CARM, and the “Big Bang”
The new CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (“CARM”) is scheduled to launch on May 13, 2024. The implementation approach of the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) is being described as a “big bang,” this is because CBSA plans to introduce […]
BC Supreme Court adds defendant to action after expiration of limitation period
Introduction The BC Supreme Court recently considered the issue of whether a party could be added as a defendant to an action after the relevant limitation period had expired. Background facts In Stiller v Parsons, 2023 BCSC 872, the plaintiff […]
The right to a healthy environment gains global (and some Canadian) traction
By the end of 2019, more than 80 percent of United Nations (“UN”) Member States recognized the right to a healthy environment in law, with more than 110 countries recognizing the right to a healthy environment in their national Constitutions.[1] […]