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Family law — Jurisdiction — Divorce Act, RSC 1985 

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(0:00:47) Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FCA 102

(0:07:15) Karl Wilson v Attorney General of New Brunswick, 2024 NBKB 27

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Single judge applications: Permission to appeal; Extensions of time

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Permission to appeal — Extensions of time

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(0:00:35) I. Background
(0:01:33) II. The Costs Award
(0:03:09) III. Proposed Grounds of Appeal
(0:04:20) IV. Test for Extension of Time
(0:05:11) V. Test for Permission to Appeal Under Rule 14.5(1)
(0:06:57) VI. Analysis
(0:11:03) VII. Conclusion

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Statutory interpretation cases

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(0:00:22) Western Canada Wilderness Committee v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2024 FC 167 (February 1, 2024)
(0:04:39) Vancouver (City) v. Pender Lodge Holdings Limited, 2024 BCCA 37 (February 2, 2023)

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Constitutional law — Division of powers — Aboriginal peoples — Child and family services

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(0:02:37) The Court

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Constitutional law — Division of powers — Aboriginal peoples — Child and family services
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(00:00:24) Judgment of the Court
(00:00:27) I. Introduction – 1
(00:11:02) II. Context – 10
(00:17:43) III. Overview of the Act – 19
(00:25:37) IV. The Reference Question – 28
(00:26:22) V. Opinion of the Quebec Court of Appeal (2022 QCCA 185) – 30
(00:29:18) VI. Appeals – 36
(00:30:11) VII. Analysis – 37
(00:30:50) A. Characterization — What Is the Pith and Substance of the Act? – 39
(00:30:54) (1) Analytical Framework – 39
(00:31:57) (2) Pith and Substance of the Act – 41
(00:32:19) (a) Purpose of the Act – 42
(00:32:21) (i) Intrinsic Evidence – 42
(00:36:15) (ii) Extrinsic Evidence – 48
(00:40:50) (b) Effects of the Act – 54
(00:40:52) (i) Legal Effects – 54
(00:54:06) (ii) Practical Effects – 75
(01:03:27) (c) Conclusion on the Pith and Substance of the Act – 91
(01:04:45) B. Classification Under Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 – 93
(01:05:43) (1) Sections 1 to 17 of the Act Need Not Be Classified Under Section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 – 96
(01:10:52) (2) Sections 8(a) and 18(1) and the Associated Provisions Do Not Purport to Amend the Constitution – 104
(01:23:27) (3) The Incorporation Provisions in Section 21 Do Not Alter the Architecture of the Constitution – 119
(01:31:29) (4) The Section 22(3) Paramountcy Provision Does Not Alter the Architecture of the Constitution – 131
(01:33:14) VIII. Conclusion – 134

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A new SCC case, general questions of central importance

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(00:00:47) Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 (February 2, 2024)

(00:10:19) Anderson v Strathcona (Regional District), 2024 BCCA 23 (January 24, 2023)

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Access to information — Exemptions — Cabinet records — Mandate letters

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(00:01:18) Disposition
(00:01:23) Per Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ.
(00:07:37) Per Côté J. 

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Access to information — Exemptions — Cabinet records — Mandate letters

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(00:01:23) Per Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ.
(00:07:37) Per Côté J.