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May 30th, 2023

The Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that only a clear, explicit and unequivocal statutory provision can abrogate solicitor-client and litigation privilege
On May 1, 2023, in Ontario (Auditor General) v. Laurentian University,1 the Ontario Court of Appeal followed the teachings of the Supreme Court of Canada set out in Blood Tribe2 and Lizotte3 to conclude that the Auditor General Act4 (the “Act”) does not contain sufficiently clear, explicit and unequivocal language to abrogate solicitor-client, litigation and settlement privilege.   Background […]
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May 29th, 2023

Insurance in the era of climate change
Starting in the 2000s, the Actuaries Climate Index began to trend upward in Canada, reflecting the increasing probability of extreme weather events.1 More recently, a single event resulted in massive insurance claims. The 2016 fires in Fort McMurray caused nearly $10 billion in damage, a third of which was insured. It was the country’s biggest […]
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May 19th, 2023

Exemption from the requirement to establish a committee on access to information and the protection of personal information – Regulation
Since September 22, 2022, all public bodies subject to the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (CQLR c. A-2.1) were required to establish a committee on access to information and the protection of personal information (an “AIPPI Committee”) (s. 8.1). The AIPPI Committee’s purpose is to […]
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