Seeking Compensation for Emotional Distress

 Emotional distress can be a devastating consequence of a personal injury. While physical injuries are often visible and quantifiable, the psychological impact can be just as severe and long-lasting. You may be entitled to compensation if you've experienced emotional distress due to someone else's negligence. The Legal Basis for Claiming

Expert Insights from Edmonton Truck Accident Attorneys

 Behind the Wheel: Insights from an Edmonton Truck Accident Lawyer on Complex Liability Cases Truck accidents can cause serious harm due to their huge size and weight. These cases often become complex, especially if multiple parties are involved in the crash. Due to this reason, it is important to understand

Property Rights Protection

 In the fluctuating landscape of property markets, prioritizing the defense of your Toronto real estate lawyer interests is essential. Here, the specialized knowledge of a lawyer proves indispensable. However, what does leading-edge property protection truly encompass, and how does it benefit both property owners and investors? The Value of Specialist

Education, Information and Democracy

 Fretting about the health of democracy has recently moved from being an esoteric activity of academics to a widespread preoccupation across much of the developed world. We treasure the ideal of democracy for good reason. While there are many forms of democracy, some more direct than others, some more secular

Don’t Leave Your Money Up in the Air! Get AirHelp!

 If you travel enough you start to collect your share of horror stories along with those good memories, souvenirs and photographs. Lost luggage, delayed flights and, one of the most irreplaceable assets, lost time waiting in the airport for updates are all part of the unpredictable nature of travel. Last

Apple really is slowing things down

 Have you ever noticed your iPhone is all of the sudden acting up, or being slow? Conveniently around the time that Apple has released a newer model? It’s not a coincidence—it’s Apple’s strategy, and it’s now gotten them into some trouble. iPhone owners aren’t very happy with Apple, and they’re

5 red flags your new home is being built illegally

 If you are buying a new home, you trust that it will be built properly, safe to live in and have all the features you've selected. But if the home has been built illegally, you could be at risk for construction defects and financial losses. Anyone who wants to build

The Law That Canada Must Change: Wrongfully Imprisoned Sociology Professor Talks Extradition

 After his return from a 3 year and 2 month stint in solitary confinement in France, Professor Hassan Diab’s wrongful imprisonment is raising questions about Canada’s extradition laws. Lebanese-Canadian Professor Hassan Diab returned to Canada this past January after a French court dropped the charges laid against him for his

Will Religious Freedom in Canada Take A Back Seat to Other Charter Rights?

 It is early morning on a chilly November day. The frozen grass crunches under my boots as I make my way across the huge lawn in front of the Supreme Court of Canada. I am on my way to observe the case of Trinity Western University v. the Law Society

The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association Concerned Over Untenable Legal Situation

 By Lieutenant General (Retired) Louis Cuppens, Special Advisor Advocacy, Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association / Feature photo by Andre Gagne The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association, an all veteran organization, is gravely concerned about the current untenable legal situation in which Canadian veterans are trapped. Recently a BC Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling

Ontario Looks to Bolster Laws on Corporate Uniforms

 If your business operates in the retail, travel, event production and/or hospitality industries, or in any other industry that requires employees to wear a uniform, be sure to make note of proposed Ontario legislation that seeks to limit what your company can mandate what its employees must wear as part

WARNING: Your Auto Insurance is Changing, What You Need to Know

 If you are injured in an auto accident, you are entitled to certain statutory accident benefits – commonly referred to as "no fault" benefits – from your insurance company. The Ontario government, working in conjunction with the insurance industry, has radically changed some of these benefits. These changes came into

Physician-assisted Dying Should not be a Substitute for Adequate Care and Supports for People with Mental Health Problems

 The federal government committee looking at physician assisted dying released its long-awaited recommendations recently to much debate. The permissive approach it recommends reflects the spirit of the Supreme Court of Canada declaration that the prohibition of physician assisted dying violates the fundamental human right to make one's own decisions about

A Slice of Equality for All

 Photo Credit: Ashley Buttle Written by Michael Coren Let them eat cake but don’t, whatever you do, actually bake it for them. In May, a Belfast court ruled that a young couple who owned a bakery and refused to make a cake decorated with a pro-gay marriage slogan had broken

The Church and State Debate

 By Michael Coren Oh Mr. Lunney, whatever are you playing at? Long-time Nanaimo MP James Lunney announced recently that he was leaving the Conservatives because he could no longer speak as a Christian while being part of the party caucus. There was, he said, a nasty sense of religious persecution

Take Time for Truth

 By Professor Richard Feist. In his sonnets, Shakespeare pines over the sad fact that the great monuments we build in brass and stone—even the world’s boundless sea—are helpless before the onslaught of time. Time’s terrible hand will “blunt the lion’s paws” and “pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger’s

Five Things Most People Get Wrong About Canada’s Health-Care System

 By Kathleen O’Grady and Noralou Roos A recent court challenge before the British Columbia Supreme Court threatened to change the rules of the game for the Canadian health-care system—should the challenge have made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada and found success there. Dr. Brian Day of the

Public Service Week: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

 Twenty-two years ago, then-MP Marlene Catterall introduced a private member’s bill recognizing the third week of June as National Public Service Week, a week to celebrate the work and achievements of the people who make up the Public Service of Canada. The bill was the idea of the Professional Institute

The Law and You–Law Society Publishes Guide to Legal Information and Services

 Why would an organization that regulates lawyers and paralegals hand out a guide to free legal information and services? Thomas G. Conway, head of The Law Society of Upper Canada, answers this and other questions in the following Q & A: Why did the Law Society produce the guide Handling

Injured? Don’t Wonder if you Need a Lawyer. Ask!

 A Q&A Session with Richard Auger and Brenda Hollingsworth A lot of injured people come into our office for a free consultation and tell us they had been pondering calling in for months before finally making the decision to call. All that wondering…why not act? Q: What can Auger Hollingsworth do for me? A:

Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction”–A New Light Shines on Lasers

 It has been a long time since I last wrote about lasers--one of the most common gadgets in science fiction--but that does not mean scientific interest in these devices has lessened. The opposite is true in fact, with new advances being made in this field on a constant basis. As

Fair Elections start with an independent Commissioner

 Elections law enforcement starts with a strong Commissioner, who has the independent authority to investigate offences. The Fair Elections Act empowers law enforcement by giving him sharper teeth, a longer reach and a freer hand. Sharper teeth means tougher penalties for existing offences which has received broad support from parliamentarians,

Problems in the Workplace: Sometimes a Wrong can Lead to a Right

 When employees have workplace problems, they often feel powerless or have a sense of isolation as they try to work through their difficulties. They may not know there are ways to deal with problems. Here are a few examples. The subject of workplace bullying, violence and harassment has been in