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Regulating the carbon market: Canada’s federal carbon pricing regime
October 20, 2022
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The Lawyer’s Daily
Jason Kroft and Ghazal Hamedani co-author an article in The Lawyer’s Daily that discusses Canada’s federal carbon pricing regime. In our previous article “Sustainable finance and carbon market: An overview,” we introduced sustainable finance and provided an overview on carbon...
Drip pricing practices prohibited under Canada’s Competition Act
October 18, 2022
As a result of the June 23, 2022 amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Canadian Competition Act (the “Act”), drip pricing is now expressly recognized as a deceptive marketing practice and prohibited under the civil (subsection 74.01(1.1)) and criminal (subsection 52(1.3)) provisions...
Gerald Chipeur writes “Federal Lobbying and Undue Influence Rules”
October 14, 2022
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Gerry Chipeur wrote “Federal Lobbying and Undue Influence Rules,” to identify the rules and definitions that lobbyists and public officials should keep in mind through communications. On July 25, 2022, the Federal Court of Canada issued its decision in National...
Stephen Hsia quoted in Advisor’s Edge article on electronic wills
October 13, 2022
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Advisor's Edge, "B.C. lawyers still wary after a year of electronic wills"
The article looks at the adoption of electronic wills in British Columbia: Stephen Hsia, an estate planning lawyer with Miller Thomson LLP in Vancouver, always regarded electronic wills as the next step in the evolution of testamentary documents. “I just...
Bruno Caron featured in GBR Quebec Mining Report
October 12, 2022
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Bruno Caron is interviewed in Global Business Report’s 2022 Quebec Mining Report: The new emerging field of green finance (green equity, green and/or sustainable bonds, sustainability-linked bonds and green loans) is creating new opportunities for corporate finance lawyers like me....
What to consider when forming a Corporate Venture Capital program
October 11, 2022
Introduction Corporations continue to look to innovation to increase value and expand capabilities. Traditionally, corporations focused on internal research and development (“R&D”) and acquisitions of strategic targets. Yet, innovation through R&D can have its limitations as it is funded internally...
Geoff Mason discusses benefits for gig workers on The Jas Johal Show
October 4, 2022
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980CKNW The Jas Johal Show
Geoff Mason joins Jas Johal for a conversation on the mechanics of how a portable benefits plan could work: It is going to be a new type of social safety net at the end of the day. It’s not really...
Sarah Fitzpatrick authors article on development of hybrid organizations in Canada
September 26, 2022
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The Philanthropist, "Hybrid organizations: The Canadian landscape"
The article considers the question of whether an organization should be able to have social impact while generating profit. The voluntary sector would benefit from a comprehensive analysis of how charities and non-profit organizations can carry out revenue-generating activities through...
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L’importance du nom constituant de l’hypothèque mobilière
September 23, 2022
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Thomson Reuters
Maxime Rhéaume a rédigé un article pour Thomson Reuters sur l’importance du nom du constituant de l’hypothèque mobilière. Vous pourrez en apprendre davantage sur : Le Registre des droits personnels et réels mobiliers (« RDPRM »); Les fiches nominatives et fiches descriptives; Quelques...
Advancing our clients’ ambitions: Representative H1 2022 transactions
September 21, 2022
Miller Thomson’s M&A and Capital Markets teams are pleased to highlight transactions from H1 2022 in “Advancing our Clients’ Ambitions”, showcasing the firm’s cross-industry depth and multi-jurisdictional capabilities.