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Volume 42-6 July/Aug 2018
Table of Contents
Featured Articles: Ticket to Ride
Special Report: Diversity in the Law and the Legal Profession
Canadian laws that impact your travel and transport.
Featured Articles: Ticket to Ride
Bicycle Law in Alberta
Jeff Surtees and Dave Pettitt
Cyclists should assume that almost everything that applies to drivers of cars applies to them.
Travel and Taxation
Hugh Neilson
Looking at taxes for fuel, license and registration, air travel, Uber and business travel.
Impaired Boating is Just Like Impaired Driving
Cheryl Gallagher
There is no difference between drunk driving and drunk boating under Canada’s Criminal Code.
Bringing Clarity to Passenger Compensation Rules
Ian Black
New federal airline laws will cover bumping, lengthy tarmac waits, flight delays and cancellations.
How Car Term Loans are Causing Bankruptcy
Doug Hoyes
Provincial laws may provide bankruptcy exemption limits for certain vehicles.
Special Report: Diversity in the Law and the Legal Profession
Law Society of Ontario Targets Systemic Racism in the Legal Profession
John Cooper
Four years’ research found that racialized lawyers face a variety of professional barriers to growth.
Accommodating Syrian Refugees’ Legal and Other Needs
Hasna Shireen
Syrian refugees in Alberta are protected from discrimination as are all Albertans.
Indigenous Public Legal Education – PLE from an interconnected world view
Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Alexandra Choby
The work of BearPaw Legal Education is grounded in building individual and family resilience.
Understanding Diversity in the Current Context of the Law and Legal Profession
Charles Davison
Looking at the deeper, more meaningful value of diversity in the law.
Departments
BenchPress
Aaida Peerani
New Resources at CPLEA
Lesley Conley
Columns
Criminal Law
Melody Izadi
Notorious Toronto Judge Makes his Disdain for Disgraced Officer Known
Employment Law
Peter Bowal
Cannabis and Employment
Family Law
Sarah Dargatz
Enforcement of Family Law Orders When Parents Live in Different Places: Part 2
Famous Cases
Peter Bowal
Omar Khadr.2
Human Rights Law
Linda McKay-Panos
Ameliorative Programs Gaining Recognition in Human Rights Legislation
Law and Literature
Rob Normey
Sisyphus Ascending: The Remarkable Career of Raja Shehadeh
Not-for-Profit
Peter Broder
“A charity is a charity is a charity” – The Common Law and Income Tax Act Charity Regulation
Cover Photo by Ali Tawfiq