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Dec 19, 2011

Uncontrolled spending

It’s safe to say Greater Sudbury is the only municipality in Ontario that allows its elected officials to direct taxpayers’ money to their employers, friends and associates…

Dec 15, 2011

Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa

The movement to have cities ban shark fin products experienced a setback Wednesday as Mississauga councillors repealed the ban they passed in October.

Dec 9, 2011

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

A levy of about $4 per customer on hydro bills to cover the cost of conservation programs is legally justified, the Ontario Energy Board has ruled. The…

Nov 26, 2011

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

Is it time to tear down the St. Lawrence Centre and replace it with a better arts complex? That is one of the more startling possibilities presented…

Nov 24, 2011

Ontario energy critic demands to know cost of partially constructed Mississauga gas power plant

Partner Glenn W. Ackerley is quoted in this article on the implications regarding the recently-cancelled construction project on a gas-generated electrical power station west of Toronto.

Nov 19, 2011

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

A black sign with orange letters covering the boarded-up entrance to a quaint, if lonely, clapboard house screams: Private Property No Trespassing. Next door, there is an…

Nov 18, 2011

Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes

Ontario denies rail transit has been put at risk after one in three municipal councillors backed out of the largest public works project undertaken here.

Nov 17, 2011

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

The Newfoundland and Labrador government argued in the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that AbitibiBowater should pay for an environmental mess left behind when it closed its…

Nov 9, 2011

Occupy Toronto ready to resist eviction; City has yet to move, but sympathetic church co-owns St. James Park

Police crackdowns, court injunctions and warnings: around the world, the Occupy movement is being pushed and it is being shoved.

Nov 7, 2011

LSUC extends the Justicia; But not everyone agrees with the project

Since the project began in 2008, more than 55 large- and medium-sized firms across Ontario have signed up to work with the project. Through it, the LSUC…

LSUC treasurer gets $67K boost; Next year’s honorarium will approach premier’s pay

Despite uncertain economic times, the Law Society of Upper Canada has approved a $67,000 increase to the treasurer’s honorarium.

Nov 1, 2011

A primer on investing in Canada for emerging markets

Senior Associate Rajeev Dewan is quoted in this article on Canada becoming a more attractive place for foreign companies.

Oct 20, 2011

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

The Town of Meaford attracted the ire of the court by wading into a private property dispute between neighbours and spending significant public resources after doing so…

Oct 16, 2011

If these walls could talk, they’d tell a historic tale

Classic Cabbagetown Victorian is a historic home without a history.

Oct 15, 2011

Pay up, Toronto tells Mammoliti

The City of Toronto retains outside lawyer to assist in its efforts to collect cost of Mammoliti’s defence against challenge to his 2006 election campaign expenses.

Holyday racks up $125K bill to prove point

Battle by Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday to recover legal costs of Mammoliti and Heaps ends in precedent-setting decision by divisional court.

Ford family firms gave mayor’s campaign a break on late payment fees

Toronto Council’s code of conduct does not deal specifically with expenses related to compliance audits.

Oct 14, 2011

Toronto poised to ban shark fin sale; Licensing committee endorses veto

A proposed by-law would impose steep fines on the sale, consumption or possession of shark fin.

Oct 13, 2011

Mississauga bans shark fin products

Mississauga councillors unanimously adopted a by-law banning the possession and sale of shark fin products in the city.

Help save the sharks

Cities are taking action by banning the sale of shark fins.

Legal opinions back fin ban

Toronto councillors pushing for a citywide ban of shark fin.

Shark fin products banned

The City of Mississauga has banned shark fin products.

Oct 11, 2011

Building plan appears destined for OMB

Proposal for apartment building development in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue area.

Oct 1, 2011

The Long and Winding P3 Road

Partners Brad McLellan and Dan Ferguson discuss the P3 process. Partners Glenn Ackerley, Lisa Borsook, Brad McLellan and Robert Warren are named in Lexpert® ranking as Leading…

Sep 23, 2011

OMB official plan pre-hearing adjourned to December

Richmond Hill official plan open for appeal. Second pre-hearing meeting scheduled for December 9.

Aug 22, 2011

Crombie broke election rules?

Former Mississauga MP could be the subject of a Municipal Elections Act investigation.

Aug 20, 2011

Polling exposes Elections Act hole: expert; Gauged popularity; ‘You want to go in so you can win’: Mississauga MP

Did former Mississauga-area Liberal MP Bonnie Crombie violate elections law?

Jul 14, 2011

“Disappointment” as Ontario Energy Board rejects $45 million in proposed conservation programs

Ontario Energy Board has pulled the plug on $45 million worth of energy conservation programs proposed by Toronto Hydro.

Jun 27, 2011

Golf courses lining up for tax refunds

New assessment framework has resolved appeals at 245 facilities.

Toronto reconsiders ‘infamous’ zoning bylaw

Toronto reconsidering comprehensive zoning bylaw after OMB faces more than 600 appeals.

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Uncontrolled spending

Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

Occupy Toronto ready to resist eviction; City has yet to move, but sympathetic church co-owns St. James Park

LSUC extends the Justicia; But not everyone agrees with the project

LSUC treasurer gets $67K boost; Next year’s honorarium will approach premier’s pay

A primer on investing in Canada for emerging markets

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

If these walls could talk, they’d tell a historic tale

Holyday racks up $125K bill to prove point

Ford family firms gave mayor’s campaign a break on late payment fees

Toronto poised to ban shark fin sale; Licensing committee endorses veto

Mississauga bans shark fin products

Help save the sharks

Legal opinions back fin ban

Shark fin products banned

Building plan appears destined for OMB

OMB official plan pre-hearing adjourned to December

Crombie broke election rules?

Polling exposes Elections Act hole: expert; Gauged popularity; ‘You want to go in so you can win’: Mississauga MP

“Disappointment” as Ontario Energy Board rejects $45 million in proposed conservation programs

Golf courses lining up for tax refunds

Toronto reconsiders ‘infamous’ zoning bylaw

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Uncontrolled spending

Backtrack on shark fin ban; Mississauga votes to repeal its ban, at least temporarily, before talks with Ottawa

Energy board rules $53M hydro levy legal; Charge to cover costs of energy conservation programs justified

How not to fix St. Lawrence Centre

Ontario energy critic demands to know cost of partially constructed Mississauga gas power plant

Toronto to place planning power in local hands

Ontario to review conflict rules; Light rail not at risk after 14 councillors sit on sidelines for transit votes

N.L. wants AbitibiBowater to pay up

Time for protest to end, Ford says; Occupy Toronto; Tickets or cold weather might end encampment

Occupy Toronto ready to resist eviction; City has yet to move, but sympathetic church co-owns St. James Park

LSUC extends the Justicia; But not everyone agrees with the project

LSUC treasurer gets $67K boost; Next year’s honorarium will approach premier’s pay

Dief’s my daddy

A primer on investing in Canada for emerging markets

Legal aid to relax qualifying rules; Move comes 16 years after massive cuts wiped out coverage, even for the poor

Nasty neighbours dispute resolved on the public purse: The lessons learned

If these walls could talk, they’d tell a historic tale

Pay up, Toronto tells Mammoliti

Holyday racks up $125K bill to prove point

Ford family firms gave mayor’s campaign a break on late payment fees

Toronto poised to ban shark fin sale; Licensing committee endorses veto

Mississauga bans shark fin products

Help save the sharks

Legal opinions back fin ban

Shark fin products banned

Building plan appears destined for OMB

The Long and Winding P3 Road

OMB official plan pre-hearing adjourned to December

Legal drinking age? Sorry, dude, you’re still too young

Crombie broke election rules?

Polling exposes Elections Act hole: expert; Gauged popularity; ‘You want to go in so you can win’: Mississauga MP

“Disappointment” as Ontario Energy Board rejects $45 million in proposed conservation programs

Hot-tubbing experts – should lawyers like it?

Golf courses lining up for tax refunds

Toronto reconsiders ‘infamous’ zoning bylaw

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