Franchise rescission no relief from loan obligations
Last week, Perell J. granted summary judgment to the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) for indebtedness owed by Everest Group Inc. (“Everest”), a franchisee which had sought to rescind its franchise agreement.[1] Perell J. refused to require the bank to forebear exercising its rights until the fr…
Continue reading the post titled Franchise rescission no relief from loan obligationsFederal Court of Appeal Quashes Order in Council Approving Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 153
On August 30, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision concerning the judicial review of an Order in Council approving the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (the “Expansion Project”). The Order in Council, dated November 29, 2016, was based on a report an…
Continue reading the post titled Federal Court of Appeal Quashes Order in Council Approving Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 153Premier Doug Ford Directs OEB to Remove Carbon Tax
On August 29, 2018 Premier Doug Ford announced the removal of the cost of carbon tax from natural gas rates by October 1, 2018. The Minister of Energy, Norther Development and Mines, Greg Rickford, wrote to the Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”) setting out the government’s expectations that natur…
Continue reading the post titled Premier Doug Ford Directs OEB to Remove Carbon TaxDivisional Court overturns Ontario Labour Relation Board’s certification of construction bargaining unit integral to telecommunications
In a significant victory for employers engaged in construction work in federally-regulated sectors, the Divisional Court in Labourers’ International Union of North America, Ontario Provincial District Council v Ramkey Communications Inc [1] has overturned an Ontario Labour Relations Board (“…
Continue reading the post titled Divisional Court overturns Ontario Labour Relation Board’s certification of construction bargaining unit integral to telecommunicationsOntario Court of Justice Sentences Corporation and its Director to $420,000 Fine and 45-day jail term for Contravention of PCB Regulations of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Environment and Climate Change Canada has reported that on August 21, 2018, a Collingwood corporation and its director were sentenced to a $420,000 fine plus a 45-day jail term, for 10 counts of contravening the PCB Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and one c…
Continue reading the post titled Ontario Court of Justice Sentences Corporation and its Director to $420,000 Fine and 45-day jail term for Contravention of PCB Regulations of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Fortis Alberta Ordered to pay $300,000.00 fine for Unreported Oil Spill
On August 15, 2018, the Provincial Court of Alberta ordered the electrical utility, FortisAlberta, to pay a $300,000.00 fine for failing to report an oil spill in a timely manner. The spill related to potentially dangerous polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in west-central Alberta. While Fo…
Continue reading the post titled Fortis Alberta Ordered to pay $300,000.00 fine for Unreported Oil SpillDivisional Court Refuses to Award Costs in Judicial Review of the White Pines Wind Project
The Honourable Marc Labrosse of the Divisional Court recently refused both moving parties’ demands for costs in the latest iteration of CCSAGE Naturally Green’s (“CCSAGE”) judicial review challenging various administrative decisions relating to the White Pines Wind Project. Labrosse J’s cost…
Continue reading the post titled Divisional Court Refuses to Award Costs in Judicial Review of the White Pines Wind ProjectFederal Government Announces Funding for Four Projects Under the Environmental Damages Fund
The Environmental Damages Fund was established in 1995 to direct money received from fines and payments for environmental offences under 10 federal environmental statutes to worthy environmental projects. Eligible projects must be located in the region in which the offence occurred and addre…
Continue reading the post titled Federal Government Announces Funding for Four Projects Under the Environmental Damages FundTech firms must follow Canadian anti-spam laws
Two tech companies were recently fined a total of $250,000 for the installation of malicious software through online ads. The case is the first where firms were fined by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for breaching Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation …
Continue reading the post titled Tech firms must follow Canadian anti-spam lawsWestern Chorus Frog Stops Development
The western chorus frog weighing approximately one-gram and measuring 2.5 centimetres from its nose to its back end stopped a private development proposal. The western chorus frog was listed as threatened species under the Species at Risk Act (“SARA”) in 2010. It is estimated that approximat…
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