Ban smoking? What we’re watching: May 24, 2024

Is outright prohibition the next logical step for the anti-smoking movement? Sounds a bit paternalistic and silly to us, but it’s what PEI is considering for residents born after 2008. Check out more stories and cases we're following below: Canada Post was wrong to suspend unvaccinated remote workers during COVID,…

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Canadian Constitution Foundation intervening in Federal Court “plastics ban” case

TORONTO – The Canadian Constitution Foundation has been granted intervener status in the legal challenge to a federal “plastics ban” being heard on June 25 and 26 at the Federal Court of Appeal. The CCF will argue that the federal “plastics ban” is outside the jurisdiction of Parliament’s criminal law power.…

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Mandatory breathalysers – What we’re watching: May 10, 2024

How do you feel about mandatory breathalysers? Apparently that's coming to Halifax this summer in a follow-up to legal changes we first saw at the federal level in 2018 that allowed Canadian police to request breath samples from any driver they pull over without the need for reasonable suspicion of…

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