Resources, Articles, & Advocacy
Article | June 20, 2025
Climate Change and Insolvency: An Undeniable Intersection
Recent climate litigation, including Canada (Attorney General) v. Mathur1 and Orphan Well Association v. Redwater Energy2, demonstrates that courts are increasingly willing to impose climate accountability on corporations, with direct implications for insolvency risk. These cases signal a growing trend: businesses that ignore climate liabilities may face financial distress, regulatory enforcement, and even court-ordered dissolution. In this article, winner of the OBA Michael MacNaughton Student Writing Award for Insolvency Law, Maryama Farah explains why, for insolvency law practitioners in Ontario, this shift demands urgent attention.
Advocacy | June 11, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 9
Legislative Update | June 06, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of June 2
Ford Government Passes Mining Legislation: Bill 5, or the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, passed third reading this week and has been granted royal assent by the lieutenant governor. The legislation will create so-called special economic zones where laws, ranging from municipal approvals to environmental rules or even labour law, won’t apply. At Queen’s Park on Wednesday, cries of protest rang out from the galleries inside the legislature as MPPs voted. Indigenous leaders have vowed to keep fighting against the legislation.
Advocacy | May 30, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 26
Legislative Update | May 26, 2025
Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of May 19
Toronto Passes Controversial 'Bubble Zone' Protest Bylaw: Toronto councillors have passed a bylaw aimed at restricting protests around places of worship, daycares and schools in the city. The bylaw – slated to come into effect on July 2 – allows schools, childcare centres and places of worship to request the city restrict protest within a 50-metre radius around their properties.
