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Bill targeting human rights abusers passes Senate

October 25, 2017Jonathan Ablett
A Canadian bill targeting foreign nationals who have committed human rights violations has just passed final reading in the Senate. Bill S-226, which has now passed both the Senate and House of Commons, was inspired by the case of Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer who died in 2009 after a year in a Russian jail….
Quarry Park Law presents at Calgary HempFest

October 5, 2017Jonathan Ablett
Quarry Park Law presented at Calgary HempFest last weekend discussing Bill C-45/C-46 and some of the legal nuances surrounding the proposed legislation the weekend before Alberta announced its proposed provincial cannabis framework. The presentation by QPL lawyers Alexander Kooiman and Jonathan Ablett was well attended and generated a number of discussions. Presentation attendees voiced a…