Manitoba Legal Blog Round-Up

A bi-monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of March and April of 2021

Clarke Immigration Law

• Fix Tribunal Mistakes April 12, 2021
• Feature: Realtor Talib Hasan April 7, 2021
• IRCC Processing Delays March 26, 2021
• Success: Sponsorship Appeal March 23, 2021
• Congrats to all CEC Applicants! February 18, 2021
• Support Indian Farmers February 16, 2021

Matthew Gould Blog (Criminal Law)

• Categories Of Criminal Offences In Manitoba April 26, 2021
• Distracted Driving Laws & Penalties In Manitoba March 23, 2021
• Winnipeg Criminal Defence Lawyer Highlights The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On The Criminal Justice System March 10, 2021

Pitblado Law Blog

• Real Reasons Why a Contract May Be Unenforceable March 31, 2021

Taylor McCaffrey

• Certified B Corporations by Lauren A. Vrsnik April 30, 2021
• Privacy, Human Rights at Play with Covid Safety Policies, Practices  by Erika Drew, Mark Alward April 29, 2021
• Manitoba Intends to Expand the Scope for its Retail Sales Tax in the 2021 Budget by Seth P. Boulding April 15, 2021
• Mark Alward Participated as the Moderator on Episode 236 of the Employment Matters Podcast about Employment Law Considerations in Canada with the shift to working from home by Mark Alward April 12, 2021
• Robynne Kazina Discusses Collaborative Family Law by Robynne Kazina April 5, 2021
• Kristen Wittman joined The Common Share a Podcast about Cooperative Businesses Hosted by Co-operatives First by Kristen Wittman March 31, 2021
• Risky Terminations by Ryan Savage, Peter Mueller March 25, 2021
• Internet Harassment – A New Tort by Matthew Nordlund, Simon Q.K. Garfinkel March 9, 2021
• Robynne Kazina Discusses Separation and Divorce by Robynne Kazina March 4, 2021
• Robynne Kazina Discusses Adopting a Child in Your Care by Robynne Kazina March 3, 2021
• Significant Victory for Manitoba Parents Using Assisted Reproduction by Robynne Kazina March 2, 2021

TDS law

• Manitoba Moving Away From Environment Act Licences For Forest Management Plans by John Stefaniuk April 21, 2021
• 2021 Federal Budget Highlights by Leilani Kagan April 20, 2021
• 2021 Manitoba Budget Highlights by Leo E.K. Palay April 13, 2021
• Reopening Your Business In A Pandemic: Privacy Concerns Related To Precautions by Kendall (Dell) Dyck April 13, 2021

MLT Aikins

• Three Tips for Intellectual Property Licensees & Licensors Managing Counterparty Insolvency Issues April 30 2021
• “Asking for a Friend:” Five Tips for Business Borrowers Seeking to Maintain Lender Support April 30, 2021
• NEO Unveils G-CorpTM Program for Mid-Market Growth Companies by Mahdi Shams, Brendan Bachewich April 30, 2021
• The New CCDC 2 – 2020 Contract: Changes You Need to Know by John Martens, Daryl Chicoine April 30, 2021
• Budget 2021: Highlights for Canada’s Energy Sector by Chad Eggerman, Leigh Peters, Brady Chapman, Kevin Mehi April 28, 2021
• The City Assessor is Looking for Info – Respond Promptly, Avoid Penalties by James Mercury April 28, 2021
• Manitoba Critical (Red) Level Extended to May 26, New Restrictions Announced by Christian Monnin, Dany Théberge, Christine Jeroski April 27, 2021
• Examining the 2021 Cannabis Market and M&A Activity by Alizeh Virani, Mahdi Shams April 23, 2021
• Near-Bankruptcy Payments Do Not Warrant a Remedial Constructive Trust by James Rose, Michael Marschal, Tava Burton April 16, 2021
• Termination Upheld for Long-Term Employee Engaged in Racially-Based Harassment by Kristin Gibson April 15, 2021
• Tenders vs RFPs — Setting up Your Infrastructure Project for Success by Andrew Konopelny, Milad Alishahi, Jeremie Roussel April 14, 2021
• IIROC Warns That Ransomware Attacks are increasing by Matthew Barnes, Kristél Kriel, Nathan Schissel April 14, 2021
• Employers Beware: Cost-Cutting Strategies May Cost You in Court  by Jean Torrens, Aaron Marchadour April 9, 2021
• The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is Constitutional – What’s Next? By Jodi Wildeman, Q.C., Deron Kuski, Q.C., Andrew Konopelny, Bennet Misskey April 9, 2021
• After-Sales Service/Warranty Work and the Border: FAQs by Reis Pagtakhan, Jessica Jensen April 9, 2021
• Planning for Possible Increases to the Capital Gains Inclusion Rate by Alain Gaucher, Q.C., Vanessa Zuchetto, Erin Bokshowan April 8, 2021
• Supreme Court of Canada to Revisit Advanced Costs for First Nations by Sonia Eggerman, Jianna Rieder March 30, 2021
• SCC Rules Carbon Tax is Constitutional by Deron Kuski, Q.C., Jodi Wildeman, Q.C., Bennet Misskey, Andrew Konopelny March 25, 2021
• Supreme Court of Canada Confirms CASL is Constitutional by Kristél Kriel, Marc Unger, Nathan Schissel, Nicole Graham March 25, 2021
• Remote Work From Other Jurisdictions: What Employers Need To Know by Scott Bell, Amy Gibson March 17, 2021
• Ready Player 1: Examining the World of E-sports by Peter E. Anandranistakis, Graham Christie, Mahdi Shams March 16, 2021
• Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy and Terms of Use by Kristél Kriel, Katie Newman March 10, 2021
• Capital Markets in Western Canada for Agriculture and Food Projects by Scott Exner March 10, 2021
• Manitoba Optometrists Operating Through Professional Corporations by Steven Kohn, Melissa Cattini March 5, 2021
• The Federal Government’s Transition Plan for CERB Recipients by Aaron Haight, Amy Gibson, Christine Jeroski March 3, 2021
• Businesses Eligible for Manitoba Bridge Grant to Receive Third Payment by Dany Théberge, Christine Jeroski March 3, 2021
• LIBOR Phase-Out: Preparing for the end of the Short-Term Interest Rate by Mark Gill, Katie Bellett March 2, 2021
• Privacy and the Board – Responsibilities and Liabilities by Kristél Kriel, Matthew Barnes March 2, 2021

Together: A Collaborative Family Law Blog (Evans Family Law Corporation)

• A Summary of Canada’s Divorce Act Changes by Kelly Riediger April 1, 2021

Robson Crim Legal Blog

• Issues Surrounding Pre-Conviction Abstention
• Reflections on the Victims Bill of Rights by A. Daub (UOttawa LLM Program)
• Authority Figures & Evidence of Inducement in Sexual Assault Cases: Snelgrove-by Katie MacDermaid
• Sowing The Seeds Of Tragedy: Loud Parties, Mischief and Warrantless Entries by John Burchill
• Dr. Kjell Anderson Joins Robsoncrim.com Editorial Board
• Assessing Trigger Warnings, Evaluative Instruments, and Articling Integration in Canada’s Law School
• R v Esseghaier – Zelene Elliot
• Pre-Sentence Credit In The Age Of COVID-19 – Bailey Silva
• In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time: R v Coutu – Gustavo da Roza
• Reasonable Parole Eligibility Periods – Derek J. Novosel
• The Fine Line of Language and Entrapment – R. v. Ahmad – Cole McClelland
• Scales of Justice: Rehabilitation and Accountability – Jenna Symons
• Discrimination in Ontario’s Sex Offender Registry: Ontario (A.G.) v. G 2020 – Sandra Barkho
• The Modified Objective Test – R v Chung 2020 SCC : Keenan Fonseca
• The Ethic of Precrime in a Surveillance Society – L Ayres
• The Lasting Impact of a Momentary Action – R v Chung: Eva Kwong
• “Dancing on the Head of Pin”: Entrapment’s Concerning Development in R v Ahmad – Liam Keller
• Canadian Terror: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives on the Toronto 18 Terrorism Trials
• Ontario (Attorney General) v. G – Nikolai von Schilling
• When is an eggplant evidence of sexual harassment?: Interpreting emoji evidence in the courtroom
• Expert Qualification and Reliability of the Expert Opinion are Separate Legal – C Boyd
• The Gatekeepers: Improper Exclusion of Expert Evidence and the Pitfalls of Admissibility Analysis
• The R. v. H.( R.A.) Appeal and the Mishandling of the Video-Recorded Evidence of Youth Victims
• British Columbia Civil Liberties Association v Canada (Attorney General) – M McGowan
• Case Analysis – Minister of Community Services v J.M. and R.R. 2018 NSCA 71 – B Morris
• The Thin Blue Line of Reasonable Suspicion: R v Ahmad – Dustin Seguin
• The Jordan Framework Works, but for Whom? -Nicholas Mark
• Moving in the Right Direction -SJ
• R v. Williams – A Lawful Application of s. 215 of the Criminal Code – Bob Smith
• R v Kirton and the Effects of Psychological Assessment on Sentencing – Nicholas Warsza
• R v Friesen – A Crash Course in Sentencing Child Sexual Offenders in Canada – Daniele Blanchard
• R v. Desautel under Van der Peet – is Section 35(1) bound to geography? By Danielle Blanchard
• Gladue Factors and the Sentencing of Indigenous Peoples: R v Okemow – Mackenzie Cardinal
• R v. Soulier – Inadequacy in the Uneducated Winnipeg Police Force: Jodi Plenert
• R v Ahmad & R v Williams – Matisse Emanuele
• Dangerous Driving in Canada: A Summary in Light of R v Chung – A Bains