Election Day and employers: Legal obligations you can’t ignore
As Canadians gear up to cast their ballots in the upcoming federal general election on Monday, April 28, 2025, it is important for employers across Canada to understand their legal obligations to employees when it comes giving them time off to vote. What are an employer’s obligations on Election Day? The Canada Elections Act mandates...
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In Bhasin v Hrynew, the Supreme Court of Canada made a significant ruling regarding the duty of good faith in contract relationships. This will provide guidance to an area of Canadian law described as “piecemeal, unsettled and unclear.”. In this article, Cole Vegso provides a brief explanation of the decision and considers some of the...
Continue reading the post titled Contracts and the doctrine of good faith – A New EraNew hope for brain injuries: Pituitary gland testing
At a medical conference I attended a few years ago, I recall one of the guest speakers said the only cure for a brain injury is avoidance. He of course was referring to the school of thought that for the most part, neurons don’t recover after a brain injury. While that may be open to...
Continue reading the post titled New hope for brain injuries: Pituitary gland testingErickson decision: wind turbines can be built in Ontario
The debate should not be simplified to one about whether wind turbines can cause harm to humans. The evidence presented to the Tribunal demonstrates that they can, if facilities are placed too close to residents. The debate has now evolved to one of degree. The question that should be asked is: What protections, such as permissible noise levels or setback distances, are appropriate to protect human health?
Continue reading the post titled Erickson decision: wind turbines can be built in OntarioDivisional Court rejects anti-wind constitutional claim
Special Environmental Protection Act rules for approval of renewable energy projects, including wind farms, do not contravene the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Continue reading the post titled Divisional Court rejects anti-wind constitutional claimBanman v Ontario, the preferable procedure requirement, and institutional abuse litigation
The first stage of a class proceeding is the certification stage. Certification is a procedural step, the purpose of which is to screen out cases that are not appropriate to be dealt with on a class-wide basis. In Ontario, an action is certified if it passes the five-step test outlined in section 5 of the...
Continue reading the post titled Banman v Ontario, the preferable procedure requirement, and institutional abuse litigationGoodbye to Nanticoke, and all that coal
January 8 marked the last day of operation of the Nanticoke Generating Station, the last operating coal-fired electrical generating facility in southern Ontario. This latest shut down will help mark 2014 as the year Ontario will become a coal-free jurisdiction. Nanticoke was once the worst air polluter in Canada, and closing it is one of...
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Noise is one of the classic irritants that drives neighbours crazy.
Continue reading the post titled Regulation of noiseWill mandatory vaccination policies be enforceable in unionized workplaces?
Employers across the world are discussing the risks and merits of imposing mandatory vaccination policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While there is still no certainty about the enforceability of these policies, decisions from labour arbitrators give us some idea of the principles to be applied in unionized workplaces. My colleague, Jennifer Costin has...
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