The Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Carter v. Canada, 2015 SCC 5
Introduction In February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released this landmark decision holding that it violates Charter rights to deny access to physician-assisted suicide to a competent adult person, who clearly consents to the termination of their life in the face of a grievous and irr…
View the post titled The Right to Physician-Assisted Suicide – Carter v. Canada, 2015 SCC 5Better tank standards for diesel, heating fuel and kerosene
The Ontario Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is proposing to update the safety requirements governing the storage, handling, and utilization of fuel oil, diesel and kerosene. Leaks and spills of petroleum products continue to be major sources of environmental contamination. Th…
View the post titled Better tank standards for diesel, heating fuel and keroseneA Short History of Wind Litigation in Ontario
Dianne Saxe delivered a presentation to the American Bar Association on July 22, providing a comprehensive overview of wind litigation in Ontario since the Green Energy Act came into effect. She traced a number of trends in the types of wind cases that are being brought before the Environmen…
View the post titled A Short History of Wind Litigation in OntarioDoes “I Quit” Really Mean “I Quit”?
Case law has not always been clear on what constitutes a resignation by an employee. More often than not, it seems very difficult for an employer to establish a resignation where the employee changes his/her mind down the road. However, in Kerr v. Valley Volkswagen, 2014 NSSC 27 (CanLII), th…
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On July 7, 2015, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario released a decision in Arruda v. Western Assurance,1 providing some additional analysis of the Minor Injuries Guideline (“MIG”). The Applicant Ms. Arruda sustained soft tissue and psychological injuries in a motor vehicle accident…
View the post titled New Decision from FSCO Addresses the Minor Injuries GuidelineRecent Decision Affirms Precautionary Principle
In May of this year, the Federal Court released a decision that affirms the importance of the precautionary principle in the management of fisheries. The decision (Morton v Canada (Fisheries and Oceans), 2015 FC 575) comes as a result of a challenge, launched by lawyers at Ecojustice on beha…
View the post titled Recent Decision Affirms Precautionary PrincipleAbsenteeism: When Is It Enough to Warrant Termination?
This issue was addressed in the recent arbitral decision of Humber River Hospital v. Teamsters, 2014 CanLII 50008 (ON LA), where the grievor was employed in the Dietary Department of the hospital and had been for fifteen years. The grievor had a persistent pattern of frequent and unexpected …
View the post titled Absenteeism: When Is It Enough to Warrant Termination?Rouge National Urban Park: bigger, but probably not better
Stephen Harper announced over the weekend that if re-elected, his government will increase its proposed contribution of federal lands towards the creation of the Rouge National Urban Park. The park has been in the works for some time. To comprise a patchwork of both provincial and federal la…
View the post titled Rouge National Urban Park: bigger, but probably not betterEmily Foreman Was Unbelievable – Testimonial
Emily Foreman was unbelievable in helping me through a difficult time in my life. After I was involved in an accident and suffered numerous injuries, I didn’t know what my options were. I was dealing with doctors, physical issues, and the overwhelming emotions involved in knowing my conditio…
View the post titled Emily Foreman Was Unbelievable – TestimonialNew SCC Decision Finds Paid Administrative Suspensions Can Trigger Constructive Dismissals
Most employers are familiar with the most common changes to employment contracts that can trigger a constructive dismissal: changing pay, hours, demotions, duties, work location, etc. However, in the March 2015 decision of Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, the Supreme Co…
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