The Paris Agreement
Over the weekend, representatives from 195 countries signed an historic agreement aimed at curbing climate change. The “Paris Agreement,” which has yet, of course, to be ratified, is being touted as a “universal” climate agreement, with 195 signatories. Industry, poli…
View the post titled The Paris AgreementZofran: A Drug Manufacturer’s Duty to Warn
The Class Actions team at Siskinds LLP recently commenced a new case against the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Zofran. The class action claim alleges that the drug manufacturers failed to warn that Zofran is unsafe for pregnant women. In Canada, drug manufacturers have a duty to warn of th…
View the post titled Zofran: A Drug Manufacturer’s Duty to WarnZofran: The Dangers of Off-Label Drug Use
The Class Actions team at Siskinds LLP recently commenced a new case against the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Zofran. The class action claim alleges that the drug manufacturers failed to warn that off-label use of Zofran is unsafe for pregnant women. Zofran is a powerful anti-nausea medic…
View the post titled Zofran: The Dangers of Off-Label Drug UseFurther momentum on cap and trade
The Ontario government announced earlier this week the signing of an MOU between Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba to link their respective cap and trade programmes. The agreement was signed while the Premiers of the three provinces were participating in the Paris Conference on Climate change (C…
View the post titled Further momentum on cap and tradeFurther momentum on cap and trade
The Ontario government announced earlier this week the signing of an MOU between Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba to link their respective cap and trade programmes. The agreement was signed while the Premiers of the three provinces were participating in the Paris Conference on Climate change (C…
View the post titled Further momentum on cap and tradeBird-building collisions and ECAs
The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (“MOECC”) has posted to the Environmental Registry (“ER”) a proposal for a draft regulatory amendment to exempt reflective building surfaces (such as the windows of office buildings) from requiring an Environmental C…
View the post titled Bird-building collisions and ECAsAvis Favaro of CTV News Interviews Jill McCartney of Siskinds LLP regarding Zofran Class Action
The Class Actions team at Siskinds LLP recently commenced a new case against the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Zofran. The class action claim alleges that the drug manufacturers failed to warn that Zofran was unsafe for pregnant women. Zofran is a powerful anti-nausea medication approved b…
View the post titled Avis Favaro of CTV News Interviews Jill McCartney of Siskinds LLP regarding Zofran Class ActionAuditor General: Ontario Must Manage its Contaminated Sites
On December 2, the Auditor General released her 2015 report. This year’s report included a chapter on management of contaminated sites. In all, there are almost 800 contaminated sites owned by Ontario, of which 288 have recorded liabilities, estimated at $1.792 billion dollars. Her report fo…
View the post titled Auditor General: Ontario Must Manage its Contaminated SitesOntario's proposed approach to cap and trade
Last week, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (“MOECC”) posted to the Environmental Registry its proposed approach to establishing a cap and trade regime in the province. Preferred and considered options for such a regime were are outlined in a “Cap and Trade Program …
View the post titled Ontario's proposed approach to cap and tradeProposed Changes to the OHSA: The more things change, the more they stay the same?
Laws intended to change social behaviour are sometimes referred to as “social engineering” legislation. The obvious example is the Human Rights Code, which prohibits discrimination on protected grounds and requires employers to accommodate many of the personal challenges employees face. Som…
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