Pulitzer Prize for Reporting to Inside Climate News
Inside Climate News, a small online non-profit devoted to covering the changing climate, has won one of the most prestigious prizes in journalism. Three Inside Climate reporters received the National Reporting Pulitzer Prize for coverage of pipeline regulation and the hazards of tar sands oil. The prize is awarded each year “for a distinguished example...
Continue reading the post titled Pulitzer Prize for Reporting to Inside Climate NewsBlackoutSpeakout: It worked for Wikipedia
BlackoutSpeakout: Canadian environmental organizations are using Wikipedia’s protest tactic of darkening their websites on June 4 to protest federal government 2012 Budget plans to slash environmental protection and environmental protest, anything that stands in the way of the oil sands and their pipelines.
Continue reading the post titled BlackoutSpeakout: It worked for Wikipedia“How do I protect my rights in a class action?”
We on the Class Actions Team are asked this question almost every day. And rightly so! Failing to protect your own rights in a class action can prevent you from receiving compensation for the losses you suffered, even if compensation is paid to the class. Take, for example, the settlement of a class action where...
Continue reading the post titled “How do I protect my rights in a class action?”Toronto Mulls Administrative Monetary Penalty System
As cities aim to improve their sustainability, by improving air quality and congestion, the City of Toronto is looking at ways to make it easier to ticket cars blocking bike lanes by moving to an Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMP) system. And to save some money in the process. We weren’t able to find much on the City’s...
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The University of Ottawa continues to take a leadership role on matters of climate change. I was delighted to discover that their Human Rights Research and Education Centre is running a series of thought provoking lectures on human rights and environmental disruptions. Some of the lectures are available online. Hopefully, they will eventually add the...
Continue reading the post titled Environment and Human RightsCreative sentencing- brilliant or cheap?
The same debate recurs every few years: Are “creative” alternatives to conventional fines a brilliant innovation? Or just another way for corporate polluters to get off cheaply?
Continue reading the post titled Creative sentencing- brilliant or cheap?How to Change Your Last Name After Marriage
Introduction Name changes in Ontario are governed by the Change of Name Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 7. As a newly-married spouse, there are two different options if you wish to change your last name: (1) You can simply “assume” your spouse’s last name, or a hyphenated combination of the two, which does not involve changing the name...
Continue reading the post titled How to Change Your Last Name After MarriageGovernment “Eco Fees” on New Tires Eliminated
If you recently purchased winter tires in Ontario you may have noticed that the government “eco-fees” charged on the purchase of new tires was eliminated as of October 1, 2018. The fee, which was approximately $3.30 per tire for passenger and light trucks was levied by the government to support the Ontario Tire Stewardship organization...
Continue reading the post titled Government “Eco Fees” on New Tires EliminatedFirst 20 years of NAFTA: have any comments?
January 2014 will mark 20 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its environmental side agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). To celebrate, the Commission on Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) is collecting information and comments on the first 20 years, for use in a 20th anniversary...
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In a previous article published on this website, the strict limitation periods associated with a defamation action were discussed; particularly, the six week period for a Notice of Libel and the three month period for the commencement of an action in defamation, as is required under sections 5 and 6 of the Libel and Slander...
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