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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...
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Alumna dedicates over 15 years to social justice causes
The Hon. Michelle Tong, ‘01, was born in Toronto, Canada to immigrant parents from Hong Kong. She was raised in Sacramento and resides in San Francisco. She received her bachelor’s degree in Politics with a minor in East Asian Studies from UC Santa Cruz in 1996 and studied abroad in Tianjin, China during her time...
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Canada Threatens to Challenge SRG Proposed Redomiciling Plan Removing the Need for Investment Canada Review
On March 4, 2024, while attending the 2024 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry[1], François-Philippe Champagne, received a question about Québec-based SRG Mining Inc.’s (“SRG”) proposed plan to redomicile to the United Arab Emirates after agreeing to sell 19.4 percent of the company to China-based Carbon...
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Pepperoni sticks recalled in Canada over metal in product
Freybe Gourmet Foods Limited is recalling Freybe brand Pepperoni Smoked Sausage Sticks Original because of pieces of metal in the product. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the recalled products were distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Canadian provinces. Recalled products: Brand Product Size Code on Product UPC Freybe Pepperoni Smoked Sausage...
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (March 25 – March 29)
Good Friday. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 25, 2024. Continue Reading Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited was a proposed class action against several pharmaceutical companies for negligently manufacturing contaminated valsartan, a medication for high blood pressure. The plaintiffs sought damages...
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Beef Biltong recalled in Canada after testing finds Salmonella
Eat-Sum-More Inc. is recalling Beef Biltong from the marketplace because of possible Salmonella contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by test results. The recalled products were distributed in Ontario and Online in Canada. Recalled products: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Eat Sum More Beef Biltong – Original Variable...
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The National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act Receives Royal Assent
On March 22, 2024, Bill C-34 received royal assent, becoming the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. First introduced in the House of Commons by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (the “Minister”) on December 7, 2022, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act represents the most significant amendment to the Investment...
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Enoki mushrooms recalled in Canada after testing finds Listeria
Goldenway International Trade Co. Ltd.’s Enoki Mushrooms are being recalled from the marketplace because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This recall was triggered by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) test results. According to the CFIA, the recalled products were distributed in Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories in Canada. Recalled products: Brand...
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Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action
The Jewish holiday of Purim over the weekend sparked the usually array of political tweets featuring some odd interpretations of the meaning of the holiday and expressing varying degrees of support for the Jewish community. But coming off one of the worst weeks in memory – cancelled Jewish events due to security concerns, antisemitism in...
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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Waud Acquires Senior Helpers
Waud Capital Partners (WCP) has acquired Senior Helpers, according to a news release. Senior Helpers, founded in 2002 and based in Towson, Md., is a provider of in-home senior assistance. The company operates through nearly 400 franchised and corporate-owned locations across 44 states, Canada and Australia. WCP, founded in 1993 and based in Chicago, seeks control equity...
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Focus on Trade Secrets (Video Chat Series)
Baker McKenzie’s North America Trade Secrets Practice is a true cross-disciplinary team of industry ranked and recognized intellectual property, employment, tech transaction, litigation and trial attorneys exclusively dedicated to helping clients identify, protect, prosecute and defend their most valuable, complex and market-differentiating trade secrets throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and...
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Enoki mushrooms recalled in Canada over Listeria contamination and consumer complaint
Kam Ding Investment Ltd. is recalling K-Fresh brand Enoki Mushroom because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by a consumer complaint. The recalled products were distributed in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and possibly other provinces and territories in Canada. Recalled product: Brand Product...
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Antitrust Issues in Canadian Private Equity
What antitrust scrutiny can U.S. private equity expect in Canada? Numerous recent proceedings by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have made antitrust issues top of mind for U.S. private equity (PE). Given the frequent investment by U.S. sponsors into Canada, it is prudent to query whether a similar increase in regulatory...
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Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea
New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review, and there are new calls to ban it altogether from the Canadian market. While it might be...
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Mussels recalled due to nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about certain mussels from Allen’s Fisheries in Newfoundland, Canada, that were imported to the United States. On March 1 the New Jersey Department of Health advised the FDA of an outbreak of illness associated with consumption of the mussels. The patients experienced symptoms including nausea, vomiting...
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Canada to Subject Interactive Digital Media Investments to Enhanced Scrutiny
On March 1, 2024, the Government of Canada unveiled two new foreign investment policies relating to the interactive digital media sector: one relating to national security reviews and the other to cultural investment reviews. The policies define “interactive digital media” (“IDM”) as, without limitation, “digital content and/or an environment in which users can actively participate...
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FDA issues warning about Canadian mussels because of outbreak in Northeast U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about certain mussels from Allen’s Fisheries in Newfoundland, Canada, that were imported to the United States. On March 1 the New Jersey Department of Health advised the FDA of an outbreak of illness associated with consumption of the mussels. The patients experienced symptoms including nausea, vomiting...
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Canada Updates Entry Requirements for Mexican Nationals
Effective February 29, 2024, the Canadian government has reimposed visa requirements on certain Mexican nationals. Under the new rule, Mexican nationals traveling by air who hold a U.S. nonimmigrant visa or have held a Canadian visa within the past ten years will be eligible to apply for electronic travel authorization (eTA) to visit Canada. Mexican...
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Mexican Citizens Now Need Visas to Visit Canada
As of Feb. 29, 2024, most Mexican citizens who wish to visit Canada will need to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). Since December 2016, Mexican citizens have only had to obtain the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada. Mexican citizens who possess a valid U.S. nonimmigrant visa, a Canadian work or study...
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Taking Action Against Antisemitic Hate: When Content Moderation, Self-Regulation, and Legislation Fail
The explosive growth of antisemitism in Canada since October 7th is well documented with shooting at schools, the need for a regular police presence at synagogues and community centres, arrests on terrorism offences, and protests targeting Jewish owned businesses and communities. So in that context, some antisemitic graffiti at a bus stop in Toronto over...
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 194: CCH Turns 20 – Scott Jolliffe Goes Behind the Scenes of the Landmark Copyright Case That Ushered in Users’ Rights
Twenty years ago today the Supreme Court of Canada released CCH Canadian v. Law Society of Upper Canada, a decision that stands as perhaps the most consequential in Canadian copyright law history as it would firmly establish fair dealing as a users right and serve as the foundation for copyright law in Canada for decades...
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 19 – February 23)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon. Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of February 26, 2024. Continue Reading Congratulations to our very own Anthony Gatensby and our recently retired partner, Dominic Clarke, for the result...
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National Pharmacare bill tabled
On February 29, 2024, the federal government tabled Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (the Pharmacare Act). The Pharmacare Act outlines the “foundational principles” for the first phase of a national universal drug coverage plan in Canada. The legislation includes a commitment to first launch diabetes medication and contraceptives coverage for Canadians through a universal,...