Law professor Nicholas Bala of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, took a close look at 750 Canadian cases1 where one parent asked for the court’s permission to move a child against the other parent’s wishes. Even though mobility cases seem ‘rule-less’ and the decisions give the impression of … [Read more...]
Proposed Bill, Though Well-intentioned, Raises Questions
In what is becoming a quite regular occurrence, the latest Parliamentary session saw introduction of a Private Member’s Bill related to charities. Bill C-458, sponsored by Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid and given first reading in the House of Commons in late October, calls for an annual National … [Read more...]
Who Cares about Internet Law and Policy?
How familiar are these stories? “When I got to work this morning, our Internet service was down. There was almost nothing I could work on without my online databases and email.”“The place we went for holidays had no Internet or cell phone service. Wow, did I ever feel cut off from the … [Read more...]
The Confidentiality of Commercially Valuable Information
Introduction: the Cymbal Business In an age when multi-billion dollar companies struggle to survive, a small family-owned company called Zidjian continues to manufacture cymbals as it has for almost four hundred years. It controls almost 65% of the world’s cymbal market, with annual revenues close … [Read more...]
Renting with a Pet
After a long day at work, you might think it would be nice to be greeted at the door by a wagging tail and enthusiastic licks from a stalwart companion. Or to look up as you’re leaving for the day and see your feline friend watching you leave from the window. Before choosing to get a pet, however, … [Read more...]
Whatever Happened to … R. v. Sault Ste. Marie: the Due Diligence Defence
There is an increasing and impressive stream of authority which holds that where an offence does not require full mens rea, it is nevertheless a good defence for the defendant to prove that he was not negligent. – R. v. Sault Ste. Marie, per Dickson J. at page 1313Introduction In 1985, shortly … [Read more...]
Questioning Jurisdiction
One of the great unanswered questions in Canadian charity law is just how far the federal government’s jurisdiction extends over “Establishment, Maintenance, and Management of Hospitals, Asylums, Charities, and Eleemosynary Institutions”. That is the language used in s. 92(7) of the 1867 … [Read more...]
Protecting Your Personal Information When You Rent
When tenants apply to rent somewhere to live, they usually have to fill out long pages of information about themselves, and they often don’t question why or how the landlord is going to use the personal information that they are providing. Tenants should be concerned about protecting their personal … [Read more...]
The Law of Embellished Credentials
IntroductionHuman resources professionals say up to 30% of claims on resumes of job applicants have been exaggerated. Job seekers, inclined to present themselves in the best possible light, are tempted to inflate their credentials, especially during recessionary times when jobs are scarce and … [Read more...]
Considering Custody
EDITOR'S NOTE Canada's Divorce Act changed on March 1, 2021. The information in this article may be out-of-date. For current information on family law, see CPLEA's Families & Relationships Resources.I recently received this question: How can I get sole custody of my four-year-old son? I … [Read more...]
