Legal Tweet of the Day: June 27, 2022

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented On: Re Health, 2022 CanLII 51351 (AB OIPC) (Order F2022-25) PDF Version: An Example of How Government Delays Access to Information Requests: Pretending to not Understand Them Re Health, Order F2022-25 is a decision from … Continue reading →... more »

The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice recently published the report for its 2021 conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Law. The conference took place in Vancouver in November 2021:"Over the course of the three days eight panels composed of Indigenous elders, judges, lawyers,... more »

Click to download The Federal government has tabled a new privacy bill to replace the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the legislation that governs the commercial use of personal information in most prov... more »

Translation: ‘too long; didn’t read’. This is the verdict, Aaron Orendorff argues, on most work-related writing. Orendorff, a writer and editor, suggested a while back in the New York Times…... more »

Nobody teaches calendaring in law school, but it’s a key skill. Diarizing deadlines is a must-have skill. This week, here are some basic tips to manage calendaring. Use One Calendar This may sound obvious, but only use one calendar for your practice. Different practice management tools may all hav... more »

On June 13th, a majority of the Court of Appeal of Alberta held that an IP address alone is not subject to a reasonable expectation of privacy such that it is protected by section 8 of the Charter. The police had identified a series of fraudulent online transactions and asked a credit card processor... more »

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The government wants border agents to be able to search your smartphones and laptops without any suspicion that you’ve done anything wrong. I think that’s a problem. There are a lot of problematic bills currently pending before parliament but one in particular is not getting enough attention. It... more »

Are you a people pleaser? Do you agree to things before you’ve had a chance even to think it over? Do you find yourself overcommitted and taking care of so much business for others that you have no time left for yourself? Altruism is the instinct to help others and can be intrinsically rewarding. more »

“The figures are stark and reflect what may fairly be termed a crisis.” Justices Iacobucci and Cory wrote these words in response to statistics on the overrepresentation of Indigenous people... The post <em>R v Sharma</em>: SCC to Determine whether Restrictions on Conditional Sentenc... more »

Here’s another instalment of the annual Faculty of Law Summer Reading Blog. Are you wondering what we’re planning to read (or watch, or listen to) this summer? Below, please find a list of the books, podcasts and television that some... more »

The following pieces of legislation received annotations in Quickscribe Online in January:  Family Law Act - John-Paul E Boyd QC, John-Paul Boyd Arbitration ChambersLocal Government Act, Community Charter - Don Lidstone, QC, Lidstone & Company Business Corporations Act - Debby Cumberford Envir... more »

While February is only a couple days shorter than most months, that missing handful of days is acutely felt right around now! Nevertheless, our clients managed to fit in lots of blogging, speaking, sponsoring and teaching this month. Here’s a …... more »

Mike Weightman from ICBC’s Road Safety Department was nice enough to accept my invitation to present at the Chilliwack Mt. Cheam Rotary Club on the hazards of distracted driving. Distracted driving is replacing drunk driving as the largest cause of …... more »