Yvan Brodeur was a resident at CHSLD René-Lévesque in Longueuil, Quebec. In April 2020, Mr. Brodeur died days after testing positive for COVID-19, one of the many deaths to occur during the outbreak at the facility.

Note : This article was originally published in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law/Revue de droit parlementaire et politique, (2016) 10:3 JPPL 583.

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society’s requirement for continuing professional development has been evolving over the past several years.

BYOD and BYOC are buzzwords that are becoming increasingly relevant and important in the context of information exchange or sharing in today’s workplace.

Public Sector Lawyers Forum Chair Abi Lewis provides a rundown of the activities organized over the past year by the Ontario branch.

There is a role for public sector lawyers to play in the work of the CBA, says Forum Chair Abi Lewis. And as a starting point, "let's be more active in the affairs of the forum."

Carli Owens of the Manitoba Branch and Karen Kinley from Nova Scotia give us a rundown on some of the activities in their branches.

Michael T. Pugsley and Sean Foreman, lawyers with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice, examine the Supreme Court’s decision in Bhasin v Hrynew, asking the question: does it create a duty to act in good faith, or the duty not to act in bad faith? There’s a significant difference, they say.

Government lawyers are in the unique situation of owing duties as agents of the AG, employees of the public service and members of the legal profession, notes Karen Kinley, writing about an address on the topic of ethics for…