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 Feeds 2. All About Information 3. Canadian Privacy Law Blog 4. Flex Legal Blog 5. In All Fairness

Legal Feeds
2025 Lexpert Rising Stars Awards winners attribute success to high standards, mentors, friendships

At Toronto’s Liberty Grand on Thursday night, winners at the Lexpert Rising Stars Awards paused at a gala thrown in their honour to reflect on what the award means to them – and the hard work, friendships, and mentors that got them there.“I’ve actually wanted this award my whole career,” says Lauren Hulme, a partner at Torys LLP. “The people who I know who have won this award in the past – I have a lot of respect for [those] incredible lawyers,” Hulme says. “I’m very honoured to be in the company of the recipients this year and the people who won in past years.” …

All About Information
Court of Appeal affirms robust interpretation of academic freedom exclusion in Alberta

On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). …

Canadian Privacy Law Blog
Nova Scotia’s new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 150)

In just the past month, kind of unexpectedly, the Nova Scotia government introduced and passed a new public sector privacy and access to information law that completely replaces the existing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (known here as “FOIPOP”) with a new law that will come into effect in April of 2027. This isn’t completely out of the blue because the Nova Scotia government has been “reviewing” FOIPOP since 2022, but unlike in most provinces it has been “behind the scenes”. Unlike other provinces, which have public consultations, Nova Scotia’s consultation on transparency was behind closed doors. …

Flex Legal Blog
Networking Events for Lawyers: December 2025

Looking to up your networking game? Look no further. Check out our curated list of networking and social events for Canadian lawyers in October 2025. There’s no time like the present time to reassess your networking goals. While December tends to be a quieter month, it still offers meaningful opportunities for lawyers to connect, collaborate, and strengthen their professional networks. Take a look at our curated list of networking events for lawyers and set yourself up for valuable connections in the months to come! …

In All Fairness
#112 | Left Out in the Cold – Episode 3: Housing Available But Not Accessible

In the third episode of this series, host Sarah Rowe is joined by Marie-Josée Houle, Canada’s first Federal Housing Advocate, and Stephanie Chipeur, who holds the Azrieli Accelerator Professorship in Law & Disability Policy at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Law and the School of Public Policy. Together, they discuss the right to adequate housing that is accessible, adaptable, and visitable for people with disabilities, seniors, and other equity-deserving groups. …

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*Randomness here is created by Random.org and its list randomizing function.