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August 3rd, 2017

The Comeau Case: Are We Headed for Liberalized Interprovincial Trade in Canada? The Supreme Court Will Soon Decide.

The Provincial Court of New Brunswick’s decision in R. v. Comeau was rendered on April 29, 2016 by Judge Ronald LeBlanc in Campbellton, N.B. While it has not garnered a lot of media attention in Quebec, this decision, which is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada, could have a major impact on interprovincial trade, […]

Publications

July 13th, 2017

Hindering the Work of an Inspector Acting Pursuant to the Environment Quality Act and Fines for Non-Compliance

Inspectors of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (the “MSDEFCC”) have broad general powers of inspection. Section 119 of the Environment Quality Act1 (the “EQA”) provides that “[e]very functionary authorized for that purpose by the Minister may at any reasonable time enter land, a building, including a dwelling house, […]

Publications

July 12th, 2017

Balancing Act

The English version was published in the September edition of Canadian Lawyer InHouse magazine. To read the article, click here.

Publications

July 11th, 2017

Organizing Publicity Contests in Quebec

This article is a modified version of an article originally published on the website of Conseiller-Juridique.ca. The organization of contests, draws and lotteries is subject to a number of legislative provisions which remain unknown to many. In this article, we explain the main factors to take into consideration if, in order to promote a product, […]

Publications

July 6th, 2017

Who Can Sign a Notice of Claim Under the Environment Quality Act?

Jean-Benoît Pouliot, a lawyer at Langlois, recently raised this question before the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (the “ATQ”). In the matter in question1, the ATQ had to decide on the validity of a notice of claim for the direct and indirect costs associated with the issuance of an order to restore premises to their former […]

Publications

July 4th, 2017

Bill 142* and standard construction contracts: are contractors entitled to an adjustment of their stipulated price contracts concluded before May 30, 2017?

On May 30th, Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 142, putting an end to a construction workers’ strike that had been ongoing for seven days and decreeing a wage increase of 1.8% for the workers concerned. This wage increase has a direct impact on employers in the industry, who must now increase the hourly pay rates […]