Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from more than 80 recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. Legal Post Blog 2. Borderlines Podcast 3. The Court 4. PierreRoy & Associés 5. Michael Geist

Legal Post Blog
Howard Levitt: Ontario case shows that sometimes the best lawyer is no lawyer at all

A decision just issued by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Centa made that point clearly. The case involved a 22-year-old associate advisor with a financial services company who had worked for less than three months at a salary of $28,002 per annum, when he was terminated. Should someone of that age, income and length of service ever sue for wrongful dismissal? At most, I would say, they should be advised to use small claims court. What would that case be objectively worth? Absent extraordinary factors, $5,000 on a good day. …

Borderlines Podcast
#125 – Chinese Interference, the United Front, and Visa Delays, with Sam Cooper

This episode is a historical deep dive on Order in Council PC 1911-1324, an Order in Council from 1911 which stated that for a period of one year black people would not be permitted to immigrate in Canada because the Canadian government deemed them unsuitable to Canada’s climate. I am re-uploading the episode to fix some audio issues and also to add more context on areas that people had questions about. …

The Court
APPEAL WATCH: When Are Acquittals Appropriate on Appeal?

In R v Bouvette, 2023 BCCA 152 [Bouvette] the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (BCCA) set aside a guilty plea and ordered a stay of proceedings where the Crown failed to disclose material documents to the defence. In doing so, they adopted a strict version of the test for when an acquittal is an appropriate remedy on appeal. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has granted leave for appeal to this case (40780), offering it the opportunity to clarify the nature of appellate discretion with regard to entering acquittals. …

PierreRoy & Associés
L’impact de la hausse des taux d’intérêt sur la gestion des dettes et l’insolvabilité au Québec

Au cours des derniers mois, les résidents du Québec sont devenus de plus en plus préoccupés par l’impact de la hausse des taux d’intérêt sur leur stabilité financière. Un récent sondage de CPA Canada a révélé que plus de la moitié des Québécois craignent que les taux d’intérêt ne baissent pas de sitôt, ce qui pose d’importants problèmes aux personnes qui gèrent leurs dettes ou qui sont confrontées à l’insolvabilité. …

Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 212: Matt Hatfield on the State of Canadian Digital Policy as Politicians Return from the Summer Recess

Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of by-elections and a minority government without an NDP deal will be accompanied by questions about what happens to Bill C-63, Canada’s online harms bill, Bill C-27, the privacy and AI reform bill, Bill S-210, the age verification bill, and a myriad of other regulatory and policy issues. Matt Hatfield is Executive Director of Open Media, one of Canada’s leading digital rights organizations. He joins the Law Bytes podcast to break down where things stand and what other digital policies may command attention. …

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