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Why Canadians won’t be able to sue over spam emails after all

July 14, 2017Jonathan Ablett
The federal government has halted the implementation of a part of Canada’s anti-spam law, which would have allowed Canadians to sue businesses that violate spam rules. The “private right of action” provision of the law was scheduled to take effect July 1. But in response to “broad-based concerns” raised by businesses and various organizations, the…
Updated – When will the Federal Government legalize Marijuana

March 27, 2017Jonathan Ablett
On March 26, it was reported that the Federal Government has clarified its goal to legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018, with the proposed legislation to be announced within three weeks. Evidently, the legislation will broadly follow the recommendation of the federal task force chaired by Anne McLellan. It would appear that the federal government…