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Quebec halts most international adoptions amid human trafficking concerns
By Family Law
From CBC News:The Quebec government has suspended most new international adoption applications, echoing moves by other jurisdictions that are rethinking the once-common practice because of human rights and trafficking concerns.Quebec's decision is part of a global "culture change" in recent…
SCC orders Quebec to compensate Indigenous band council for deficit related to police services
The principle of the honour of the Crown applies to Quebec’s contract with the community, court says
When Antisemitism Isn’t Taboo: Reflecting on the Response to Nazi-Era Hate on the Streets of Montreal
Last week, as Concordia students staged a “strike” to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, video captured someone giving a Nazi salute to nearby Jewish students while repeatedly declaring the “final solution is coming your way.” Antisemitism has become…
Former Quebec Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon joins Osler as special advisor
He was first elected to Quebec’s National Assembly in 2018
Migrant Justice Clinic receives federal funding to help English-speaking migrants in Quebec
Carsley: “Reforming Quebec’s Surrogacy Laws”
By Family Law
Stefanie Carsley (University of Ottawa- Common Law Section) has recently posted to SSRN her paper, Reforming Quebec's Surrogacy Laws. Here is the abstract:In October 2021, the Quebec government introduced Bill 2, which proposed significant reforms to Quebec’s surrogacy laws. Quebec’s…
Jean-François Roberge, Geoffrey B. Gomery, Elin Sigurdson, K.C. take new judicial roles
Roberge sits in Montréal while Gomery and Sigurdson are based in Vancouver
Jean-François Roberge, Geoffrey B. Gomery, Elin Sigurdson, take new judicial roles
Roberge sits in Montréal while Gomery and Sigurdson are based in Vancouver
Quebec-based law firms Dunton Rainville and Hackett Campbell Bouchard announce merger
Combination expands legal expertise and reach in the Eastern Townships