
Canada’s top court has struck down parts of the national sex offender registry. In a ruling Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada said mandatory registration of all sex offenders with more than one conviction goes too far and that keeping offenders on the registry for the rest of their lives violates the Constitution. “While mandatory […]
APAS president Todd Lewis is disappointed with the Supreme court decision to uphold the federal carbon tax. Lewis says the tax puts an unfair burden on food producers who cannot pass on their higher costs. Lewis says the carbon tax will cost Saskatchewan farmers hundreds of millions of dollars when it reaches 170 dollars […]
An application from Regina’s Merchant Law Group for a class action law suit against De Beers for allegedly inflating the price of diamonds, and for the unfair results from a separate class action case, will not be heard before the Supreme Court. Lawyer Tony Merchant says it’s a complicated case. A settlement was reached with […]
Saskatchewan will be arguing its carbon tax reference case before the Supreme Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. The province is requesting the Supreme Court settle the issue of the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax. Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan told reporters on Monday that the Saskatchewan government feels the carbon tax is […]
After Friday’s Ontario Court of Appeal decision that the federal carbon tax is constitutional, the Saskatchewan government responded with a statement expressing their disappointment in the result. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled 4-1 in favour of the federal government, but the Ontario provincial government have announced they will appeal. The following statement was made […]