Industry

Former Quebec premier suing government for $1M for privacy violation

MONTREAL – Former premier Jean Charest is suing the Quebec government for violation of his privacy in connection with an investigation by the province’s anti-corruption unit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Montreal seeks $1 million in punitive damages and $50,000 in moral damages. Charest said in a statement that in recent years, confidential information about […]

By Jason Contant | October 15, 2020

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Cancelled contracts in the COVID age: A tribunal weighs in on a wedding, interrupted

A public health emergency such as a pandemic may be an unforeseen “act of God,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will make it illegal or impossible for a business to fulfill the terms of a commercial contract with a client, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) found recently. While the contract in Grant v. […]

By David Gambrill | October 14, 2020

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2020 U.S. election: How a pandemic plan south of the border can help cure Canadian P&C insurers’ results

As the United States nears election day, Canadian P&C insurers and other financial analysts are trying to read the tea leaves for signs of a crisis mitigation strategy south of the border that would address the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact on the economy. Because without a plan to tackle the issues, the economy […]

By Adam Malik | October 14, 2020

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Ex-senator’s staff to be compensated $498K for harassment, abuse

OTTAWA – The Senate of Canada will pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to nine employees of a now-resigned senator who say they suffered harassment, including sexual harassment, on the job. The decision today to award $498,000 in compensation plus legal fees comes more than a year after a Senate investigation found a […]

By Jason Contant | October 14, 2020

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