Words matter, the CBA’s Family Law Section says in a submission to Justice Canada regarding proposed regulations and guidelines in support of the amendments to the Divorce Act which come into effect on July 1.

Bill C-5, the latest iteration of legislation proposing to mandate sexual assault training for federal judges contains important modifications from a private member’s bill with a similar purpose tabled in the last Parliament, but still contains some worrisome elements apart from its impact on the independence of the judiciary: to wit, it addresses the wrong audience.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is interpreting PIPEDA’s consent obligations and outsourcing in a way that could have “significant negative consequences for the Canadian economy,” the CBA’s Privacy and Access Law Section says.

Access-equals-delivery is an idea whose time has come, the CBA’s Business Law Section says in response to the Canadian Securities Administrators’ proposed model for prospectuses and other documents.

The Quebec Superior Court’s decision in Truchon, which found Canada’s medical-assistance-in-dying law unconstitutional and set a March 11 deadline for the federal government to bring it into line with the Supreme Court of Canada’s Carter decision set off a flurry of consultations, including an online submission and round-table discussions with stakeholders across the country.

Since its first recorded use in 2006, the word “crowdfunding” has become a familiar part of the lexicon, sure to appear during times of crisis and tragedy, as well as during planning for weddings and any other time people need to get their hands on a substantial sum for a worthy cause.

Canada’s overall privacy regime might have problems but, to paraphrase Jay Z, PIPEDA’s knowledge-and--consent model ain’t one.

The Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act, legislation based on the Canada Business Corporations Act, was a square peg whittled to fit into a round hole when it was passed in 2011.

Following on the example of other countries such as the U.S. and the UK, the federal government set up its own version of deferred prosecutions in its 2018 Budget Implementation Act, and the Remediation Agreement Regime quietly came into force some months later.

The CBA’s Competition Law Section is weighing in on Parliament’s review of the Investment Canada Act. It appeared before the House of Commons Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on June 18 to present its conclusions.