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New Journal Issues – May 2026
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The Advocate
Volume 84, Number 2 (March 2026)
On the Front Cover: The Honourable Mary Saunders, K.C. / the Honourable Patricia Janzen
Take Me to the River: A Lawyer Goes Off the Grid in the Canadian North – Part III / Allison Render
The Doctrinal Shift Beneath British Columbia’s Arbitration Act / Michael A. Mulroney
Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (Attorney General) – Misinformation, Fearmongering and the Erosion of the Public’s Trust in the Courts / Emily Dishart
The Foundations of Canadian Policy in World Affairs – Delivered January 13, 1947 / The Right Honourable Louis St. Laurent
Speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – Delivered January 20, 2026 / The Right Honourable Mark Carney
Preparation is the Mediation: Why Serious Advocacy Begins Long Before the Joint Session / Marco Abruzzi
The Advocates’ Quarterly
Volume 56, Number 3 (March 2026)
Intermediate Sanctions for Federally Appointed Judges: A Review and Analysis of Year One / Stephen G.A. Pitel and Joshua McPhail
Legal Causation and Medical Negligence / Duncan Embury and Nicholas Sampson
Injurious Affection and the Misapplication of the Applicable Limitation Periods / Nikolai Racicot
Mandatory Dismissal for Delay of Class Proceedings in Ontario: Five Years Later, Where Do We Stand? / Matthew Fleming and Ara Basmadjian
To Object or Not Object in a Costs Assessment, That is the Question / Edwin G Upenieks and Frank M. Pinizzotto
Commercial Insolvency Reporter
Volume 38, Number 4 (April 2026)
Alberta Court Affirms Single-Proceeding Model: Royalty Arrears Claims Must be Pursued in Insolvency Proceedings / Kelly Bourassa and Ellen Savage
Cross-Border Strategy: O Canada – U.S. Companies Look North for Main Insolvency Proceedings / Madlyn Gleich Primoff, Alexander Rich and Sarah R. Margolis
Lessor Repossession During a Stay: Walgre Transport Inc. (RE) / Domenico Magisano and Harleen Muker
The Criminal Law Quarterly
Volume 74, Number 2 (April 2026)
The Dangers of Legislation Standards and Remedies under Section 11(b) of the Charter / Kent Roach
The Death of Morris Price: A Story of an 1861 Murder on the Fraser River / M.L. Friedland
Rethinking Section 25(1) of the Criminal Code: How a 1953 Legacy Fails to Address Modern Expectations of Police Use of Force / Alicia Jordan
Closing the Gap in Section 487.11 / Aleena Hassan
Reconciling Indigeneity of Victims and Offenders in Sentencing: Untangling a Legal Paradox / Benjamin Ralston, Tamara (Baldhead) Pearl and Olive Bensler
Temporal Application of Criminal Code Amendments – A Plea for Transitional Provisions / John Mark Keyes
Estates & Trusts Journal
Volume 45, Number 1 (April 2026)
Concepts of Ageism: A Consideration of Autonomy and Protection / Kimberly Whaley
DAOs and Smart Contracts in Trust Law: From Human Discretion to Algorithmic Execution / Vladimir Troitskiy
Reconciling Trusts for Persons and Purposes: Will the Real Irreducible Core Please Stand Up? / Blair L. Botsford
Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers (2026)
The Octane Decision and its Application to Construction and Service Contracts – Critical Analysis and Case Law Trends / Mathieu Turcotte
L’arrêt Octane et son application aux contrats d’entreprise et de services – analyse critique et tendances jurisprudentielles / Matheu Turcotte
Comparative Blameworthiness: Issues in Allocating Liability Among Multiple Defendants / Corbin Devlin and Maxine Fine
Building Canada: Applicability of Provincial Construction Laws on Federal Projects / Ted Betts and Adriana Da Silva Bellini
Planes, Trains, & Automobiles – Liening Transportation Infrastructure in Canada / Lena Wang and Markus Rotterdam
Class Action Lawsuits in the Canadian Construction Industry / Annie Bernard
Long Covid – Lessons Learned / Rachel Mockler and Vanessa Warden
Recovering for the Performance of Substantially Out-of-Scope Work: The Canadian Law of Quantum Meruit and the American Doctrine of Cardinal Change / Ryan P. Krushelnitzky
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