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Juewei meat and vegetable products recalled in Canada because of Listeria contamination
Jue Wei Food (Canada) Ltd. is recalling Juewei meat and vegetable products from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by the company. The recalled products were distributed in British Columbia, Canada. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Additional Information Juewei Spicy Duck Neck 220 g 815455 000501 Lot...
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AI governance: considerations for the 2024 proxy season and beyond
As artificial intelligence (AI) regulation takes shape globally, public companies face the challenge of navigating this evolving landscape. In Canada, securities regulators are actively deliberating on how best to regulate AI, while in the US, companies are already making AI-related disclosure. In October 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a report detailing the use...
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Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63
The Online Harms Act has sparked widespread debate over the past six weeks. I’ve covered the bill in a trio of Law Bytes podcast (Online Harms, Canada Human Rights Act, Criminal Code) and participated in several panels focused on the issue. Those panels are posted below. First, a panel titled the Online Harms Act: What’s...
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Pharmacare Update: Budget 2024
Canada’s federal 2024 budget has set aside $1.5 billion over five years to launch pharmacare, which will introduce national universal drug coverage to Canada. Background As we reported, on February 29, 2024, the federal government tabled Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the Pharmacare Act). The Pharmacare Act outlines the first phase of a national...
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New Guidance on the Subject of Comparative Advertising and Dilution of Goodwill
In 2023, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in Energizer Brands, LLC and Energizer Canada Inc. v. Gillette Company (2023 FC 804). The decision clarifies some of the laws applicable to comparative advertising in this country and should guide the conduct of parties that engage in this form of commercial activity. Energizer sued...
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The Cost of Saving Money – CAI Luncheon!
Striking the balance between saving costs and keeping common expenses stable and ensuring a condo corporation is adequately maintained is a difficult task for boards and managers. For instance, sometimes delaying an important reserve fund project or failing to address a building deficiency may result in short-term savings but long-term financial consequences. This example, and...
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act – otherwise known as Bill C-63 – is really at least three bills in one. The Law Bytes podcast tackled the Internet platform portion of the bill last month in an episode with Vivek Krishnamurthy and then last week Professor Richard Moon joined to talk about the return of Section 13 of...
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Salmon recalled in Canada over potential dangerous bacteria contamination
Aqua Blue Seafood Ltd. is recalling Mowi brand Norwegian Atlantic Salmon – Cold Smoked because of the potential presence of dangerous bacteria. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the affected product is being recalled from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products have been distributed in...
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Drug price negotiations: pCPA Temporary Access Process launched
The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA) has launched its Temporary Access Process (pTAP) to facilitate early market access to new drugs that were assessed under the time-limited reimbursement recommendation (TLR) pathway at the Canada Drug and Health Technology Agency (CADTH). The pCPA has published principles and conditions for the pTAP as well as information on its...
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AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions
The government announced plans over the weekend to spend billions of dollars to support artificial intelligence. Billed as “securing Canada’s AI Advantage”, the plan includes promises to spend $2 billion on an AI Compute Access Fund and a Canadian AI Sovereign Compute Strategy that is focused on developing domestic computing infrastructure. In addition, there is...