6 September 2026 | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom
Unpaid fines, automatic jail time and judges who “signed without looking”: what the Conseil de la magistrature’s inquiry report on the Gatineau municipal court reveals, and why it matters to all of Quebec. On December 7, 2022, nearly 300 requests to...
2 September 2026 | Family Law
Which set of rules applies, how the amount is calculated, when to have it reviewed, and how far back a retroactive claim can reach. Patrick has been paying $640 a month since 2019 for his two children. He has never missed a payment — but he has never revisited the...
2 September 2026 | Family Law
Since March 2021, the Divorce Act no longer speaks of custody or access — but the Civil Code of Québec has not changed its vocabulary at all. Isabelle walks out of a first meeting with her lawyer in Gatineau, puzzled. She came in to “ask for custody” of...
21 August 2026 | Contracts
A bank may end a business relationship without giving a reason, but not without reasonable notice. The Quebec Superior Court holds RBC liable for cutting off a small business’s credit line two days after notifying it. Picture this. You run an import-export business...
21 August 2026 | Family Law
House, furniture, accounts, debts, vehicles and children — who keeps what when you never signed a marriage contract. Sophie and Karim met in Hull in 2014. They bought a condo together in 2017, fifty-fifty on the deed. Two children were born, in 2019 and 2022. Today,...
