The Supreme Court of Canada marked its 150th anniversary in 2025, so we asked former justices about the cases that stand out ...

With a review of the trilateral free trade pact coming, Canadian trade lawyers are wondering where things are headed amid ...

Anchoring is another pervasive cognitive bias in legal settings. This occurs when the initial piece of evidence someone ...

Maybe once we see the true humanity in prisoners, it will become impossible to justify the intolerable inhumanity of our ...

The late Murray Sinclair was realistically hopeful 10 years ago when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on this day. “It will take years, perhaps generations,” but the ...

Legal experts are calling out politicians’ “irresponsible” reaction to a recent Supreme Court decision that did away with mandatory minimums for child pornography as an attempt to stoke outrage. The ...

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography. In a 5-4 decision, the Court found the mandatory one year for possession or accessing child sexual abuse ...

In response to the rise in anti-semitism and other hate-motivated crimes in Canada, the Liberal government tabled its promised hate crime legislation early in the fall sitting. When tabling the bill, ...

Animal lawyers are urging the Ontario government to use its power under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (PAWS) to intervene and protect 30 beluga whales at Marineland who could potentially ...

As part of its 150th anniversary celebrations, the Supreme Court of Canada opened the judicial year with its first ceremonial opening in 39 years. The last ceremonial opening was held under then-Chief ...