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February 26th, 2019

New Cannabis Products: Changes Are Coming to the Federal Legal Framework in 2019
Amendment of the Cannabis Act  Currently, the categories of cannabis that can be legally sold by holders of a federal licence and by distributors and retailers authorized by a province or territory are dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, cannabis oil, cannabis plants, and the seeds of cannabis plants. However, the federal government recently confirmed its intention […]
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February 18th, 2019

Cannabis: Legal Age and Public Places
Overview of the first week of special consultations and public hearings on Bill 2: An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis  The Quebec government is currently conducting special consultations and public hearings on Bill 2: An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis, and Langlois Lawyers is following the proceedings closely.  The main purposes […]
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February 15th, 2019

Insolvency and Environmental Issues Before the Supreme Court of Canada
On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada decided, in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., that a provincial regulator, in this case the Alberta Energy Regulator (the “AER”), can enforce end-of-life obligations with respect to oil wells, pipelines and other provincially regulated facilities belonging to a bankrupt company or its trustee in […]
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January 29th, 2019

Corporate Responsibility: What Happens Abroad Doesn’t Stay There
This article originally appeared on The Lawyer’s Daily website published by LexisNexis Canada Inc. on February 15, 2018. Two recent developments portend a rapidly changing environment for Canadian companies doing business abroad.  First, the Supreme Court of Canada will soon decide whether it will hear an appeal by Nevsun Resources Ltd., a British Columbian mining […]
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January 25th, 2019

Municipalities and Additional Work: Formalism Is Essential!
In a judgment rendered on January 11, 2019 (Ville de Saguenay v. Construction Unibec Inc., 2019 QCCA 38), the Quebec Court of Appeal restated the principle that a municipality acts by a resolution of its council or by adopting a bylaw, and indicated that contractors should be prudent when the scope of work pursuant to […]
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