Divided Case Law – Are Duties to Negotiate in Good Faith Unenforceable? #CDNLaw #litigation #onca
Provisions requiring parties to negotiate in good faith are pervasive. But Justice Pattillo of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently ruled that requirements to negotiate in good faith – … Continue reading
We Need Government-to-Government Relations to Address Ontario-First Nations Dysfunction: Inquiry Report #idlenomore
The relationship between Ontario’s justice system and Aboriginal peoples in this province is dysfunctional, according to the Honourable Frank Iacobucci in his report released late last month: First Nations Representation … Continue reading
The Right to Gripe: Sarah Thomson and #buttgate
Of course the whole thing has been blown out of proportion. But for Ford’s newsworthiness and Friday being a slow news day, people would not normally have paid this … Continue reading
#SCC Fails to See #HateSpeech is Everyday Speech
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled it is constitutionally permissible for provinces to penalize hate speech. I am uncomfortable when our government regulates morality. I thought we had learned … Continue reading
#Metrolinx asks Court to Strike Clean Train’s Submissions – and to Award it Costs
Clean Train Coalition is seeking the court’s permission to appeal a decision against it. In November, the Divisional Court held the Coalition had no right to seek review of the … Continue reading
Basic Contract Principles Revisited #law #CDNlaw #litigation
Here’s a helpful decision reported in the Ontario Reports this week: 2195002 Ontario Inc. v. Tribute Resources Inc., 2012 ONSC 5412, at http://digital.ontarioreports.ca/ontarioreports/20130215#pg158 Starting at paragraph 24, Rady, J. canvasses … Continue reading
Reblogging: A Good Post on Mistakes to Avoid When New to Twitter
http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/eight-common-mistakes-nonprofits-make-when-they-first-join-twitter/ This seems like really good advice. I personally don’t follow all the suggestions for either my own Twitter activity – nor a non-profit organization for which I tweet. Perhaps … Continue reading
How to Keep Your #Legal Bills Low #CDNlaw
It’s a common refrain: your lawyer’s bill is too high. Less often discussed is how clients can avoid common (and understandable) behaviours that tend to drive up legal fees. Lawyers … Continue reading
#Institute2013 Highlights: Justice Harry LaForme Discusses #IdleNoMore at the OBA Aboriginal Law Program
At the OBA Aboriginal Law Program at Institute 2013, Justice Harry LaForme presented provocative views on resetting the Canadian-Aboriginal relationship and argued the Idle No More movement “has it right”. … Continue reading
#ToPoli #OnPoli MPP Tabuns and Former Deputy Premier Smitherman Discuss Ontario Energy Policy and the Way to a Renewable Future
George Smitherman and Peter Tabuns presented provocative views on energy policy in Ontario at a panel discussion hosted by the Climate Change Lawyers Network on Monday evening at WeirFoulds LLP.They … Continue reading
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