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Grey Rocking at Work: The Art of Strategic Boringness
I don’t have to ask if you’ve ever encountered a bully at work. I know you have. We all have. There’s one flavour of workplace bully that is particularly challenging…
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Artificial Intelligence – AI in Governance: From Hype to Action
By Governance Professionals Of Canada
AI has evolved rapidly from conceptual promise to practical workplace reality, dramatically reshaping governance and organizational policy. At the 2025 GPC annual corporate governance conference session in Montreal, many AI…
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The Legal Story vs. the Real Story
I am writing this on December 15th. You may not read this until after Christmas but I hope it will still be timely! If you have had enough Hallmark movies,…
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The Wellness Lawyer: “Running Away”
By Tania Perlin
Have you ever felt like running away? In the middle of doing work or going through a stressful moment, you imagine how wonderful it would be to just go somewhere…
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The Political Threat to the Rule of Law in Canada
Recently, the law societies across Canada came together to launch Ours to Protect, a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of the rule of law. In Canada, when we…
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Mediating the Unexplainable: Resolving Disputes in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in commercial, administrative, and professional decision-making, disputes involving opaque or unpredictable system behaviour are becoming increasingly common. Traditional litigation struggles to address these conflicts, which…
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Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy
One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter,…
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Government Lawyers on Strike: A Personal Reflection From a Legal Ethics Perspective
Recently, some folks have asked me about my views on whether government lawyers can strike. A full legal analysis, including labour law and constitutional considerations,[1] is not something I am…
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CASL: A Framework to Stop Botnet Traffic
By Martin Kratz
The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) took action[1] to establish a framework to limit botnet traffic before they reach consumers’ devices. The CRTC plays a limited role in regulating telecommunications…
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Canadian Immigration: Predictions for 2026
Among immigration professionals, there is a joke that if you go to the washroom, you will miss a change in policy. The amendments to legislation and changes to IRCC programs…