In 2012, 14% of lawyers in B.C. practiced outside of Vancouver, Victoria and Westminster. In 2014, 11% of lawyers in Alberta practiced outside of Calgary and Edmonton. In 2018, 22% of lawyers in Saskatchewan practiced outside of Saskatoon and Regina. Note: Most lawyers practicing outside of these large cities are located in smaller urban centres. […]
Promoting the Practice of Law in Rural, Regional & Remote Communities
January 7, 2020 By Tonya Lambert
Crime in Rural Alberta
Rural crime is a problem in Alberta. In the city, if you have a security alarm on your home, you can realistically expect it to be effective. In the country, who is going to hear the alarm? How long will it take for a police response? Before moving to an acreage, I (Dave) spent most […]
The Impact of Brexit on the Free Movement of Persons
November 1, 2019 By Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle
Citizens of the European Union (EU) are allowed to live and work, without special formalities, in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA includes the EU’s 28 Member States as well as Switzerland and three non-EU countries – Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. This is what we call “free movement of persons”. The 1957 Treaty of […]
Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Climate Action
November 1, 2019 By David Lark
The recent 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit brought worldwide attention to the need for countries (or ‘states’) to take immediate action on climate change. The Summit was aimed at bringing world leaders together to discuss transformative action plans for addressing the potentially catastrophic influences of climate change. During these meetings, there was a growing […]
International Child Abduction
November 1, 2019 By Max Blitt
This article draws on the writer’s papers titled “International Child Abduction: How the Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects on International Child Abduction Operates in Canada” and “Case Comment on the SCC Ruling under the Hague Convention”. Contact the writer for more information on these papers. Relationships between individuals from different countries are much more […]
