Ontario Moving Towards Ban on Cosmetic Use of Pesticides
Following the lead blazed by the City of Toronto and other municipalities, the Ontario government has promised to adopt “New legislation [to] ban the cosmetic use of pesticides in cities and towns.” Now, until February 17, 2008, it is seeking public comments on how the ban should work. Despite its promises that agriculture, forests, golf...
Continue reading the post titled Ontario Moving Towards Ban on Cosmetic Use of PesticidesThe Honey Wagon Blues
Several years ago, the Ministry of the Environment announced, with great fanfare, that it was banning the spreading of untreated septage (human waste from septic tanks, holding tanks and portable toilets). Unfortunately, it proved easier to announce the ban than to find disposal sites for all of Ontario’s septage. Many municipal sewage treatment plants are...
Continue reading the post titled The Honey Wagon BluesSchool’s out: Play it safe in summer
The solstice was last week, summer is here!!! That also means that School ends, and Summer Activities begin. Now, our pools, parks, patios and more are open and ready for enjoyment and gatherings. The increase of outdoor activities means more fun to be had, but also should mean a heightened awareness of best safety practices...
Continue reading the post titled School’s out: Play it safe in summerThanks to our visitors
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Continue reading the post titled Thanks to our visitorsRemoving a Court-Appointed Guardian in Ontario
Previous articles have discussed powers of attorney and guardianships and the duties and obligations of attorneys and guardians. But what can be done when a family member of the incapable person feels that the guardian or attorney is not acting appropriately? Occasionally, supportive friends or family members may have concerns about the actions taken by...
Continue reading the post titled Removing a Court-Appointed Guardian in OntarioRecent Developments in Securities Class Actions: Pre-Certification Jurisdictional Challenges
Today, capital markets are essentially borderless. Stock exchanges with physical trading floors have become an anachronism. Electronic transactions are the norm. With the click of a button, Canadian investors can buy and sell securities of foreign companies on foreign stock exchanges. But what happens when a Canadian investor loses money on their investment because the...
Continue reading the post titled Recent Developments in Securities Class Actions: Pre-Certification Jurisdictional ChallengesSecurities regulators target Poloniex, an unregistered cryptocurrency exchange
Canadian regulators have escalated their confrontation with unregistered Crypto-Platforms.1 On May 25, 2021, the OSC issued a Notice of Hearing and Statement of Allegations2 accusing Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., a Crypto-Platform operating under the name Poloniex, of registration and disclosure violations. The confrontation is unsurprising to those reading the regulatory tea leaves. In a press release...
Continue reading the post titled Securities regulators target Poloniex, an unregistered cryptocurrency exchangeIs it even a pilot project 24 years later?: The case for mandatory mediation across Ontario
Lawyers practicing any form of litigation know that mediation can be a client’s best friend. It’s an efficient, effective, and fair mechanism to resolve clients’ differences in a timely way. In 1999, the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program established a pilot project to test the advantages of mediation by making it mandatory for most civil litigation...
Continue reading the post titled Is it even a pilot project 24 years later?: The case for mandatory mediation across OntarioRetrial: lower fines for environmental consultant
In 2011, we wrote about the record $161,000 in fines imposed upon an environmental consultant and his company. In addition, $40,500 in fines were imposed on their clients, Mr. James Sinclair and his company Sinclair Landing, owner of a contaminated site. Following an appeal and retrial, the fines imposed on geo-environmental firm Bruce A. Brown Associates...
Continue reading the post titled Retrial: lower fines for environmental consultantEnvironmental Tribunal rejects two more anti-wind appeals
The Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal has rejected two more anti-wind appeals, Cham Shan Temple v. Director, Ministry of the Environment (13-140) and County of Lambton v. Director, Ministry of the Environment (14-065). Citing the Divisional Court decisions in Dixon v Director, the Tribunal upheld the renewable energy approvals granted by the Ministry of the Environment to the 10 MW wpd Sumac Ridge...
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