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Canada Responds To Foreign Interference With Bill C-70: New Criminal Offences And Procedures
Following the release of the Foreign Interference Commission's Initial Report on May 3, 2024, Canada's Minister of Public Safety has tabled Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act (Bill). The Bill would create a regime to combat foreign interference, including significant updates to the Criminal Code and Canada's national security regime.
Canada Responds to Foreign Interference with New Criminal Offences and Procedures | JD Supra
Following the release of the Foreign Interference Commission’s Initial Report on May 3, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety has tabled Bill C-70, the Countering Foreign Interference Act (Bill). The Bill would create a regime to combat foreign interference, including significant updates to the Criminal Code and Canada’s national security regime.
Widening The Lens Of Liability: The Supreme Court's Decision In R. V. Greater Sudbury (City)
In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled that the City of Greater Sudbury (City) can be held liable as an "employer" under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) for the death of a pedestrian, despite having appointed a third-party as the project's "constructor." In May 2015, the City began construction in downtown Sudbury.
Widening the Lens of Liability: The Supreme Court’s Decision in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City) | JD Supra
In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled that the City of Greater Sudbury (City) can be held liable as an “employer” under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) for the death of a pedestrian, despite having appointed a third-party as the project’s “constructor.” Background In May 2015, the City began construction in downtown Sudbury.
Widening the Lens of Liability: The Supreme Court’s Decision in R. v. Greater Sudbury (City)
In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has ruled that the City of Greater Sudbury (City) can be held liable as an “employer” under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) for the death of a pedestrian, despite having appointed a third-party as the project’s “constructor.” Background In May 2015, the City began construction in downtown Sudbury.
Effects of forest fragmentation on the dietary ecology and activity of a nocturnal lemur community in North West Madagascar
SIRNP Sahamalaza-Iles Radama National Park 1 INTRODUCTION Deforestation is one of the primary threats to species survival globally, as more than half of the world's original tropical forest, an area of approximately 9 million km², has already been cleared (Giam, 2017; Whitmore, 1997).
Canadian Court Strikes Plaintiffs' Expert Evidence, Denies Certification Of Pharmaceutical Class Action - Class Actions - Canada
The Canadian Legal Information Institute recently published an overlooked but important class action decision of the Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench (Court) in Graham et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited et al. (Graham). The Court struck the plaintiffs' expert opinion on the alleged link between a well-known medicine for severe acne (Medicine) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Court also refused to certify the proposed national class action.
Canadian Court Strikes Plaintiffs’ Expert Evidence, Denies Certification of Pharmaceutical Class Act | JD Supra
The Canadian Legal Information Institute recently published an overlooked but important class action decision of the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench (Court) in Graham et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited et al. (Graham). The Court struck the plaintiffs’ expert opinion on the alleged link between a well-known medicine for severe acne (Medicine) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Court also refused to certify the proposed national class action.
Refresher on Election Rules for Toronto Mayoral Race | JD Supra
Toronto’s mayoral by-election officially started last week, with an election day of June 26, 2023. With over two dozen candidates vying to be elected mayor of Canada’s largest city, many voters will be looking to do more than cast a ballot. Businesses and individuals considering further involvement in the political process should be mindful of the City of Toronto’s third-party advertising and fundraising regimes and compliance with the Municipal Elections Act.
SEC Crackdown on Record-Keeping Failures Offers a Warning to Canadian Securities Firms | JD Supra
A series of recent settlements in the United States relating to record-keeping violations, with fines totalling over US$1-billion, offer a reminder to Canadian securities firms of the importance of supervising the forms of communication used by their personnel. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced settlements with several securities firms, relating to failure by the firms to preserve records of messages sent from personal devices.
Commentary: The Truth about wildlife management in Alaska
Wolf in the wild. Taken at Denali National Park. (By Nilesh Patel, via Wikimedia Commons)By Sam Cotton Alaska Commissioner of Fish and GameAlaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves in Alaska is not about trophies. It does not concern sport or recreation. It has nothing to do with predator control.Alaska’s scale and geography are incomprehensible to most Americans.
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