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  • Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

    By: Emily Laidlaw Matter Commented On: Study on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in the information and communication technology sector, Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications PDF Version: Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing … Read more »

  • Bitcoin Real Property Law

    By: Nigel Bankes Decision Commented On: Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc, 2026 ABCA 172 (CanLII) PDF Version: Bitcoin Real Property Law In this decision, Alberta’s Court of Appeal has confirmed Justice Christopher Rickards’ decision of the Court of King’s Bench on this matter. 2025 ABKB 142 ( … Read more »

  • Can a Landlord Double Your Rent?

    By: Susan Emam Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Residential Tenancies Act: Before and During a Tenancy, Issue Paper 7 PDF Version: Can a Landlord Double Your Rent? Imagine that you are currently a tenant who has been renting an apartment for $825 per month. You have been paying the … Read more »

  • When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot?

    By: Nigel Bankes Decisions Commented On: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer), 2026 ABKB 375 (CanLII) and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer), 2026 ABKB 278 (CanLII). PDF Version: When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot? I … Read more »

  • Rescous and Pound-Breach: Re-Discovering Two Archaic Statutory Torts in Alberta

    By: Joe Sellman Decisions Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Residential Tenancies: Distress for Rent, Final Report 122; Distress for Rent Act (England), 1689 2 Will & Mar, c 5 PDF Version: Rescous and Pound-Breach: Re-Discovering Two Archaic Statutory Torts in Alberta If, upon hearing “ … Read more »