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Labour concerned about new bill that curbs and limit strikes
The Quebec government tabled a bill that gives it sweeping new powers to curb and limit strikes or lockouts by broadening the notion of essential services and granting the labour minister the power to refer labour disputes to an arbitrator, proposals that critics have derided as nothing less than a direct frontal attack on the constitutional protected right to collective bargaining. Continue reading
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Quebec new integration plan for immigrants raises concerns
The Quebec government tabled a “divisive” bill that proposes to integrate immigrants into a “common culture,” shelving a longstanding model of interculturalism and inclusiveness in favour of one that leans on assimilation, marking a shift will likely alienate ethnocultural communities rather than foster and strengthen ties to Quebec society, lament critics. Continue reading
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Trade wars
The trade war U.S. President Donald Trump ignited has against America’s biggest trading partners is only the beginning. The European Union is next in his sights, as is Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. Everyone is scrambling to make sense of it all and trying to figure out what’s next and what to do. Here is a brief compendium of how experts see the unfolding events. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley – Issue 03
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 03 takes a brief look at a Quebec Appeal Court ruling that will delight discount brokers while nettle consumers, Quebec’s latest effort to impose a nationalist culture, and decision that examines the notion of social profiling. Continue reading
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Judicial appointments stir tempest in a teapot
The latest series of judicial appointments to Quebec Superior Court federal Justice Minister Arif Virani have stirred a tempest in a teapot after some French media outlets castigated Justin Trudeau’s government for appointing Liberal donors and supporters to judgeships in Quebec. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 02)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 02 takes a brief look at an expected increase of lawsuits and regulatory investigations, a company found guilty of using facial recognition, a challenge to the Health Insurance Act, and the Tinder rapist. Continue reading
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Quebec appeals ruling that held taxi permit holders were victims of disguised expropriation
A ruling that ordered Quebec to pay more than $143 million, plus interest, to compensate thousands of former taxi permit holders has been appealed both by the provincial government and class members. Continue reading
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Top legal cases in 2024
A retrospective look at some of the most significant judicial rulings in 2024. Continue reading
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Monday’s Medley (Issue 01)
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec legal developments. Here’s the first issue. It takes a brief look at the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear an appeal from the Mohawk Mothers, the cost borne by Hydro-Québec for institutional bad faith towards an Innu First Nation, a fine levied against Rio Tinto, a class action settlement dealing with psychiatric patients, and a class action that was certified against a Montreal billionaire. Continue reading
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At loggerheads over the fate of caribou: A look at the Species at Risk Act
Ottawa and Quebec are not seeing eye-to-eye, again. With the fate of woodland caribous at stake, the federal government is flexing its muscles, and Quebec is far from happy. Here’s an examination of the Species at Risk Act. Continue reading
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Quebec strengthens Consumer Protection Act
Quebec consumers will benefit from greater protections following the enactment of two related regulations that introduced a new regime of administrative monetary penalties and increased fines for non-compliance of the Consumer Protection Act. Continue reading
