What Powers Do Police Have to Stop Me?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Questions often come up around police stops, including whether police can stop you and whether you have to speak to them or follow their instructions if they do. DISCLAIMER | This article is meant to be a guide, not specific legal advice for your situation. Always consult a legal clinic or speak to and/or retain […]
Top 5 Legal Mistakes in Starting a Small Business (Part 2)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mistake #2: Not Having an Operating Agreement (Partnerships and Corporations) An “Operating Agreement” is a contract between the founders of the business. This includes people involved in the management, people who provide capital, and people who do both. This agreement sets out operative issues in advance such as who does what, when they do it, […]
A Faith Perspective: Canada’s ban on conversion therapy
Reading Time: 4 minutes An essay on what Canada’s ban on conversion therapy means to me as an advocate for inclusion and safety for 2SLGBTQ+ people in faith communities. My name is Pam Rocker. I am the Director of Affirming Connections, an organization based in Southern Alberta. We support the voices of people of faith, faith communities, and organizations […]
Alberta’s New Surrogate Forms
Reading Time: 7 minutes The new GA Forms came into effect on June 15, 2022 for all grant applications in Alberta. The Surrogate Rules of Court set out many of the rules that personal representatives must follow and the forms they must complete when applying to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta for a grant of probate or […]
Supporting Canada’s Ban on Conversion Therapy: A cisgender, straight woman’s perspective
Reading Time: 3 minutes I am a cisgender, straight woman. So, what does the ban on conversion therapy mean to me? A lot! Given how I just identified myself, you may be wondering why I would be so supportive of something that is seemingly outside of my reality. Well … if one wonders that, one may not get the […]
We Must Reject the Harmful Practice of Conversion Therapy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada banned conversion therapy, effective January 7, 2022. What does this ban mean to me? The issue of conversion therapy is of paramount importance to me. I have spent more than a decade addressing Muslim homophobia and building the case for Muslim same-sex unions. In 2005, when I gingerly broached the issue of homosexuality in […]
46-3 | Mar-May 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes March: On the Farm The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Migrant Farm WorkersJohn CooperEach year, between 50K and 60K migrant farm workers come to Canada. But are their working conditions in violation of the Charter[Employment | Human Rights | Immigration] Canada Follows Other Countries and Bans Conversion TherapyMyrna El Fakhry TuttleAfter two failed attempts, Canada passed legislation […]
(Even More) Myths About Child Support
Reading Time: 5 minutes Debunking the myths and legends that haunt family law, including those about supporting adult children and the obligations of stepparents. We have already debunked some myths about the law of child support, but there are so many out there! Let’s address a few more … Myth: My child is now 18 so I can stop […]
