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This Everyday Necessity Could Be Recording Your Sex Life (Hint: It’s Not Your Smartphone)
September 18, 2023 | By Craig Zawada What if I told you there was something you rely on almost every day which is collecting information about your habits, places you visit, videos of you, your voice, and even your sexual activities? Millions of these things exist, and the information collected is not just used by…
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What is the Online Streaming Act and how will it affect Canadians?
September 15, 2023 | By Taylor Moroz, Avneet Nehel, and Craig Zawada What is the Online Streaming Act? The Online Streaming Act (OSA) is one of three digital initiatives of Canada’s federal government. The other two are the Online News and the Online Safety regulations, set to be passed in the near future. On April…
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The Intersection of Cleantech and Intellectual Property
September 1, 2023 | By Avneet Nehel, Janelle Anderson, and Chad Eggerman Leading organizations strive for long-term solutions to challenges. The wide-spread adoption of clean technology (“Cleantech”) has emerged as one of the important means to achieve global carbon reduction or neutrality targets to help mitigate and limit risks related to climate change. The Cleantech…
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De Facto Expropriation: De Facto Expropriation Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36
August 22, 2023 | By Troy Baril, Jacey Safnuk, and Fatima Ahmed A summary of the case: On October 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) delivered its 5-4 decision in which it overturned the summary dismissal of a constructive taking claim delivered by the Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia. The Appellant, Annapolis…
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Government of Alberta Orders a Pause on Power Plant Approvals
August 4, 2023 | By Brady Chapman, Marissa Schippanoski, Austin Sevalrud, Kevin Mehi, Chad Eggerman The Government of Alberta issued an order to pause the approvals of new power plants in the province, specifically to address what the Alberta Utilities Commission (the “AUC”) has stated to be a recent “historically high volume of new renewable…
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Deadline for registering Builders’ Liens
July 31, 2023 | By Troy Baril and Fatima Ahmed What is a Builders’ Lien? If a contractor, subcontractor, or another party entitled to payment during a construction project doesn’t receive payment within the agreed-upon time frame, then one form of recourse such parties have is a builders’ lien. Note: some provinces have prompt payment…
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RFSQ Issued by SaskPower for 400 MW of Wind Power
July 27, 2023 | By Marissa Schippanoski, Fatima Ahmed, Austin Sevalrud, Avneet Nehel, Chad Eggerman 1. RFSQ Process and Considerations On July 17, 2023, SaskPower issued a Request for Supplier Qualifications (“RFSQ”) for two, 200 MW wind power generation facilities in South-Central Saskatchewan, Canada. SaskPower Inquiry # 1010733 can be downloaded on MERX at www.merx.com/saskpower along…
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Two Ways of Reducing Your Risk of Cyber Liability
By: Craig Zawada, K.C. Cybercrime is all around us, both as individuals and in our businesses. The amount of money and valuable assets stolen or misappropriated through attacks like ransomware rank in the billions of dollars just in Canada, and obviously it is a worldwide issue. Most businesses now recognize the dire threat of a…
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Amendments to The Competition Act
July 24, 2023 | By Troy Baril, Devin Dubois, Jacey Safnuk, and Fatima Ahmed The purpose of this article is to brief the public, especially employers, on amendments to The Competition Act and provide an overview of how these changes may impact on their business and associated contracts. Executive Summary Amendments were made to the…
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Intersection between Muslim and Indigenous culture and connection to law
June 28, 2023 | By Fatima Ahmed Through this article, I will examine one of five legal maxims which dictate Islamic law. Then, I will examine the relationship between this selected maxim and Indigenous cultures. Specifically, I will tie in how Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit can take the power of law according to the selected Islamic legal…
