National Magazine is the official periodical of the Canadian Bar Association and covers the latest trends and developments affecting the legal profession and the practice of law, as well as the latest news regarding the association and its activities.

Jun 6, 2024 · After decades of relative quiet, talk of conscription and national service is suddenly making headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. This is not surprising, given the world looks more dangerous than ever since the Cold War.

1 day ago · Canada’s spies have to be watching the news from south of the border with growing alarm, say former intelligence officials. The government of Donald Trump is taking dramatic action that looks threatening to Canadian security: Former Canadian intelligence officials say the people doing their old ...

Oct 5, 2022 · National Magazine is the official periodical of the Canadian Bar Association and covers the latest trends and developments affecting the legal profession and the practice of law, as well as the latest news regarding the association and its activities.

Feb 29, 2024 · Legislating a right to repair for consumers. National Magazine is the official periodical of the Canadian Bar Association and covers the latest trends and developments affecting the legal profession and the practice of law, as well as the latest news regarding the association and its activities.

Jan 16, 2025 · There has been no shortage of grim headlines about Donald Trump’s plans for undocumented migrants in the United States — the threats to send families to internment camps, deport 12 million undocumented people and put an end to temporary protected status (TPS) for refugees in peril.

Jan 20, 2025 · As Donald Trump returns to the White House, Raymond Chrétien says 2025 will be “unpredictable, chaotic, incredible.” While Trump is repeating the behaviour of his first mandate and will continue to do so, Canada’s former ambassador to the United States, who is now with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, admits “we don’t know what to expect” once he’s back in power.

Sep 6, 2022 · Law Rule of law Overdoing the override clause. Undermining fundamental rights through repeated use of section 33 misses the entire point of having an entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Feb 5, 2024 · Long-shot legal actions — “novel claims,” to use the phrase preferred by judges — sometimes pay off in ways no one expected. Back in December, the Federal Court of Appeal issued a unanimous decision to revive two challenges of federal government climate policy — one brought by 15 young people from across Canada (the La Rose claim) and one brought by two groups that form part of the ...

Dec 29, 2023 · 10. Canada mustn’t rush into legislating AI. The federal government wants to be the first to implement an AI regulatory framework. Critics want it to press the reset button and focus on getting it right.