Don’t forget to review your Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs!
It has now been almost 1 year since Bill 168 came into force on June 15, 2010 and, as such, it is time to review and, if necessary, revise your workplace violence and harassment policies and programs. If you recall, Bill 168 amended Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, thereby imposing significant additional obligations on...
Continue reading the post titled Don’t forget to review your Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs!GHG reductions: are we getting better?
The federal government has quietly admitted that its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction efforts are having little effect. The Harper Conservatives won’t comply with the action plan portion of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, 2007 , but they do file the reports to Parliament that the KPIA requires. As a result, they have been forced...
Continue reading the post titled GHG reductions: are we getting better?Drummond report: doing more with less
The Ministry of the Environment will have to do less, charge more and become much more efficient in a time of government constraint, according to today’s Drummond Report:
Continue reading the post titled Drummond report: doing more with lessSpring Roundup of citizen scientists
One way to make the impact of climate change more real is to participate in gathering scientific data about it. Everyone (including children) can participate in NatureWatch, a series of volunteer monitoring programs sponsored by the Environment Canada, Nature Canada, the Trillium Foundation, Ontario Parks, among others. By providing data that fills geographical gaps in...
Continue reading the post titled Spring Roundup of citizen scientistsCanada’s Anti-Spam Laws Enhance Consumer Protection and Provide Compensation for Improper Electronic Activities
(Note: There have been changes to the legislature since this article was published. Please go here for an update.) The laws of Canada protect consumers and computer users against improper commercial electronic activities. If you are a Canadian consumer who uses a computer or goes on the internet to research and purchase consumer goods or...
Continue reading the post titled Canada’s Anti-Spam Laws Enhance Consumer Protection and Provide Compensation for Improper Electronic ActivitiesBeyond Branco: A Comparison Of Recent Decisions On Insurers’ Bad Faith And Punitive Damages
The recent decision Branco v American Home Assurance Company received a lot of attention for the high damages awarded against an insurer for acting in bad faith. Branco was just one of a series of cases dealing with bad faith damages in Canada over the last year. In this article, Siskinds looks at those cases...
Continue reading the post titled Beyond Branco: A Comparison Of Recent Decisions On Insurers’ Bad Faith And Punitive DamagesWhen is an investigation “appropriate in the circumstances”?
Every investigator has had one of “those” files. Allegations are abundant, historical, and/or about things like “he walked past me once without speaking to me.” Can an investigator refuse to look into allegations if they are ancient? What if they wouldn’t constitute harassment even if they can be proven? So far, the case law has...
Continue reading the post titled When is an investigation “appropriate in the circumstances”?Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rules
Aside from some “tweaks”, not much has changed when it comes to the Ontario’s overtime rules[1] in many years. Why then do I see so much employer non-compliance? Are employers unaware of their overtime rights and responsibilities? Or do they simply choose not to comply and hope no one complains? For those employers into the former category,...
Continue reading the post titled Beyond “9 to 5”: Understanding Ontario’s overtime rulesMOE Director admits that the Northstar directors were not polluters
Our high-stakes case, appealing the imposition of infinite retroactive personal liability on directors for contamination they did not cause, will be heard by the Environmental Review Tribunal starting October 28. Initial witness statements in Baker v Director, Ministry of the Environment were filed September 27, and make fascinating reading.  For example, Jane Glassco, the Ministry Director...
Continue reading the post titled MOE Director admits that the Northstar directors were not pollutersGreen energy and condominiums
Should the Condominium Act be amended to encourage developers to include green energy and energy conservation in condominium projects? This was the subject of a fascinating and passionate exchange between members of the Ontario Bar Association’s Real Property Section, which some of you will enjoy reading: Â Dear Chris, Further to our conference call yesterday...
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