes can be serious, ranging from non-consensual...
Busy start to the year for federal employers
Federal employers should take note of changes to federal labour law, including longer termination notice periods and other new measures The federal government announced that effective February 1, 2024, employees of federal Crown corporations (but not public service employees) and federally regulated private-sector companies will be entitled to longer termination notice periods.
The “belt and braces” approach: The Supreme Court of Canada strengthens occupational health and safety obligations
On November 10, the country’s highest court issued an interesting decision on employers’ health and safety obligations in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2023 SCC 28. The decision reaffirms that occupational health and safety (OHS) is everyone’s responsibility and that an employer can be held liable for an OHS violation even if it is not the fault of one of its own employees. This decision is of interest to owners that hire general contractors to manage projects.
Responding To Public Tenders: Beware Of Unbalanced Unit Prices
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In its recent decision in Municipalité de Piedmont v. Uniroc Construction Inc.1, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that a public sector client must reject a bid whose unit prices are unbalanced. At the same time, it reiterated that the principle of balance and equality between bidders must prevail. The facts The Municipality of Piedmont ("Piedmont") issued a public tender for a water main replacement.
Balancement Des Prix Unitaires Aux Soumissions Déposées Dans Le Cadre D'appel D'offres Public : La Rigueur S'impose!
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Dans l'arrêt récent Municipalité de Piedmont c. Uniroc Construction inc.1, la Cour d'appel du Québec conclut qu'un donneur d'ouvrage public devait impérativement rejeter une soumission dont les prix unitaires avaient été débalancés, réitérant ainsi le principe d'équilibre et d'égalité devant prévaloir entre les différents soumissionnaires.
Health and life insurance issues surrounding legalization of cannabis - The Lawyer's Daily
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Home and car insurance issues surrounding legalization of recreational cannabis - The Lawyer's Daily
The government of Canada recently announced that Bill C-45 on the legalization of recreational cannabis (Cannabis Act) and its regulations will officially come into force on Oct. 17, 2018.
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