“So destructive … (it) must die,” claims Licia Corbella (“Corbella: Bill C-69 is Trudeau’s bookend to his father’s disastrous NEP,” Calgary Herald, Sept. 14).A “grave danger to the Trans Mountain pipeline … This beast should be ritually slaughtered,” implores Don Braid (“Braid: Liberals’ own … [Read more...]
One’s Trash May be Police Treasure: R v Patrick
“Location is not the litmus test for determining the expectation of privacy.”R v Patrick, 2009 SCC 17, para 6Introduction In Canada, our home is our castle, at least in legal terms. We enjoy the greatest constitutional protection of privacy in our homes. What happens when our private … [Read more...]
New & Updated Resources at CPLEA – Vol. 43-2
All resources are free and available for download. We hope that this will raise awareness of the many resources that CPLEA produces to further our commitment to public legal education in Alberta. For a listing of all CPLEA resources go to: www.cplea.ca/publicationsIn this issue of LawNow … [Read more...]
Alberta’s Recreational Cannabis Landscape: An overview of restrictions in housing and public spaces
Introduction On October 17, 2018, recreational use of cannabis became legal in Canada. Canadians are now able to purchase recreational cannabis, publicly possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis and grow up to 4 plants for personal use. Does this mean that Canadians can obtain and use cannabis … [Read more...]
Housing Affordability in Canada: The Vancouver and Toronto Experience
Introduction These days, you’re bound to come across the issue of housing affordability in Canada, especially in Vancouver or Toronto. You have probably also heard about how housing affordability is especially difficult for Canadian millennials. Millennials, which are younger adults between the … [Read more...]
How Pot Smoking Became Illegal in Canada
In 1923, when it became illegal to possess cannabis in Canada, very few Canadians would have heard of the drug, let alone tried it.So why did legislators target weed?Cannabis advocates have long blamed women’s rights activist Emily Murphy. Her 1922 book on the drug trade in Canada, The Black … [Read more...]
Tax and the Sharing Economy
Although there is no one definition of the “sharing economy,” we will view it as interactions in which individuals or less formal businesses share personal property or services with others for payment. This concept is not new: people have always had the opportunity to engage in activities such as … [Read more...]
43-2: Legal Weed
Full PDF of this issue Volume 43-2 Nov/Dec 2018Table of ContentsFeatured Articles: Legal WeedSpecial Report: Millennials and the Sharing EconomyDepartmentsColumns This is a day many Canadians thought would never come. The use of cannabis is legal … [Read more...]
The Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada
First, the challenge: Cannabis use is widespread in our society. Canadians, and particularly young Canadians, are using cannabis at some of the highest rates in the world. According to the 2015 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey, the prevalence of past-year cannabis use was 21 per cent … [Read more...]
Going to Pot: An update on employers and marijuana issues in the workplace
October 17th was the date chosen by the federal government to make a profound change for Canadian society. Possession of cannabis became legal. In this article, we offer some answers to questions that many employers are probably thinking about.Are all cannabis products a concern for … [Read more...]
