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. Family Health Law Blog 2. Condo Adviser 3. Double Aspect 4. Le Blogue du CRL 5. Blogue SOQUIJ

Family Health Law Blog
Did You Receive a Letter from Service Canada About the Canada Disability Benefit? Here’s What It Means

If you’ve recently received a letter from Service Canada that begins with: “Thank you for applying on behalf of [Name] for the Canada Disability Benefit. We can’t confirm you as their legal representative because of missing or inaccurate information in the application,” — you’re not alone. We’ve heard from several families in Ontario who have received this exact notice and are unsure what it means or what to do next. …

Condo Adviser
Halloween post: When AI meets the CAT

It was late October — the season of masks, mischief, and things that are not quite what they seem — when the Condominium Authority Tribunal released a decision that reads like a ghost story for the digital age. In Janssen v. TSCC 1851, a condo owner, unhappy with a chargeback for water damage, decided to seek justice before the Tribunal. But rather than drafting his own submissions, he turned to a new kind of ghostly spirit — artificial intelligence. The result? A submission that looked convincing at first glance — well-structured, confident, neatly formatted — yet beneath the costume, something was off. What arrived at the Tribunal’s doorstep was no treat. It was a trick. …

Double Aspect
Notwithstanding Myths

The case for the notwithstanding clause rests on misunderstanding or misdirection. The academic campaign to rehabilitate s 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, aka the “notwithstanding clause”, has been going strong for the better part of a decade. It took a while to achieve escape velocity and reach the broader public discourse, but it is fair to say that this has now been accomplished. Not only is the notwithstanding clause regulary used by multiple provinces, but whenever a judicial decision involving the Charter generates any controversy, this is sure to include breathless calls for s 33 to be invoked. …

Le Blogue du CRL
Beaudoin c. Cabaret Music-Hall inc., 2025 QCCS 3929

INJONCTION : L’entrée en vigueur, le 8 octobre 2024, des modifications apportées au règlement sur le bruit à l’égard du territoire du Plateau-Mont-Royal a entraîné la caducité de l’ordonnance d’injonction rendue par la Cour d’appel le 23 septembre précédent à l’endroit des défenderesses, lesquelles exploitent la salle de spectacle La Tulipe. 2025EXP-2494** Intitulé : …

Blogue SOQUIJ
Loi sur les centres de la petite enfance et autres services de garde à l’enfance: l’inclusion des enfants en situation de handicap à la garderie

En 1997, la Loi sur les centres de la petite enfance et autres services de garde à l’enfance est entrée en vigueur sous le mandat de la ministre Pauline Marois. Depuis, des milliers de parents ont pu en partie confier l’éducation et le bien-être de leurs enfants à des éducateurs. Cette loi a eu une répercussion considérable sur la société québécoise. Elle a permis de favoriser l’égalité des chances en facilitant, par exemple, l’inclusion des tout-petits en situation de handicap. …

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