Photo by Maria Lindsey Multimedia Creator from Pexels You can hardly wait. You are just a few days (weeks?! months?!) away from turning 18. Freedom! You are dreaming of all the things you can legally do: Buy alcohol (if you are in Alberta, Manitoba or Quebec) Get a credit card Purchase cannabis (if you are […]
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45-2: Our Legal System
Volume 45-2 Nov/Dec 2020 Table of Contents Feature Articles: Our Legal System Special Report: Public Legal Education Departments Columns October 26th to 30th, 2020 is National Access to Justice Week. And we are celebrating with this issue! Read on for articles about different aspects of our legal system and perspectives on public legal education. […]
45-3: Behind Bars
Volume 45-3 Jan/Feb 2021 In this issue, we report on Canadian prisons – processes, concerns and calls for reform. We also look at some lesser known laws in Alberta that we bet you didn’t know! Feature Articles: Behind Bars Special Report: Lesser-known Alberta Laws Departments Columns Feature Articles: Behind Bars How Inmates in Canadian Prisons […]
EMPLOYMENT | Changes to Alberta Employment Law. Again.
On November 1, 2020, several changes to Alberta’s Employment Standards Code came into effect. Changes include payment of earnings after termination, deductions, averaging arrangements for calculating overtime, rest periods and calculating general holiday pay. These changes are detailed in Bill 32: Restoring Balance in Alberta’s Workplaces Act, 2020. Remember the government’s red-tape inquiry? Bill 32 […]
YOUTH | Money, Money, Money!
Maybe you have a part-time job. Maybe your parents pay you an allowance. Maybe you make money shoveling snow or cutting grass. In any case, you’ve got money! Opening a Bank Account First step, where do you put this money? Have you outgrown your piggy bank? Maybe a bank account would be more appropriate! If […]
45-1: COVID-19: Where are we now?
Volume 45-1 Sept/Oct 2020 Full PDF of this issue Table of Contents Feature Articles: COVID-19: Where are we now? Special Report: The Law of Film Departments Columns COVID-19 is still with us. This issue provides a status update – freedom of movement, court processes, contractual relief and tracing apps. And for the filmmakers out there, […]
YOUTH & THE LAW | Hit the Gas!
You passed the test. You practiced driving in your parents’ car. You were set to take the road test to get your license. And then COVID-19 hit. And your road test was cancelled. The good news: As of June 30th, you can now book a road test in Alberta! The bad news: Road tests are […]
44-6: The “Super Powers”
Volume 44-6 July/Aug 2020 Full PDF of this issue Table of Contents Feature Articles: The “Super Powers” Special Report: Home Work Departments Columns During this global pandemic, governments in Canada have worked together to help keep us healthy and safe. This issue looks at “super powers” available to governments – that is, legislative authority governments […]
BENCHPRESS | Sentencing, Supervising and Schooling
Systemic Racism in Sentencing R v Kandhai, 2020 ONSC 3580 Mr. Kandhai was charged with and pled guilty to one count of possession of a prohibited firearm with accessible ammunition and one count of a breach of a firearms prohibition order. At the sentencing hearing, the defence asked for 3 years while the Crown requested […]
YOUTH & THE LAW | Medical Treatment: When can I give my own consent?
We are in the middle of a global health crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic. With health on everyone’s mind, now is a perfect time to talk about when you can give your consent to medical treatments, without your parents’ approval. To be clear, by youth we mean anyone under the age of majority in the […]
