Should non-human animals have rights?
Who is a “person”? If corporations can be “persons”, why not chimpanzees? Do sentient non-human animals deserve legal rights? The Nonhuman Rights Project is a US civil rights organization working to achieve actual LEGAL rights for members of species other than our own…
View the post titled Should non-human animals have rights?The Dutch Climate Case: Beginning of a New Era of Climate Litigation?
In an worldwide first, the Hague District Court has ordered the Dutch government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by at least 25% compared to 1990 levels by the end of 2020. The decision, an English translation of which can be found here, has been widely reported and discussed (inc…
View the post titled The Dutch Climate Case: Beginning of a New Era of Climate Litigation?Pivotal lawsuit over the Peel River watershed
Can the Yukon government simply reject what the First Nations have to say about the exploitation of their traditional territory?
View the post titled Pivotal lawsuit over the Peel River watershedMinimum Wage increasing on October 1, 2015
Employers in Ontario should take note that effective October 1, 2015, the minimum wage in Ontario is increasing. The general minimum wage will increase from $11.00/hour to $11.25/hour. Student minimum wage will increase from $10.30/hour to $10.55/hour. Liquor servers’ minimum wage will incre…
View the post titled Minimum Wage increasing on October 1, 2015Canadian Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants in Cases Arising From E-Commerce Relations
With the internet expanding its reach globally, the marketplace participants increasingly turn to it in order to foster their businesses. Manufacturers, distributors, retail stores and service providers take advantage of the internet in order to increase their customer base. Customers, simil…
View the post titled Canadian Courts’ Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants in Cases Arising From E-Commerce RelationsDrought: Water restrictions reach oilsands
Unprecedented water use restrictions, due to widespread and extreme drought, are in force in western parts of the US and Canada.California is in its worst drought on record. Widespread water shortages have prompted state governor Jerry Brown to proclaim a State of Emergency and issue an exec…
View the post titled Drought: Water restrictions reach oilsandsBanning the Microbead
In case you missed it a few weeks back, the federal government made an unexpected announcement just days before the federal election campaign was announced: it intends to ban the use of microbead products in personal care products. So how will it work? The government proposes publishing an O…
View the post titled Banning the MicrobeadBoundary trees: sometimes good fences don’t make good neighbours
The issue of boundary trees—trees that straddle property lines—appears to be a growing, and increasingly confusing, legal concern for Toronto neighbours. Earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was again asked to untangle a boundary tree-related dispute between two Toronto n…
View the post titled Boundary trees: sometimes good fences don’t make good neighboursWaste manifests v TDGR: when fed/ prov rules conflict
New Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation (TDGR) requirements are no longer quite consistent with the federal/provincial waste manifest form. This is challenging for shippers and waste managers. One problem is the change in sequence of required items. TDGR s. 3.5 requires the sequence…
View the post titled Waste manifests v TDGR: when fed/ prov rules conflictObama’s Clean Power Plan: “There is such a thing as being too late”
In a passionate announcement on Monday, President Barack Obama unveiled the United States’ plan for doing its part to combat climate change: the Clean Power Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan sets out to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from power stations, which comprise the single largest …
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