Wood fires, soot and climate change
Soot (black carbon) is not a greenhouse gas, but it is carbon’s accomplice in global warming.
Continue reading the post titled Wood fires, soot and climate changeConsent of Minors to Medical Treatment
The basis for the requirement of consent is found in the common law and in legislation in several provinces1 including Ontario. Interestingly, consent and capacity legislation varies among the provinces such that there are differences among the provinces as to the requirements and conditions for obtaining consent. Two general requirements and conditions for obtaining consent...
Continue reading the post titled Consent of Minors to Medical TreatmentThe Samsung agreement and access to the grid
The most troubling aspect of the Samsung deal (beside the price) is its impact on the availability of transmission for other renewable energy generators.
Continue reading the post titled The Samsung agreement and access to the gridEmojis can now amount to a contractual agreement
Back in January 2023 in our blog post, “How do I know if I have formed a contract?”, we discussed how emojis can indicate an intention to enter into a contract. Briefly, we discussed the case in Israel called Dahan v Haim, where a judge ruled that a prospective tenant sending text messages containing several...
Continue reading the post titled Emojis can now amount to a contractual agreementInjuries sustained in the course of work: WSIB vs personal injury lawsuit
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) system and a personal injury lawsuit are two paths to compensate individuals who sustained injuries as a result of an accident. However, these two systems do not coexist; an individual can have access to only one of them at a time. In some situations, it is clear which...
Continue reading the post titled Injuries sustained in the course of work: WSIB vs personal injury lawsuitPrivacy pulse: CrowdStrike’s costly software update, PC Optimum investigation, and Google’s database leak
The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. For July, we have many updates to share from a global IT outage, massive privacy settlements in the US and Google ending its...
Continue reading the post titled Privacy pulse: CrowdStrike’s costly software update, PC Optimum investigation, and Google’s database leakImpact of Tim Hortons’ deal on franchisees remains to be seen
Siskinds partner Peter Dillon wrote an article for Advocatedaily.com regarding the recently proposed Burger King – Tim Horton’s transaction and the potential impact it could have on franchisees.Full article, published on AdvocateDaily below. We’ve all heard the axioms that “nothing succeeds like success,” or “it takes money to make money.” In a world that is becoming...
Continue reading the post titled Impact of Tim Hortons’ deal on franchisees remains to be seenMore on Drugs in Drinking Water
Are tiny levels of drugs in bottled or tap water a health risk? We just don't know.
Continue reading the post titled More on Drugs in Drinking WaterWho’s got BPA, and so what?
What are Canadians made of? Not snakes and snails and puppy-dog tails, or even sugar and spice, as the children’s rhyme goes. Try lead and bisphenol-A (BPA).
Continue reading the post titled Who’s got BPA, and so what?What are your environmental rights in Ontario? An overview of the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, S.O. 1993, c 28
Is there a right to a healthful environment in Ontario? Who has that right and what does it entail? Does the public have any say in the government’s ability to make environmentally significant decisions? These questions are the subject of longstanding and ongoing debates in Canadian environmental law. While no Canadian court has recognized constitutional...
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