The Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act regulates insolvency law in Canada. This legislation governs both business proceedings and personal procedures. In terms of personal insolvency, individuals have three basic legal measures available to them to obtain relief from creditors. The primary types of … [Read more...]
A-loan in the Dark
It is 6:59 a.m. on Saturday morning, and you have been sleepily staring at your course registration screen for what seems like hours, with your mouse carefully hovering over the “register” button. Registration starts at 7:00 a.m. and, let’s be honest, university students are essentially vultures … [Read more...]
Bad Scholarship?
Many years ago I played a small part in the unearthing of a controversial scholarship at the University of Toronto that was, among other things, restricted to white, Protestant candidates. It was called the Leonard Scholarship and dated from 1923. After being featured in a student newspaper of … [Read more...]
The Production of Cell Tower Records Breaches Canadians’ Privacy Rights
Justice Sproat of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in R. v. Rogers Communications Partnerships [2016] O.J. No. 151 has ruled that police cannot seek the production of cellphone records of thousands of Canadians in order to pursue investigations. This means that the personal information of … [Read more...]
Medical Assistance in Dying: From Rodriguez to Bill-C14
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) involves intentionally ending one’s life with the assistance of a medical doctor. For some individuals, especially those suffering from terminal illnesses, choosing when to die could be very important: for example, persons could choose to end life with dignity, … [Read more...]
Medical Assistance in Dying: An Enormous Change in Canadian Social Policy
Now, the focus will shift to the provinces.On June 17, 2016, Canada passed Bill C-14, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code, to enable citizens to access medical assistance in dying. Canada now joins a small group of countries and U.S. states that give their citizens such an option. It came about … [Read more...]
Constructive Dismissal Still Under Construction
“constructive dismissal can [occur when]… a series of acts that, taken together, show that the employer intended to no longer be bound by the contract.” - Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission [2015] 1 SCR 500 http://canlii.ca/t/ggkhh Introduction Constructive dismissal … [Read more...]
Rasouli: Withdrawal of Medical Treatment
“… a myriad of important interests, such as the integrity of our health care system, (is) at stake.” - Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, [2013] 3 SCR 341 Introduction In October 2010, Mr. Rasouli underwent surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario to remove a benign brain tumour. … [Read more...]
Changes to Child Support Applications
Exchanging financial information is crucial to determine child support. John-Paul Boyd gave a great overview of child support in LawNow Issues 38-4 and 38-5. I covered the general duty to disclose financial information in family law cases in LawNow Issue 39-5. There have been some recent changes in … [Read more...]
40-6: Medical Assistance in Dying
Canada has joined a small group of countries and U.S. states with an assisted dying law. This issue looks at the new law and how Canada came to this enormous change in social, health and legal policy. Volume 40-6 July / Aug. 2016 Full PDF of this issue Table of … [Read more...]
