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Published on: 6 Nov 2009 By (Dianne Saxe)

Greenhouse gas reporting

The US EPA has published its final rule on greenhouse gas reporting for 31 American industrial sectors; see theย Federal Register (www.regulations.gov) under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508-2278.ย  The rule will be effective December 29, 2009. ย EPA is still considering reporting rules for the remaining source categories. This increases the pressure on Ontario to get on with...

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Published on: 20 Aug 2012 By

Does your home renovation make you a โ€œconstructorโ€? Believe me, you need to know!

How often have you undertaken a home renovation project yourself?ย You might have hired out the more skilled aspects โ€“ maybe an electrician, a plumber, or a drywall taper (we all know โ€œa guyโ€, donโ€™t we?).ย Youโ€™re perfectly capable of overseeing the project generally; thereโ€™s no need to hire a general contractor just to finish a basement...

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Published on: 22 Dec 2010 By

The International Handbook On Private Enforcement of Competition Law

Partner Charles Wright with the Class Actions Department authors a chapter in the newly released American Antitrust Instituteโ€™s The International Handbook On Private Enforcement of Competition Law published by Edward Elgar Publishing.ย ย  Click the followingย link to visit the publisherโ€™s website to order at http://www.e-elgar.com/Bookentry_Main.lasso?id=13782.ย ย ย 

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Published on: 14 Aug 2014 By

Non-competition clauses can be more damaging than just being unreliable

Over the last decade or so, Canadian courts have become increasingly unwilling to enforce non-competition clauses in employment contracts, except in limited exceptional circumstances. Despite this, some employers continue to keep them included in their contracts of employment either because they are using template contracts that have not received timely legal updating, or feel that...

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Published on: 29 Apr 2013 By

Understanding Environmental Regulation Structure in Canada

In this blog post Paula reviews the statutory regime in Ontario and outlines strict liability offences and its impact on companies. Understanding your environmental obligations and responsibilities can be a confusing and a daunting task.ย There are multiple government departments involved with overlapping jurisdictions and each having its own set of laws, regulations, policies, directives and...

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Published on: 6 Jan 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

New brownfields rules

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has quietly adopted sweeping changes to the regulation of brownfields and other contaminated sites. Some of the changes were extensively reviewed with stakeholders during the past three years; others were surprises: See the 87 pages of Regulation 511/09 at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_040153_e.htm. The most important change will be the new standards...

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Published on: 14 Jan 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

Paul Ekins and green taxes

Prof John Ekins told a packed house today that wetern economies have to improve the productivity of carbon by a factor of 10 by mid century. Every knowledgeable person knows that depends on pricing carbon. Prof Ekins cites numerous studies that green tax shifts can also produce the necessay carbon reductions with higher employment and...

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Published on: 15 Mar 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

Why do new fuel tanks leak?

New fuel tanks leak because our safety standards are too lax, according to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In Muskoka Fuels v Hassan Steel Fabricators, the plaintiff petroleum distributor purchased a fuel tank manufactured by Hassan. ย Diesel oil leaked from the tank into a bog less than 5 months after installation. ย ย The tank had...

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