Manitoba Law Blogs Roundup

A bi-monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of October and November 2020

Clarke Immigration Law

• Success: PR by Email November 24, 2020
• Testimony at CIMM November 19, 2020
• USA Civil War 2020 October 20, 2020
• URGENT – Parent Sponsorship October 7, 2020
• IRCC Interviews September 22, 2020

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Concerns about Prosecuting Art Portraying Child Abuse Jordon Hildebrandt September 22
• An Empirical and Qualitative Study of Expert Opinion Evidence in Canadian Terrorism Cases MICHAEL NESBITT*AND IAN M. WYLIE
• Stigma surrounding NCRMD? – by Gavin LeBeau September 25
• The Unclear Picture of Social Media Evidence LISA A. SILVER
• R v. Cerna: Setting Aside Guilty Pleas – by N McRae September 28
• Cree Law and the Duty to Assist in the Present Day DAVID MILWARD
• R v Javanmardi – Justine Mayan October 5
• Chouhan Supreme Court Case May Solve the Peremptory Challenges Controversies in Criminal Jury Law
• A case comment on Fleming v Ontario – Nikolai Bola October 9
• R v. Poulin – P. Gutowski October 12
• R v Javanmardi – Caitlin Hentig October 17
• What is Just? – Jordan DeMerchant October 20
• Constructing, Assessing, and Managing the Risk Posed by Intoxicants within Federal Prisons
• Forensic Mental Health Assessments: Optimizing Input to the Courts October 26
• Mr. Big and the New Common Law Confessions Rule: Five Years in Review October 28
• Judicial Constructions of Responsibility in Revenge Porn October 29
• The Disappearance of Criminal Law: Police Powers and The Supreme Court – a review by C. Hentig November 4
• Fleming v Ontario – Patrick Gutowski November 10
• Harm in the Digital Age: Proactive Child Luring Investigations by Menzie & Hepburn November 17
• Victim Impact Statements at Canadian Corporate Sentencing by Erin Sheley November 18
• Moral Character: Making Sense of the Experiences of Bar Applicants with Criminal Records by H AVIRAM November 18
• The Mens Rea Defence – R. v. Zora – Prachi Sanghavi November 20
• Under Arrest? – R v Latimer – Katie Rothwell November 23

Matthew Gould Blog (Criminal Law)

• The Police Are Asking For My DNA September 24, 2020
• What Are The Levels Of Court In Canada? October 26, 2020

Taylor McCaffrey

• Paid Sick Leave: Cost or Investment? by: Jeff Palamar October 5
• Supreme Court of Canada confirms employer must pay nearly $1.1 million to former employee – Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. by: Peter Mueller October 25
• MONOJURIS: Thoughts About the One Judge Model by: Lawrence I.Z. Pinsky November 24

TDS law

• Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan regarding Taxation by Leo E.K. Palay and Stephen A. Porco September 25
• Municipalities, Reconciliation and the TRC Calls to Action by John Stefaniuk September 30
• COVID-19 and Resources for Maintaining a Safe Workplace in the Natural Resource Sector by John Stefaniuk September 30
• Client Spotlight: Winnipeg Francophone Start-up aims to Make One Billion People Smile by Mark Howe October 29
• Trust Reporting Requirements for 2021 in Canada by Leo E.K. Palay October 30
• Can I Be Sued if I Infect Someone With COVID-19? By Alyssa Mariani And Jamie Kagan November 4
• A Primer on Expropriation by Antoine Hacault November 5
• COVID-19 Employee Privacy Issues by Megan Smith and Kristin M. Kersey

Pitblado Law Blog

• Film Financing and Tax Credits – The Importance of Registration November 13, 2020

MLT Aikins

• Supreme Court Clarifies Analysis for Bonus Payments During Reasonable Notice Period in Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited by Eileen Libby, Q.C., Calen Nixon, Mark Roney October 14
• Reinstated Travel Restrictions to Northern Manitoba and Remote Communities Effective September 4 by Christine Jeroski, Devin Wehrle, John Agioritis October 16
• Manitoba Government Proposes Changes to The Labour Relations Act of Manitoba by Shandra Czarnecki, Davis Hirsch October 16
• Manitoba Issues Updated Public Health Orders Imposing Self-Isolation for Persons Entering Manitoba and Removing Restrictions on Travel to Northern Manitoba and Remote Communities by Christine Jeroski, Devin Wehrle, John Agioritis October 20
• Federally-Regulated Employers, Are You Prepared for the New Harassment and Violence Policy Obligations? By Amy Gibson, Shay Brehm November 4
• Manitoba Introduces Bill 45: The Public Schools Amendment and Manitoba Teachers’ Society Amendment Act by Kristin Gibson, Davis Hirsch, Dany Théberge November 6