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WEBBut experts say policymakers should push them through anyway. National Magazine is the official periodical of the Canadian Bar Association and covers the latest trends and developments affecting the legal profession and the practice of law, as well as the latest news regarding the association and its activities. If you have suggestions, ideas ...
National - A strong signal to social media giants
WEB4 hours ago · A strong signal to social media giants. A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision makes clear that international firms whose business models rely on users’ data must respect Canadian privacy law. The Federal Court of Appeal’s recent finding that Facebook Inc. violated its privacy obligations by failing …
National - Most read articles of 2021
WEBDec 20, 2021 · Most read articles of 2021. The past year was defined by our struggle to handle a mutating virus, the work of reconciliation, fears about privacy, and facing our climate responsibility. At least, that’s what our most popular reads of the year tell us. BY Yves Faguy 20 Dec. 2021.
Indigenous laws are a critical part of Canada's legal landscape
WEBJun 21, 2021 · Aboriginal law is Canadian law relating to Indigenous peoples. It is developed primarily by non-Indigenous actors and rooted in colonial legal underpinnings (i.e., British North America Act, 1867 and Constitution Act, 1982). In contrast, Indigenous laws are the laws made by Indigenous Peoples, rooted in …
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WEBJan 3, 2022 · Almost a decade ago, the UN's right-to-food envoy chided Canada about hunger and poor diets within its borders. While Ottawa largely dismissed the report at the time, evidence of systemic problems has become difficult to ignore. Nearly 1.25 million homes are considered "food insecure," according to Statistics Canada.
National - A new beginning for animal welfare? - National Magazine
WEBJul 10, 2023 · A new beginning for animal welfare? Canadian lawmakers are finally moving again on protecting their rights. The latest evidence comes in the recent passing of two pieces of federal legislation that will ban cosmetic testing on animals and phase out their use in chemical toxicity testing. Bill S-5, which overhauled The Canadian Environmental ...
National - Why are we eliminating peremptory challenges?
WEBOct 19, 2020 · Peremptory challenges were eliminated in 2018, as CBA National reported at the time, in a bid to rectify the perceived injustice of Gerald Stanley acquittal by an all-white jury after standing trial for the murder of Indigenous youth Colten Boushie. Surprising some court watchers, the Supreme Court decided Chouhan from the bench earlier this ...
National - We know what you read last year
WEBDec 21, 2022 · We know what you read last year. Struggles at work took center stage this year, while reconciliation, immigration and even the notwithstanding clause caught our readers’ attention. Also among our top 10 reads were the future of food policy, climate litigation and the emergence of generative AI. BY CBA National/ABC National 21 …
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WEBIn-depth Understanding the impact of trauma on witness testimony. Understanding the impact of trauma on witness testimony. We need to challenge assumptions about our approach to assessing the credibility and reliability …
National - A round-up of the Canadian Bar Review
WEBFeb 28, 2021 · Assistant Ontario Crown attorney Michael Purcell and Mathew Zaia, Editor-in-Chief of the Ottawa Law Review consider how peace bonds, as tools of preventative justice, are likely to attract the use of predictive technologies. Noting that "the peace bond defendant is uniquely positioned as a person accused of …