Published articles and Media mentions

Elena Hoffstein and Stephen Hsia write on the laws governing gifts by will

The Philanthropist, "The laws governing gifts by will – and the pressures they put on executors"

In this article, Elena Hoffstein and Stephen Hsia propose that extending the window for executors to make a testamentary gift to charity could unlock more giving to the charitable sector: Executors have 60 months from a donor’s death to make […]

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Employee commentary, social media and the municipal employer

OMHRA’s ECHO Newsletter

”The medium is the message”. The wisdom of these famous words written by Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan is felt so acutely today. Communication media, its accessibility and its impact on how information is received, have evolved dramatically over the last […]

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Regulating the carbon market: Canada’s federal carbon pricing regime

The Lawyer’s Daily

Jason Kroft and Ghazal Hamedani co-author an article in The Lawyer’s Daily that discusses Canada’s federal carbon pricing regime. In our previous article “Sustainable finance and carbon market: An overview,” we introduced sustainable finance and provided an overview on carbon […]

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Drip pricing practices prohibited under Canada’s Competition Act

As a result of the June 23, 2022 amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Canadian Competition Act (the “Act”), drip pricing is now expressly recognized as a deceptive marketing practice and prohibited under the civil (subsection 74.01(1.1)) and criminal (subsection 52(1.3)) provisions […]

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Gerald Chipeur writes “Federal Lobbying and Undue Influence Rules”

Gerry Chipeur wrote “Federal Lobbying and Undue Influence Rules,” to identify the rules and definitions that lobbyists and public officials should keep in mind through communications. On July 25, 2022, the Federal Court of Canada issued its decision in National […]

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Stephen Hsia quoted in Advisor’s Edge article on electronic wills

Advisor's Edge, "B.C. lawyers still wary after a year of electronic wills"

The article looks at the adoption of electronic wills in British Columbia: Stephen Hsia, an estate planning lawyer with Miller Thomson LLP in Vancouver, always regarded electronic wills as the next step in the evolution of testamentary documents. “I just […]

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Bruno Caron featured in GBR Quebec Mining Report

Bruno Caron is interviewed in Global Business Report’s 2022 Quebec Mining Report: The new emerging field of green finance (green equity, green and/or sustainable bonds, sustainability-linked bonds and green loans) is creating new opportunities for corporate finance lawyers like me. […]

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What to consider when forming a Corporate Venture Capital program

Introduction Corporations continue to look to innovation to increase value and expand capabilities. Traditionally, corporations focused on internal research and development (“R&D”) and acquisitions of strategic targets. Yet, innovation through R&D can have its limitations as it is funded internally […]

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Geoff Mason discusses benefits for gig workers on The Jas Johal Show

980CKNW The Jas Johal Show

Geoff Mason joins Jas Johal for a conversation on the mechanics of how a portable benefits plan could work: It is going to be a new type of social safety net at the end of the day. It’s not really […]

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Sarah Fitzpatrick authors article on development of hybrid organizations in Canada

The Philanthropist, "Hybrid organizations: The Canadian landscape"

The article considers the question of whether an organization should be able to have social impact while generating profit. The voluntary sector would benefit from a comprehensive analysis of how charities and non-profit organizations can carry out revenue-generating activities through […]

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