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August 8th, 2019

Keeping it Canadian: Guarding Against Foreign Interference in the Modernization of the Canada Elections Act

We are told by the Communications Security Establishment (“CSE”) that in 2018, “half of all advanced democracies holding national elections had their democratic process targeted by cyber threat activity”.1 The CSE also judged it “very likely” that Canadian voters will encounter some form of foreign cyber interference ahead of the 2019 Canadian federal elections. In this […]

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August 5th, 2019

No Mulligans: The SCC Highlights the “Difficult Strategic Choice” Faced by Québec Defendants Sued Abroad

This article originally appeared in the July-August 2019 issue of Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine. Recently, in Barer v. Knight Brothers LLC, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the applicable threshold for a party’s submission to a foreign court’s jurisdiction under the Civil Code of Québec. Québec defendants sued abroad – and foreign companies sued in Québec […]

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July 30th, 2019

Is Confidential Information in Your Municipal Archives Provided by Contractors Actually Available to Anyone?

This article first appeared in French in the summer 2019 edition of the periodical Carrefour of the Quebec Corporation of chartered municipal officers (COMAQ). Over the last few years, Quebec’s Access to Information Commission (“AIC”) has rendered several decisions on the concept of “municipal archives”, a term which is found in legislation pertaining to municipalities1, […]

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July 18th, 2019

Collaboration Between the CNESST and the CDPDJ Regarding Discriminatory Harassment: What Every Employer Needs to Know

On June 20, 2019, the Labour standards, equity, and health and safety Board (Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, the “CNESST”) and the Human Rights Commission, (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, the “CDPDJ ”) issued a press release to the public1 announcing […]

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July 17th, 2019

Analysis of General Contractors’ Claims by Construction Professionals: One Step Further Towards Confidentiality

Construction professionals are often asked by the project owner for their analysis of a claim made by the general contractor at the end of the project. At issue are delays, impacts, the price of changes, or the refusal to issue change orders. Professionals are generally reluctant to perform such analyses because of their confidential nature […]

Publications

July 8th, 2019

In the Name of Transparency: The Modernization of the Canada Elections Act

This past year has marked a peak in interest and scrutiny into the well-being of the democratic process around the world, with a particular focus on online activities and messages. In this context and with the October 2019 general election in sight, the Canadian Government sped the Elections Modernization Act1 (also known as Bill C-76) through […]