Keeping up with our tax obligations is challenging when times are good, and even more so when the economy turns. Painful though it is to manage our own tax obligations, becoming liable for taxes actually payable by other people can cause even greater distress. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has … [Read more...]
How the Economy Influences Bankruptcy and Vice Versa
Individuals file for bankruptcy because they are insolvent. Being insolvent means that they owe more than they own, or do not have the ability to repay their debts as they become due. While the underlying factor is debt, what can cause an individual person to become insolvent is often an unexpected … [Read more...]
41-2: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice is achieved through the dedicated effort of many players and it must protect all who come in contact with it. Volume 41-2 Nov/Dec 2016 Full PDF of this issue Table of Contents Featured Articles: Criminal Justice Special Report: The Law in Challenging Economic … [Read more...]
Business Succession Planning is an Investment in the Future
Canadians are aging and Canadian entrepreneurs are aging even faster. According to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, over the next 12 years, more than half of the country’s medium sized business owners are expected to retire. General industry is expected that more than 56% … [Read more...]
Legal Responses to the Financial Crisis of 2008 in Canada, the U.K. and the U.S.
Stock tickers with downward arrows. Index charts and monitors evincing the value lost by public companies and currencies overnight. These were scenes familiar to those who worked on Wall Street, the City, and other global financial centres in 2007 when the financial crisis began in earnest. But … [Read more...]
Legalizing Marijuana Use in Canada: Some Concerns
The possession of marijuana in Canada is unlawful under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19 (CDSA), but the use of marijuana is legalized for medical purposes under the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, SOR/2013-119 (“MMPR”). However, as far back as 2013, Canada’s … [Read more...]
Looking at Mental Health Courts: Should Alberta Pursue Them?
The case of Donald Kushniruk was a tragedy, and it was a tragedy that could have been avoided with due diligence by the proper authorities. A man with no criminal record who had committed a minor crime, which ultimately led to a sentence of just seven days, spent more than two years in jail waiting … [Read more...]
Understanding the Criminal Trial Process
Some 20 years ago, a sexual offender broke into a series of homes in downtown Vancouver. Several of the victims visually identified Ivan Henry as the perpetrator based on an in-person line up, a photographic line up or when he was sitting as the accused in court. Given the similarities between the … [Read more...]
Solitary Confinement: “Abandon Every Hope, Ye who Enter”
“Abandon every hope, ye who enter” DANTE In 2003, an artist named Jackie Sumell created a project that rebuilt an Angola inmate’s tiny 6x9 foot cell where he spent 41 years in solitary confinement. The cell toured the United States for the sole purpose of raising awareness about solitary … [Read more...]
Political Activities Update for Charities
The much-anticipated work on reviewing the guidance and rules around what political activities Canadian registered charities can undertake has now been begun. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently announced that it will hold a consultation on that topic. The consultation will be both online and … [Read more...]
