Ozempic for weight loss? Know the risks of off-label prescriptions
Ozempic (semaglutide) is a prescription drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes that has become one of the most in-demand medications in North America in recent years. Demand for Ozempic, which is manufactured by Novo Nordisk, has driven shortages in the United States. Health Canada observed a significant surge in demand for the drug in 2023, prompting...
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Continue reading the post titled Business Law$750,000 Fine for Killing Migratory Birds
On November 5, 2015 Canaport LNG Limited Partnership plead guilty to charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the Species at Risk Act and was ordered to pay a total penalty of $750,000 by the New Brunswick Provincial court. The investigation conducted by Environment Canada into the incident disclosed that in September 2013...
Continue reading the post titled $750,000 Fine for Killing Migratory BirdsOpen for Business- new rules for approvals
Bill 68, the Open for Business Act, has received Royal Assent. Schedule 7 of the Act makes major changes to a range of Ministry of the Environment statutes. Most will be phased in over time. For example, the Environmental Protection Act has received major amendments. A new Permit by Rule approval system should eventually slash delays in...
Continue reading the post titled Open for Business- new rules for approvalsOntario Environmental Review Tribunal Upholds Another Wind Turbine Approval
On January 4th, 2019, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (“Tribunal” or “ERT”) issued another decision in the long list of dismissed appeals of wind turbine approvals (“Renewable Energy Approvals” or “REAs”). The crux of the 143 page decision in Concerned Citizens of North Stormont v. Ontario (Environment, Conservation and Parks), 2019 CanLII 287 (ON ERT)...
Continue reading the post titled Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal Upholds Another Wind Turbine ApprovalGreat Lakes Protection Act: public hearings and comments
We have blogged previously about Bill 66, the re-(re)introduction of the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act. This is the third time that the Ontario government has introduced a Bill of this nature to the Legislature. Previous versions of the proposed act (specifically, Bill 100, introduced in June 2012, and Bill 6, introduced in February 2013) died...
Continue reading the post titled Great Lakes Protection Act: public hearings and commentsWhat is a “Reasonable” Time to Test Brain Impairment Following a Motor Vehicle Accident?
A Review of F.S.C.O.’s recent decision in Security National Insurance Co./ Monnex Insurance Management Inc. v. Hodges At issue in Hodges, was whether the injured person had sustained an injury properly classified as catastrophic pursuant to section 2(1.2)(e)(i) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“SABS”).1 Also at issue was whether Mr. Hodges’ GCS score, taken on...
Continue reading the post titled What is a “Reasonable” Time to Test Brain Impairment Following a Motor Vehicle Accident?Canadian Cook IVC Settlement now open to claims
On July 5th, 2024, a claims filing process became open to Canadians to apply for compensation for injuries suffered following the implant of certain IVC (inferior vena cava) filters—medical devices designed to trap blood clots passing through the IVC, the body’s largest vein. The claims process will give Canadians the chance to apply to have...
Continue reading the post titled Canadian Cook IVC Settlement now open to claimsWhat exactly is Canada doing about the protection of our environment?
The Federal Government is required under the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c.33 (“Act”[1]) to provide Canadians with a strategy as directed by the precautionary principle. The precautionary principle is defined in section 2 of the FSDA, for implementing any thing, action or process to develop, improve and protect our environment of threats of...
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