5 Documents You May Need to Have Notarized (and What Ontario Law Actually Requires)
5 Documents You May Need to Have Notarized (and What Ontario Law Actually Requires) A notary’s stamp can seem like a formality until a document gets rejected at the airport, the bank, or a government office. Knowing which documents need a notary, and which only need a witness or a commissioner, can save you time, […]
BILL 60 AND ONTARIO’S RENTAL REFORMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BILL 60 AND ONTARIO’S RENTAL REFORMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has faced severe hearing backlogs for years. To address this, the provincial government introduced Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (now Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 14). Schedule 12 of this Act introduces sweeping updates […]
Twice as good for a quarter as much: Are fathers held to a higher standard in family court?
Law360 Canada (February 6, 2026, 9:12 AM EST) — My friend Jason asked me — casually, the way people do when they are pretending they are not carrying a question around like a stone in their pocket — “Hodine, why don’t you write an article about women having more rights in family court?” He didn’t […]
Power at the door: Bouncers and the use of force
Law360 Canada (November 6, 2025, 3:56 PM EST) — Bars, lounges, nightclubs, et cetera are public stages for private enterprise; lively, necessary, sometimes combustible places where the safety of staff and patrons is paramount. At the door stands the bouncer: an individual whose presence reassures staff and is said to reassure customers as well. They […]
The Strong Borders Ac
Law360 Canada (October 8, 2025, 2:41 PM EDT) — In part one of this series (see below for link), we traced the broad ambitions of Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders Act. We examined how Canada, under mounting domestic and international pressure, sought to overhaul its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) framework, repositioning […]
Binding arbitration vs. the right to strike: A transatlantic tussle over labour rights
Law360 Canada (August 19, 2025, 2:15 PM EDT) — The Air Canada conundrum: A nation holds its breath Well, dear reader, if you’ve been keeping a keen eye on things in the backyard, you’ll have undoubtedly caught wind of the rather sticky wicket that Air Canada and its flight attendants have found themselves in. It’s […]
The SCC’s temporary validity doctrine: A well- intentioned misstep?
Law360 Canada (March 12, 2025, 9:16 AM EDT) — The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has long been celebrated as the guardian of the Constitution, the institution tasked with ensuring that the laws of the land align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But over the past few decades, a judicial innovation known […]
Why single out DeepSeek? A global battle for supremacy and privacy
Law360 Canada (February 20, 2025, 12:39 PM EST) — In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the race for dominance is no longer just about technological innovation. Let’s call it as it is! Why dance around the issue? It’s about geopolitics, ethics and legal frameworks. China, with its aggressive push into AI development, […]
The Sword of Damocles: Economic and political fallout of tariffs
Law360 Canada (February 10, 2025, 10:24 AM EST) — Tariffs are often touted as a means to protect American jobs and industries, but their impact is far more nuanced. Let’s break down the winners and losers: Consumers bear the brunt The resulting effect of a tariff is that it raises the overall cost of the […]
What’s all this talk about tariffs? Part one: The rising significance of tariffs
Law360 Canada (February 6, 2025, 10:04 AM EST) — Recently, tariffs have become a buzzword in political discourse, economic debates and media headlines. From the U.S.-China trade war to national security and domestic manufacturing debates, tariffs are often portrayed as both a shield and a sword in global trade. But what exactly are tariffs, and […]