Legal Minute*GLM*
By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney
Vol. 17, #3 – March 31, 2026
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MARCH 23-27)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 23, 2026.
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Two Arrested in Gatineau in Alleged Police Impersonation Fraud
Police in Gatineau, Quebec, say they interrupted an alleged police impersonation scam in progress and arrested two young men from the Montreal area. Investigators say the suspects were collecting victims’ bank cards as part of a broader fraud tactic that…
Quel droit pour quelle gouvernance?
par Stéphane Bernatchez et Marie-Eve Couture-Ménard
Le constat du caractère polysémique de la gouvernance a amené plusieurs auteurs à tenter de préciser le sens de cette notion à partir de diverses disciplines. Or, le présent billet entend moins insister sur…
Modernizing Quebec’s Occupational Health and Safety Regime: Key Employer Obligations in 2026
Special thanks to our articling student Rana Aly for contributing to this update.
Quebec’s multi‑year modernization of its occupational health and safety (OHS) system reached full implementation in late 2025. There are permanent prevention and participation mechanisms under the Act…
Thursday Thinkpiece: Demographics, Civil Law, or Something Else? Understanding the Lower Rate of Reported Legal Problems in Quebec
Halifax Police Lay Multiple Fraud Charges Against Montreal Man
Halifax Regional Police have charged a 53-year-old Montreal man following an investigation into an alleged “family emergency” fraud scheme that targeted victims in Halifax Regional Municipality. Police say the accused is facing multiple fraud-related charges and believe there may be…
Quebec Man Charged in Alleged $900,000 Identity Theft Targeting Ontario Business Owner
A 54-year-old Quebec man faces fraud and money laundering charges after police allege he stole the identity of a Manitoulin Island business owner and carried out online transactions exceeding $900,000.
A Saint-Placide, Que., resident has been charged following a large-scale…
Affordability Crisis – Food insecurity -What’s Law Got to Do with It?: Quebec’s Seniors**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM*
By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney
Vol. 17, #2 – February 28, 2026
FERGUS, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 27, 2026 – “‘There’s significant impact’: rising food prices weighing on seniors,”Jordan Snobelen writes: “Food prices…
Quebec IT Framework Act Decision Impact on Search Engines
In A.B. c. Google, 2026 QCCA 157, the Quebec Court of Appeal held that Google could incur liability under Quebec’s Act to establish a legal framework for information technology (the “IT Framework Act”) for refusing to de-index hyperlinks to…
