Things you don't want to read in a judicial decision if you're the government: "...faced with this abundance of doctrinal and jurisprudential authorities, [govt] did not see fit to refer the Court to any precedent in support of its unorthodox position." decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
Federal use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was unreasonable: Appeal court nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/16/a...
Federal use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was unreasonable: Appeal court
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January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Things you don't want to read in a judicial decision if you're the government: "...faced with this abundance of doctrinal and jurisprudential authorities, [govt] did not see fit to refer the Court to any precedent in support of its unorthodox position." decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Clearview AI privacy class action is back on in Quebec. Federal Court of Appeal overturns lower court decision that dismissed motion for class certification. Heads back to Federal Court determine if the class can be certified.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Clearview AI privacy class action is back on in Quebec. Federal Court of Appeal overturns lower court decision that dismissed motion for class certification. Heads back to Federal Court determine if the class can be certified.
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🔨 Busting myths in the trades with Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) 🔨
❌ Myth: Most disabilities are visible and easy to identify.
✅ Fact: Many disabilities, like chronic pain, mental health, or learning disabilities, are non-visible.
❌ Myth: Most disabilities are visible and easy to identify.
✅ Fact: Many disabilities, like chronic pain, mental health, or learning disabilities, are non-visible.
January 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔨 Busting myths in the trades with Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) 🔨
❌ Myth: Most disabilities are visible and easy to identify.
✅ Fact: Many disabilities, like chronic pain, mental health, or learning disabilities, are non-visible.
❌ Myth: Most disabilities are visible and easy to identify.
✅ Fact: Many disabilities, like chronic pain, mental health, or learning disabilities, are non-visible.
Federal Court of Appeal decision on use of emergencies act to deal with the Ottawa anti-vax Convoy.
Summary: https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-decision-summaries/2026-fca-6
Full decision: en: https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/521758/index.do […]
Summary: https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-decision-summaries/2026-fca-6
Full decision: en: https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/521758/index.do […]
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January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Federal Court of Appeal decision on use of emergencies act to deal with the Ottawa anti-vax Convoy.
Summary: https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-decision-summaries/2026-fca-6
Full decision: en: https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/521758/index.do […]
Summary: https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-decision-summaries/2026-fca-6
Full decision: en: https://decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/521758/index.do […]
Me, muttering "fuck this shit" every few seconds
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Canadian Civil Liberties Association - Federal Court of Appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal is a bilingual, bijural court that makes decisions on matters of federal law across Canada.
decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Me, muttering "fuck this shit" every few seconds
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decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
FCA decision on the s. 12(1)(x) break fee inclusion that has never been properly litigated before. it has me both pleased that it reaches the same view i did when i was on a break-fee file before i got sick and bummed i never got to see that file through. decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
Glencore Canada Corporation v. Canada - Federal Court of Appeal
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January 8, 2024 at 6:50 PM
FCA decision on the s. 12(1)(x) break fee inclusion that has never been properly litigated before. it has me both pleased that it reaches the same view i did when i was on a break-fee file before i got sick and bummed i never got to see that file through. decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
January 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Au Canada, la Cour d'appel fédérale donne raison à #Quebecor dans le différend l'opposant à #Rogers sur les prix des gros appliqués aux #MVNO, en confirmant la décision du CRTC. De quoi améliorer la compétitivité du marché mobile dans le pays.
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Rogers Communications Canada Inc. c. Québécor Média Inc. - Cour d'appel fédérale
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June 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Au Canada, la Cour d'appel fédérale donne raison à #Quebecor dans le différend l'opposant à #Rogers sur les prix des gros appliqués aux #MVNO, en confirmant la décision du CRTC. De quoi améliorer la compétitivité du marché mobile dans le pays.
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The Federal Court of Appeal has granted the Privacy Commissioner's appeal of the Facebook judgment, holding that Facebook breached PIPEDA’s consent and safeguarding requirements involving third-party apps like Cambridge Analytica.
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Privacy Commissioner of Canada v. Facebook Inc. - Federal Court of Appeal
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September 9, 2024 at 9:20 PM
The Federal Court of Appeal has granted the Privacy Commissioner's appeal of the Facebook judgment, holding that Facebook breached PIPEDA’s consent and safeguarding requirements involving third-party apps like Cambridge Analytica.
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Grenon RRSP – FCA Finds Fund Units Distributed to Minors Were Unlawful, Disqualifying MFT Status
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July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Grenon RRSP – FCA Finds Fund Units Distributed to Minors Were Unlawful, Disqualifying MFT Status
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And here's the final decision in the case: decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
March 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
And here's the final decision in the case: decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
The Federal Court of Appeal,(2026 FCA 6), has confirmed that the declaration of a public order emergency, 4 years ago, was unreasonable and that parts of the Regulations and Economic Order infringed paragraph 2(b) and section 8 of the Charter.
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decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The Federal Court of Appeal,(2026 FCA 6), has confirmed that the declaration of a public order emergency, 4 years ago, was unreasonable and that parts of the Regulations and Economic Order infringed paragraph 2(b) and section 8 of the Charter.
decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
The Federal Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a challenge to Ottawa’s ability to prohibit assault-style rifles. I had the privilege of serving as an expert witness in the litigation. For the decision see: decisions.fca-car.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
April 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The Federal Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a challenge to Ottawa’s ability to prohibit assault-style rifles. I had the privilege of serving as an expert witness in the litigation. For the decision see: decisions.fca-car.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
seeing old colleagues succeed in appeals never gets old (Potash Co. Of Saskatchewan Inc. v HMTK, 2024 FCA 35; payments made under Sask’s Mineral Taxation Act not deductible) decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. v. Canada - Federal Court of Appeal
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February 28, 2024 at 5:21 PM
seeing old colleagues succeed in appeals never gets old (Potash Co. Of Saskatchewan Inc. v HMTK, 2024 FCA 35; payments made under Sask’s Mineral Taxation Act not deductible) decisions.fca-caf.ca/fca-caf/deci...
Very cool to have one of my pieces on positive rights and section 7 of the Charter cited in this big Federal Court of Appeal decision on youth appellants challenging the government on climate change. decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
La Rose v. Canada - Federal Court of Appeal
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December 14, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Very cool to have one of my pieces on positive rights and section 7 of the Charter cited in this big Federal Court of Appeal decision on youth appellants challenging the government on climate change. decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
FCA: ITCs Can Be Assessed Using Global Evidence, Not Supply-by-Supply
Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation v. Canada
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Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation v. Canada
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April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
FCA: ITCs Can Be Assessed Using Global Evidence, Not Supply-by-Supply
Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation v. Canada
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Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation v. Canada
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Federal Court of Appeal today overturns one of the most ridiculous judicial rulings of the 21st century, in the Hameed case. decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
I complained about the lower court's ruling here: emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/judicial-m...
I complained about the lower court's ruling here: emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/judicial-m...
Prime Minister v. Hameed - Federal Court of Appeal
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June 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Federal Court of Appeal today overturns one of the most ridiculous judicial rulings of the 21st century, in the Hameed case. decisions.fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/deci...
I complained about the lower court's ruling here: emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/judicial-m...
I complained about the lower court's ruling here: emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/judicial-m...
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Despite pressure from the American regime, over $150,000 raised, and a barrage of rage-bait misinformation, the Federal Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected Universal Ostrich Farm’s appeal.
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![[79] Entertainment Software, South Shore, Kohl and Auer converge into a single guiding principle: courts serve as guardians of legality, not arbiters of the wisdom of policy. When the legislature explicitly delegates public interest decisions, such as the management of animal and public health, to administrative actors, courts must leave assessment of policy merits, especially the nuanced balancing of scientific, economic, and social factors, to decision-makers tasked by Parliament with those responsibilities. Judicial review of policy decisions should only target compliance with legal and factual constraints, and verification of whether the alleged exercise of technical expertise in formulating the policy decisions has been sufficiently demonstrated.
(emphasis added.)
[63] In concluding that the Stamping-Out Policy was not unreasonable due to its adoption of what the appellant alleged was outdated science, the Federal Court also held at paragraphs 166–168:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j3flhle3zrzuskwp6zeygwzw/bafkreidjd4jndi57pa376vwflpkxpfxlh373xnudslgbgchrtlqzbijnsa@jpeg)
August 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Despite pressure from the American regime, over $150,000 raised, and a barrage of rage-bait misinformation, the Federal Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected Universal Ostrich Farm’s appeal.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Successful intervention for @cippic.bsky.social in Voltage Pictures v. Salna, a reverse class action file sharing case. Court specifically agrees with its submission on Parliament’s intent to limit ISP involvement in copyright infringement litigation.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Successful intervention for @cippic.bsky.social in Voltage Pictures v. Salna, a reverse class action file sharing case. Court specifically agrees with its submission on Parliament’s intent to limit ISP involvement in copyright infringement litigation.
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