Starting Up? Starting a new business should be a busy, exciting time. Business lawyers Emily Savage and Yvan Guy Larocque have outlined ten need-to-know legal tips to keep it that way. It’s a long post, folks, because there are many important factors to consider, so we divided the blog into three parts. If you need some… Read more »
+ Read MoreWe Pride Ourselves on Our People MT+Co. comprises a group of forward-thinking professionals who have built a new kind of law firm based on a more passionate and more personal way of practicing law. We work closely together in an office with no doors. Needless to say, our people are important to us, and we could… Read more »
+ Read MoreThe RCMP recently raided two cannabis dispensaries on Indigenous Nations land near Chilliwack, BC. While many have questioned the use of police resources to shut down dispensaries with the pending legalization of cannabis, there remain major questions regarding the regulation and control of the cannabis market with respect to Indigenous Nations. This is not the first… Read more »
+ Read MoreTHE CANNABIS ACT IS NOW LAW! Today (June 21, 2018), the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) (“Bill”) became law with the Bill receiving Royal Asset during a ceremony in the Senate Chamber. Cannabis Act Officially Out of the Weeds Last week, the Senate passed the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) (“Bill”) with 46 proposed amendments (did you see… Read more »
+ Read MoreFREEDOM FROM RELIGION: The TWU Decision Affirms Equal Access for the LGBTQ+ Community in British Columbia (Just in Time for Pride Month!) The refusal to approve the proposed law school means that members of the TWU religious community are not free to impose those religious beliefs on fellow law students, since they have an inequitable… Read more »
+ Read MoreCannabis Act (Bill C-45) Passes the Senate With the proposed federal Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) having passed the Senate on June 8, 2018 with dozens of recommended amendments, the federal government’s June 13 government order demonstrates the ongoing debate between the Senate and the House of Commons regarding the operation and scope of the proposed legislation. Significant… Read more »
+ Read MoreIndigenous Governance + Business in Cannabis Legalization Discussed in The New Crop You don’t have to follow current events to know the Canadian government is making its way down the somewhat bumpy road to legalizing cannabis for recreational use. We’ve talked about it before (click here to see our previous posts) and we’re talking about… Read more »
+ Read MoreOnce upon a time, we said Less Money, Mo’ Problems in reference to Canada’s proposed tax reforms. That’s not always the case and, as it turns out, we can’t let an opportunity to quote the late, great Notorious B.I.G. just pass us by. So, we masterfully relate his words to BC minimum wage increases. Mo’ Money… Read more »
+ Read MoreFederal Government to Acquire Trans Mountain Pipeline The Federal Government has agreed to purchase the Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the expansion project (“TMX”) from Kinder Morgan Canada for C$4.5 billion. The Federal Government will also indirectly fund Kinder Morgan resuming TMX planning and construction work until the transaction is complete – thus ensuring that… Read more »
+ Read MoreWe’ve Been Nominated Every two years, Canadian Lawyer Magazine (a Thomson Reuters publication) conducts a survey of law firms and their clients to identify Canada’s top 10 corporate-commercial law firms under 100 lawyers. The last time this award was handed out – in 2016 – we were thrilled to be recognized as one of Canada’s… Read more »
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