Correcting “public correction”: The Court of Appeal provides further guidance in Baldwin v Imperial Metals Corporation
The public correction of misrepresentations has come to play an increasingly prominent role in decisions for leave to proceed with the statutory case of action for misrepresentation provided to secondary market investors under Part XXIII.1 of the Securities Act. In Baldwin v Imperial Metals Corporation, Chief Justice Strathy, writing for the Court of Appeal, further...
Continue reading the post titled Correcting “public correction”: The Court of Appeal provides further guidance in Baldwin v Imperial Metals CorporationHide and seek with bylaws
The Internet has been an enormous boon to those needing to keep up with municipal bylaws. Instead of the old process of sending a student down to City Hall, now we just access the city’s website. But it turns out that municipalities have as much trouble keeping their websites up-to-date as everybody else. On the...
Continue reading the post titled Hide and seek with bylawsCanada lags US in protecting endangered Sage-Grouse
In July, the US Fish and Wildlife Service launched a website to “communicate the breadth of the ongoing conservation actions underway to support Greater Sage-Grouse and the sage brush habitat the bird and 350 other species need.” The Greater Sage-Grouse website highlights work being done at the federal, state, NGO and individual level. Public affairs...
Continue reading the post titled Canada lags US in protecting endangered Sage-GrouseRepeal of Toxic Reductions Act – Friend or Foe
The Ontario government recently voted in Committee to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act. The removal of Schedule 10 was in response to comments received concerning impacts to farmland, drinking water sources and other natural areas that risked being pressured for development. Schedule 10 proposed to amend the Planning Act (“Act”) to...
Continue reading the post titled Repeal of Toxic Reductions Act – Friend or FoeManitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide ban
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that "Children’s exposures to pesticides should be limited as much as possible.
Continue reading the post titled Manitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide banRDSPs: working with Henson Trusts
Prior to the introduction of the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) in 2008, the most prudent financial planning tool for parents with a child suffering from prolonged and severe disabilities was the Henson trust. RDSPs have not made the Henson trust obsolete; it can be used jointly with the RDSP to optimize the long-term savings...
Continue reading the post titled RDSPs: working with Henson TrustsTwelve FAQ for Wills and Estates
Siskinds’ Will and Estate Lawyers respond to hundreds of calls each year. Here is a list of the questions I am most frequently asked, and my standard responses. How do we find out if there is a will? What happens in an intestacy? When is there a reading of the will? How do I get...
Continue reading the post titled Twelve FAQ for Wills and EstatesEveryone liable for PCB-contaminated oil
A British Columbia used oil company has successfully sued the owner of a PCB transformer, and everyone down a contractual chain, for failing to warn them that the oil was almost pure PCBs. It was awarded $776,033.75.
Continue reading the post titled Everyone liable for PCB-contaminated oilWhat are non-earner benefits?
Non-earner benefits are one of the accident benefits included in a standard automobile insurance policy in Ontario. Employed adults injured in a motor vehicle accident can apply for income replacement benefits, a benefit included in their automobile insurance policy. Historically, those who cannot qualify for income replacement benefits such as students, unemployed, and retired individuals...
Continue reading the post titled What are non-earner benefits?Mine or hauler: Who's responsible for Waste PCB Oil?
In Enviro West Inc. v. Copper Mountain Mining Corp. a waste hauler was hired to remove waste oil from a transformer at a mine. Despite several oral and written warnings, the hauler didn’t realize the oil was heavily contaminated with PCBs. As a result, the hauler mixed the PCBs with other oils, creating extensive PCB contamination...
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