Ontario Clarifies Cannabis Retail Rules
By: Melanie Paradis, Charlotte Conlin, Jeffrey P. Gebert The Ontario government proclaimed the Cannabis License Regulations on November 14, 2018, clarifying some of the anticipated…
Canada’s 2018 Fall Economic Statement
Earlier this afternoon, Canada’s Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, presented the federal government’s 2018 Fall Economic Statement, updating the budget forecast of major revenues and…
Robyn Osgood joins McMillan Vantage Leadership Team
We are pleased to announce that Robyn Osgood has joined the firm’s leadership group as Managing Director, effective October 15, 2018. Robyn has led the…
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Ontario to Make Major Changes to Employment and Labour Standards through the Making Ontario Open for Business Act
By: Melanie Paradis, Kyle Lambert The Government of Ontario today introduced legislation to repeal several changes to the province’s employment and labour standards legislation made…
What’s in a name – the USMCA is the new NAFTA
By: Mark Resnick (McMillan Vantage), Jonathan O’Hara and Robert Wisner (McMillan LLP)[1] Late in the evening of the last Sunday in September, 14 months after President Trump triggered complex and…
Ontario Premier to Set Precedent Invoking Notwithstanding Clause
For more information on the circumstances which led to the City’s challenge of the Act, please see our earlier bulletins published on July 27 and August 1, 2018.…
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Trust in Crisis
<p>As published in The Globe and Mail<br> Print edition in the Report on Business section</p> <p>The data has been breached. The effluent is in the…
An Analysis of Ontario’s Speech from the Throne
The Ford Government used the Speech from the Throne to reiterate his Party’s core promises from the campaign trail. There were no surprises. With this…
Ontario’s New Cabinet Revealed
On Friday, June 29, 2018, Ontario’s new government was sworn in. Who are the new players and what will they bring to their new roles?…
Canada’s Use of its National Security Power
The Government of Canada’s decision to reject the proposed acquisition of Aecon, a major Canadian construction services firm, by China Communications Construction Company International Holding…
Ontario Budget 2018: Premier Wynne’s Strategy
The Ontario government’s pre-election budget, titled A Plan for Care and Opportunity, is a comprehensive plan that will be the template for Premier Wynne’s re-election…
Equality and Growth: 2018 Budget Analysis and Commentary
The government’s 2018 budget, Equality and Growth: A Strong Middle Class, reflects the government’s political positioning as they pass mid-mandate and begin preparing for the…
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