Canada announces funding for early-stage companies
This article was updated on April 28, 2020 to reflect additional information regarding the Innovation Assistance Programย administered through Industrial Research Assistance Program of the National Research Council of Canada, including the window for submitting applications. As of April 28, 2020, additional information about the other support programs covered in this article was not available. On...
Continue reading the post titled Canada announces funding for early-stage companiesReady to Roll โ Trailer Insurance Basics for the Open Road
Introduction With the arrival of vacation, cottage and horse show season in Southwestern Ontario, this may be a good time for you to review your insurance policies with your broker. This guide will provide you with a primer on what you need to consider when purchasing an insurance policy for items that you tow; whether...
Continue reading the post titled Ready to Roll โ Trailer Insurance Basics for the Open RoadFirst 20 years of NAFTA: have any comments?
January 2014 will mark 20 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its environmental side agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). To celebrate, the Commission on Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) is collecting information and comments on the first 20 years, for use in a 20th anniversary...
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Polybutylene Pipe Defective plastic pipes (polybutylene pipe) used in plumbing and radiant heating Siskinds is involved in an effort to seek compensation for individuals throughout Canada who have Polybutylene plumbing and/or heating systems. The problems pertain to a type of piping material which could leak and cause major problems in a home’s plumbing and radiant...
Continue reading the post titled Polybutylene PipeImmigration Law
Canadian immigration policies change and evolve rapidly. We provide seamless support to you and your family members with various immigration matters.
Continue reading the post titled Immigration LawSocial Cost of Carbon
How much should we spend reducing carbon emissions? What will the cost be if we donโt? US federal lawmakers are required to consider the โsocial cost of carbonโ when issuing significant rules, as part of their overall cost/benefit analysis. But how do they calculate it?
Continue reading the post titled Social Cost of CarbonAustralian Parliament Senate rejects anti-wind bill, notes nocebo effect
An anti-wind nocebo response is developing, caused by the reproduction and dissemination of claims about adverse health impacts โ claims not grounded in the peer-reviewed literature
Continue reading the post titled Australian Parliament Senate rejects anti-wind bill, notes nocebo effectStrong evidence from Australia: wind health complaints contagious nocebo effects
Donโt believe the hype about windmills and health. As it turns out, listening to it just might make you sick.
Continue reading the post titled Strong evidence from Australia: wind health complaints contagious nocebo effectsA Case Study in the Protection of Class Membersโ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools Survivors
In Canada, class actions are supervised closely by the courts, which are obligated to protect the rights of absent class members.ย Accordingly, all of the major steps in class actions litigation require court approval.ย If there are questions about the conduct of a class action, affected parties are able to seek directions from the court.ย The following is...
Continue reading the post titled A Case Study in the Protection of Class Membersโ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools SurvivorsHealth, wind, science, and our sad federal priorities
Since Ontario regulations already require mitigation if noise is predicted to exceed 40 dBA at sensitive receptors, will it help to spend two years proving that there ought to be mitigation at 45 dBA?
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