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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read August 16, 2019

Blockchain: Just because it’s a buzzword doesn’t mean it’s not the future of the supply chain

In the 2018 contaminated lettuce incident, what if it had been possible to trace the exact path of each shipment of lettuce and then remove from the marketplace only those products that could reasonably have been affected? With blockchain, that would have been possible.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / blockchain, blockchain technology, Internet of Things, logistics, OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, supply chain, technology, transportation

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read July 26, 2019

Transportation pilot projects in Ontario and British Columbia

Recent technological advances in self-driving cars, e-scooters and electric low-speed vehicles are rapidly changing the nature of personal and commercial transportation. While some laud such technology as convenient, inexpensive, and environmentally-friendly alternatives to traditional means of transportation, others are concerned about the safety ramifications of their presence on roads.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Privacy / E-scooters, electric low-speed vehicles, Highway traffic act, self-driving cars, transportation, transportation pilot projects, zero-emission vehicles

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 30, 2013

Leave to Appeal Air Canada mandatory retirement case to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed

As predicted, there was an application for leave to appeal Air Canada's mandatory retirement case to the Supreme Court of Canada; however, without providing any reasons, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application and refused to hear the matter.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Union Relations / Air Canada, Air Canada pilots, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Charter, employment law, Federally regulated workplaces, Labour Law, leave to appeal, mandatory retirement, mandatory retirement age, Supreme Court of Canada, temporary help agencies, transportation, Vilven and Kelly

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