When more than a third of transgender Canadians report negative interactions with their family doctors, you know there are more health issues to talk about in the LGBTQI2S community than we usually think about.

There are 159 countries in the World Trade Organization and when it comes to e-commerce, so far the only thing they’ve been able to agree on is to not put customs duties on electronic transmissions – a moratorium that has been renewed every two years since 1998.

Given the long-running confusion over what constitutes political activities by charities, as opposed to legitimate activities advancing a charity’s cause, guidance from the Canada Revenue Agency regarding which is which should be welcome.

Bill C-92, which was introduced in the House of Commons in February, is meant to help meet the Government of Canada’s commitment to righting past wrongs when it comes to the treatment of Indigenous children.

A law that can’t be enforced is an aspiration on a page. A law that purports to protect Indigenous language rights without providing for a way to defend those rights is little more than a “hollow promise,” says the CBA’s Aboriginal Law Section in response to the government’s proposed Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act.

Bill C-69, the awkwardly named Impact Assessment Act and Canada Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, has been reviewed and amended in the House and is now making its way through the Senate.

The Income Tax Act says a corporation is public for tax purposes when its shares are listed on a designated stock exchange. Seems simple enough, right? But in fact, this definition can be problematic in a merger and acquisition context, where public companies elect to “go private.”

There is a gap in the regulatory scheme surrounding migrant workers, which focus on enforcement and compliance but offer little in the way of relief for those subject to abuse on the job.

A promise might be a good enough security for the London Stock Exchange, whose motto is “my word is my bond,” but the Canada Border Services Agency requires a bit more from those who pay a deposit or post a guarantee to ensure compliance with conditions imposed on a person entering Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Put five pregnant women in a room and chances are that each of the five will report a different experience with her pregnancy. Put one woman who’s had multiple pregnancies in a room and chances are she’ll tell you that each pregnancy was different from the other in ways large or small.