Wednesday, June 7, 2017Litigation, Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Conservation, Administrative Law, Criminal LawConservation Authority, Bill 139, Prosecutions, Search and Seizure

The Ontario government introduced Bill 139 on May 30, 2017 called the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017. This bill is an amalgam of changes to various pieces of...

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Conservation, Administrative Law, LitigationConservation Authority, Safety, Standard of Review, Flooding, Development, Prohibition

Conservation Authorities (“CAs”) in Ontario are breathing a bit easier following the May 23rd 2017 decision of the Court of Appeal in...

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016Chris JuniorAdministrative Law, Constitutional Law, LitigationPolitics, Entertainment, General Interest, Toronto

In the past two weeks, the City of Toronto saw the manifestation (albeit coincidentally) of two very distinct yet related events; the release of Pokémon Go and...

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016Ian A. BlueAdministrative Law, Constitutional Law, LitigationImportation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, New Brunswick, Supreme Court of Canada, Liquor Control Act

The recent New Brunswick court decision in Regina v Comeau, April 29, 2016 has profound implications for interprovincial trade. The court held that a provision of the New Brunswick Liquor Control Act prohibiting...

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