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On Episode 24: Protecting Your Privacy: The Tim Hortons Data Tracking Controversy – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer  Ryan Berger about how the Tim Hortons app collected too much personal information and tracked individuals’ locations without appr…

 On Episode 23:Canada and the New Digital Services Tax – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Gareth Williams about recent legislation that could change the way digital services corporations are taxed in Canada and what that means for consumers.

On Episode 22:The New Changes To FOIPPA: Part Two – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Ryan Berger and Meg Gaily about recent changes to BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and how they affect BC public bodies. This is the second of the two-part series …

On Episode 21:The New Changes To FOIPPA: Part One – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Ryan Berger and Meg Gaily about recent changes to BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and how they affect BC public bodies. This is a two part series that will cover …

On Episode 20:Protecting Private Information in Alberta – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Jennie Buchanan about a recent decision from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in which the Court recognized a new tort that protects the distribution of private information including a…

On Episode 19:Planning Your Estate – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Peter Roberts, QC and Jisoo Vis about the firm’s new Estate Planning and Litigation Group, and how they provide the necessary advice required to create and administer a personalized estate plan that will suit cli…

On Episode 18:Crypto Mining in Alberta – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Shailaz Dhalla and Lewis Manning about the AUC's rules and regulations around the use and production of electric energy and how that will affect Bitcoin mining machines and processors hosted in Alberta. 

Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Scott Lucyk about blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and how this emerging market is facing new regulations in Canada. 

On Episode 16:Top Employment Issues in 2021 – Mark Fancourt-Smith and Alix Stoicheff speak with Nicole Skuggedal and Jim Boyle  on some of the most interesting labour, employment and human rights cases in 2021 about masking policies, remote work arrangements and compensation awards.