Law Society of Saskatchewan Archives for Christine Muldoon
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September 25, 2019
Over 9,500 decisions from the Manitoba Reports have been added to CanLII!
Reposted with permission from The CanLII Blog CanLII is grateful to have received a grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation to add decisions from the first and second series of the Manitoba Reports to CanLII.org. For the last year we have been doing research into what gaps there are in legal research for jurisdictions across Canada. In Manitoba we discovered that there was a...
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September 24, 2019
Queens Counsel Nominations 2019
Nomination Form - Deadline: October 4, 2019 The designation of Queen's Counsel is made by the Minister of Justice through a selection process that includes consultation with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Bar Association and the Courts. The selection of the Law Society's nominees for the designation of Queen's Counsel will be based upon the following criteria: As prerequisite qualifications:...
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September 24, 2019
Political Parties and Voter Data: A Disquieting Gap in Canadian Privacy Legislation
Fraser Duncan, J.D. Candidate (University of Saskatchewan) On May 9, 2018, a member of the public complained to the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (“IPC”) about the use by two individuals in the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (“NDP”) of the federal NDP’s online voter database, Populus.1 An earlier internal investigation by the Saskatchewan NDP found that one party volunteer had...
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September 23, 2019
Monday Links
By Christine Muldoon Some interesting legal news to help you ease into your week: Supreme Court to hear cases in Winnipeg in historic first – Global News B.C. must revisit environmental certificate for Trans Mountain pipeline, Appeal Court says – Lawyer’s Daily Court to hear disclosure arguments in case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou – The Star Schedule Released for...
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September 20, 2019
Federal Proclamations
Sections 1 to 11, 13, 13.1, 16, 18 and 19 of the Indigenous Languages Act, SC 2019, c 23, are proclaimed into force August 29, 2019 (PC 2019-1289). Sections 12, 14, 15, 17 and 20 to 49.1 of the Indigenous Languages Act, SC 2019, c 23, are proclaimed into force on the earlier of October 1, 2020 and the day...
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September 19, 2019
Bringing Indigenous Law Before the Courts
Monday, September 30, 2019 Meet and Greet: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at Native Law Centre Panel Discussion: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, University of Saskatchewan, College of Law, Room 150 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on lawyers and students to gain greater cultural competency training in, among other areas, Indigenous law. To further this call to action, the...
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