Municipal responsibility for cycling safety
As the number of cyclists increases, what must municipalities do to keep them safe?
Continue reading the post titled Municipal responsibility for cycling safetyWood fires, soot and climate change
Soot (black carbon) is not a greenhouse gas, but it is carbon’s accomplice in global warming.
Continue reading the post titled Wood fires, soot and climate changeOff shore wind lawsuit
Before the election, the McGuinty government put a moratorium on offshore wind projects, claiming that further research was needed. Now, one of the companies that planned to build an off-shore wind farm in Lake Ontario is suing for compensation.
Continue reading the post titled Off shore wind lawsuitThree questions for PLCs
Here are three key questions that could improve the functioning of any Public Liaison Committee about a controversial facility. PLCs often get bogged down in attack and defence, with the facility operator trying to defend itself by controlling information, and aggrieved neighbours trying to get louder in the hope of being heard. I think a...
Continue reading the post titled Three questions for PLCsRed tape, green economy?
Some federal Conservatives are reportedly interested in finding “red tape obstacles to a green economy”. At one level, this is good news; I’m glad to hear of any government trying to build a green economy. The International Energy Agency issued an extraordinarily bleak report last week about the continuing growth in infrastructure for a fossil...
Continue reading the post titled Red tape, green economy?Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – Video
Franchise lawyer Peter Dillon, spoke recently with AdvocateDaily.com and says that the courts tend to give franchisees a get out of jail free card due to the emphasis placed upon disclosure at the time of purchase. Click here to view the video.
Continue reading the post titled Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – VideoHow do I get my RDSP money?
The Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) is a government assisted savings vehicle introduced in the 2007 Federal Budget. The plan is available for individuals that qualify for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and is intended to help ensure the financial security of an individual with a severe disability when parents and grandparents are no longer...
Continue reading the post titled How do I get my RDSP money?California GHG trading system
California’s Air Resources Board has approved a greenhouse gas emission trading regulation.
Continue reading the post titled California GHG trading systemHow toxic is your home?
A new environmental health guide for consumers is now available from Health Canada: Hazardcheck. The guide provides good, basic safety information about keeping a home safe, including how to read labels on household chemical products, and the importance of adequate ventilation.
Continue reading the post titled How toxic is your home?It’ll never happen to us: Union avoidance in the age of COVID-19
Union organizing campaigns can start in several different ways, however many find at their root a feeling among employees of unfair or unequal treatment by their employer. Sometimes the friction point is pay and benefits, other times it is entitlement to a benefit or advantage that others may receive in comparable workplaces. Today, employees are...
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