Case Law Update: Quebec (Attorney General) v Canada
Social Law Canada Assistance Plan Cost-sharing Statutory Interpretation
Case Law Update: Taylor v Canada (Attorney General)
Civil Procedure Class Proceedings Regulatory Negligence Proximity
Case Law Update: Withler v Canada (Attorney General)
Charter of Rights and Freedoms Equality Rights Age Discrimination Use of Comparator Groups
Legislative Update: Federal Election 2011
Federal Election 2011-The Legislative ImpactThe Canadian government’s recent defeat has had a legislative impact.
Litigation Update – March 2011
One legislative and five case law updates released in March 2011.
Holyday seeks costs for suing city
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday personally sued the city to challenge a controversial 2008 council decision to use taxpayer money to cover two councillors’ campaign-related legal fees. He is now asking […]
Partner David Brown Interviewed about Industry Advocacy
Partner David Brown is interviewed for the Leader Series by the Financial Post about the benefits of launching and belonging to an industry advocacy association. David also offers up some […]
Is Ford family firm playing fair?; Critics allege conflict of interest
In 2010, the City of Toronto paid the company owned by the mayor’s family more than $56,000 to print stickers, tags and decals.
Council blog battle boils over; Newmarket councillor defends right to blog about municipal votes
A political dispute is escalating into a fiasco on social media.
McFadden withdraws request to probe McCallion’s alleged ‘bullying’
Mississauga’s Councillor Sue McFadden has withdrawn her request to have the city’s integrity commissioner probe Mayor Hazel McCallion’s alleged “bullying” behaviour.
Starr cleared of conflict of interest allegations
Councillor Ron Starr has not run afoul of Mississauga’s code of conduct.
Defendants push to end Morris suit
The move to have former Aurora Mayor Phyllis Morris’ $6-million libel lawsuit tossed out of court now rests in the hands of a judge.
Councillor pulls bullying complaint
Councillor Sue McFadden has withdrawn her request to Mississauga’s integrity commissioner to investigate McFadden’s allegations that Mayor Hazel McCallion was bullying her.
Starr cleared by integrity commissioner
Integrity commissioner finds that Councillor Ron Starr did nothing wrong by having his daughter run Starr’s former consulting business.
Politically incorrect; Hazel McCallion doesn’t seem to care
Councillor Sue McFadden taking her complaints to Mississauga’s integrity commissioner.