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The scope of religious freedom is an increasingly sensitive topic in today's political (and secular) climate. From Quebec's most recent "religious neutrality" law that prevents public servants...

Human rights impacts of business operations will attract scrutiny at home and abroad if not managed well.

In a case before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, an applicant alleged that an employee benefits administrator's decision to deny her coverage for medically-prescribed cannabis was discriminatory.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled last week that the Lakes Tribe in Washington State have a constitutionally protected Aboriginal right to hunt in a portion of British Columbia.

On January 29, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision in Khadr v. Canada (Prime Minister), 2010 SCC 3. Though the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal ordered the federal government to request Omar Khadr’s repatriation as a remedy for breaching his section 7 Charter rights, the Supreme Court declined to go so far.

The 2019 appointment of a unilingual anglophone Lieutenant Governor for New Brunswick was challenged under the provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that establish both English and French as the official...

In the recent decision of Natural Resources and Energy Development v Blaney, 2023, NBCA 61, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal (NBCA)...

Non seulement la Cour supérieure du Québec a accepté la demande de sursis d'application de dispositions de la loi, mais elle a aussi accordé l'exécution...

Politicians occupy an important position in our democracy. They are elected to represent all individuals and to make well-reasoned decisions that, among other things, steer and guide the economy...

Lenczner Slaght, Canada's leading litigation firm, celebrates its seventh consecutive year as Litigation & Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Canadian Law Awards. The firm welcomes 11 exceptional law students for summer positions and honors Sahar Talebi with the 2025 Dual JD Transnational Leader Award for her outstanding international contributions to the legal profession.

Expanding on the relatively small amount of Canadian jurisprudence on Internet defamation, the Court found that the defendants were liable as a publisher for the purposes of defamation.

Anti-SLAPP motions continue to reflect the conflicts that may arise over the freedom of the public to express opinions on highly contentious issues.

Ontario's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and its subordinate regulations permit a government institution to decline to process access to information requests on the basis that they are frivolous and vexatious.

As the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread, and following a whirl of announcements from federal, provincial, and municipal governments on vaccination policies, employers across Canada ...

We often witness misconduct in the course of labour disputes, with the union side sheltering behind freedom of expression.

En 2016, le législateur québécois a modifié l'article 10 de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne (la « Charte québécoise ») pour ajouter l'identité et l'expression

In 2013, Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement legislation aimed at protecting victims of online harassment or ‘cyber-bullying'.