To date, Parliament has never used the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights. However, several provinces have, ...

Bill C-5 was fast-tracked through Parliament. Now that it’s passed, legal observers expect a barrage of litigation ...

How 2SLGBTQ+ leaders in the legal profession harnessed their backgrounds, personalities, and opportunities to move the needle ...

Law In-depth ’An anti-refugee bill in all respects’ While Bill C-2 proclaims to improve and modernize Canada's asylum system, experts say it’s a ‘cruel law’ that will do the opposite, while diluting ...

The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified that a contextual approach must be taken when determining where a child resides in international family law cases. That comes in its written decisions for a ...

The President of the Canadian Bar Association, John Stefaniuk, K.C., marked International Women’s Day by sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to inform him of a recent resolution adopted ...

Bill C-63 is a significant departure from an earlier effort to pass online harms legislation, which died on the order paper when the 2021 election was called. The new bill has narrowed its scope to ...

Everyone in Canada is presumed innocent until proven guilty, including individuals with prior criminal records, writes the Criminal Justice Section of the Canadian Bar Association in a letter to the ...

According to a new national study of the legal profession, the first of its kind in Canada, more than half of respondents experience psychological distress, depressive symptoms and burnout. Alcohol ...

After decades of relative quiet, talk of conscription and national service is suddenly making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. This is not surprising, given the world looks more dangerous than ...

After my happy and always-hungry son was born in 2022, I found myself swimming through the identity transitions all new parents go through and looking for a support network. I was lucky to join a ...