Drinking water standards getting a little tighter
Health Canada has released its new Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, prepared by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water (CDW).[1] This replaces the existing 1996 edition. Bottom line: the numbers are a little stricter than 15 years ago.
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Pay for use or flat rates? Flat rates are often popular, but they are poor public policy. Flat rates encourage waste. Flat rates discourage conservation of water and energy, and devalue their importance. Flat rates make conscientious citizens pay for the bad habits of wasteful neighbours. And flat rates are generally too low to pay...
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Nature's right to exist an astonishing new legal right.
Continue reading the post titled Environmental Rights EnshrinedClimate Change Alters Municipal Role and Responsibilities
“[By] covering a ground plot with buildings and pavements, which carry off most of the rain and prevent its soaking into the Earth and renewing and purifying the Springs … the water of wells must gradually grow worse, and in time be unfit for use as I find has happened in all old cities. Benjamin...
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Unless you buy direct from a farmer, how do you know which food is Canadian? Is it enough to see Canada or a maple leaf on the label?
Continue reading the post titled How Canadian is our food?Discovery Air Inc.
Siskinds LLP, Kalloghlian Myers LLP, and Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP are co-counsel to the plaintiff in a class action filed against Discovery Air Inc. (“Discovery”), certain of its directors and officers, Clairvest Group Inc. and others. The action is brought on behalf of the holders of Discovery’s 8.375% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures and seeks,...
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The class action alleged that XL Foods Inc. negligently produced certain beef products processed at its Brooks, Alberta facility. Specifically, the claim alleged that XL Foods Inc. was negligent in the design and implementation of control, sampling and testing procedures, and that, upon discovering the possible E. coli contamination, XL Foods Inc. was negligent in...
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Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is an anti-coagulant (blood thinner) manufactured by Bayer and approved for use in Canada. Xarelto is prescribed to treat or prevent conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, as well as atrial fibrillation and sometimes following certain surgeries to prevent strokes that can occur as a result of blood clots. Xarelto and...
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In April 2011, a class action was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in relation to the take-over bid for the securities of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation completed in February of 2011. Siskinds LLP represents the Class. The class action alleged that the documents provided to Baffinland’s securityholders in respect of the take-over...
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** START OF THE CLAIM PERIOD ** On October 19, 2018, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated to Siskinds LLP, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Arctic Cat inc., Arctic Cat Sales, inc., Textron inc., Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha Moteur du Canada ltée, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (“the Defendants”) The...
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