Video Testimonial – Rear End Collision
A rear-end collision that seemed relatively minor, turned into a permanent issue, a spinal disc herniation, for the person who was hit. After interviewing several lawyers, this person chose Jim Virtue and Rasha El-Tawil, who ensured he had a strong legal outcome. He tells his story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZp-YlTOE9E&feature=youtu.be
Continue reading the post titled Video Testimonial – Rear End CollisionChris Collins comments on G&M article regarding independent medical examinations
Don’t accept insurer’s examinations without question: “Doctors are taking in millions of dollars a year by putting their names to accident injury reports for the insurance industry. Some of these reports unfairly discredit injury claims, leaving victims intimidated and exhausted.” Thanks to the Globe and Mail for shining the light on the abusive nature of...
Continue reading the post titled Chris Collins comments on G&M article regarding independent medical examinationsGuardianship Applications under the Children’s Law Reform Act
A minor is considered to be a person under the age of eighteen years. In Ontario, a parent is automatically the guardian of the person of his or her minor child.[1] However, a parent is not automatically the guardian of property of his or her minor child.[2] In certain circumstances, a parent can receive the...
Continue reading the post titled Guardianship Applications under the Children’s Law Reform ActSome Ontario action on nine endangered species
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is taking another small step towards doing something for nine endangered species. Recovery “strategies” have been announced; now the government has to say what they will actually do to implement them.
Continue reading the post titled Some Ontario action on nine endangered speciesA film that is worth your time
Congratulations to Canadian filmmaker, Rob Stewart, for his moving and urgent film, Revolution. Click here for the trailer. It is focused on the fast -moving threat of ocean acidification, and features spectacular underwater photography. The film came out in the spring, but I did not have a chance to see it until this weekend. Mr. Stewart...
Continue reading the post titled A film that is worth your timeGoodbye 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...
Continue reading the post titled Goodbye to Nanticoke, and all that coalRegulatory tweak on export controls
The federal government has tweaked the regulations it uses, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999), to control which polluting substances can be exported from Canada. The new rules reduce redundancy, and add in Canada’s obligations under the Stockholm Convention. The old Export Control List Notification Regulations (ECLNR), SOR/2000-108 have been repealed. In their place, the Export of Substances...
Continue reading the post titled Regulatory tweak on export controlsRecords of Site Condition – common problems
Records of Site Condition are the regulatory documents used in Ontario to confirm whether a potentially or actually contaminated site meets acceptable standards for a particular land-use, under the Environmental Protection Act and O.Reg. 153/04. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has issued a Records of Site Condition-Getting them right, a list of the most common...
Continue reading the post titled Records of Site Condition – common problemsHunting Convictions for Shooting Decoys
A conservation officer saw two individuals sitting in their truck strategically located in order to observe the decoys with binoculars. The conservation officers placed the stationary moose decoys along the travelled portion of a maintained and travelled forest resource access corridor. After a period of time, one of the individuals got out of the truck and...
Continue reading the post titled Hunting Convictions for Shooting DecoysCanada to Invest $44.84 Million Towards the Great Lakes Protection Initiative
The International Joint Commission (“IJC”) is a binational organization created under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. The purpose of the IJC is to prevent and resolve disputes relating to the use and quality of boundary waters. The IJC recognizes that each country is affected by the other’s actions as it relates to the watersheds...
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