It’s been almost a year since the controversial Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act became law — Bill C-24 — and now that some of the hubbub’s had time to die down, one very contentious part of the law has just come into effect.‘Two-tiered citizenship’ kicks in with stricter lawRead More »
You’ve just caused a three-car accident. Quick, what do you do? How about chugging a mickey of booze?Driver beats DUI by chugging alcoholRead More »
An Alberta woman recently caught an unusual break on a traffic ticket when it turned out the officer who wrote it was only pretending to be a cop.Unmarked cop cars: what to knowRead More »
An Ontario judge had damning words for a mom who secretly snapped nude photos of her own teenage daughter.Peeping mom gets sex-offender statusRead More »
Rejoice one and all: the Canadian census is back! People were so enthusiastic about receiving the 2016 census that they brought down the Statistics Canada website earlier this month.Do I have to fill out the 2016 census?Read More »
Can we force employees to use their allotted vacation days if there’s a deadline to use them? Can an employer tell an employee not to show up to work even if she resists taking the vacation days?Can you force employees to use vacation days?Read More »
Ottawa women upset over their involuntary appearance in YouTube videos by a local “pick-up artist” may find any legal remedy hard to come by.Women filmed by Ottawa ‘pick-up artist’ may have no legal remedyRead More »
A recent Ontario court case examined the issue whether having a bit of wine during a lunch break is cause to fire an employee.Can you drink alcohol during work hours?Read More »
Can an employer fire you for discussing your salary with coworkers? The quick answer is: absolutely not. But a recent case involving a former Google employee presents an interesting scenario.Google case highlights employee salary discussionsRead More »
It’s relatively common in highly competitive industries such as tech or financial services, but “poaching” employees from a competitor could get you more than you bargained for. If employers aren’t conscientious about it, snagging that high-potential talent might lead to a high-priced lawsuit. Poaching employees can net big legal troubleRead More »
The recent uproar over the handling of one of Tori Stafford’s killers, Terri-Lynne McClintic, who was returned to the medium-security Edmonton Institute for Women after being released to an Indigenous healing lodge last year, has put a spotlight on the rights and regulations of Canadian prisoners.Prisoner treatment in Canada draws criticismRead More »
Canada’s privacy rules are being updated, but in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, is your personal and private data any safer?Canadians are being better protected against privacy breaches… or are they?Read More »
Zombie laws are outdated laws on the books for activities that are not seen as criminal today. But they can still be used if police find a new reason to charge someone with them.You could still be charged under archaic ‘Zombie laws’Read More »
When you go shopping to make your own lemonade, it’s a no-brainer to buy lemons, but the opposite is true when you want to buy a car.It’s almost buyer beware when purchasing a new vehicle in CanadaRead More »
New Brunswick is overhauling its rules about credit reporting agencies and credit reports — which are becoming more important than ever before, especially after the various security breaches at the two main reporting agencies. Credit reporting rules strengthened in N.B., and maybe OntarioRead More »
There may be information about you online that you’d rather not appear in a Google search. Can you ask search engines such as Google to remove embarrassing and irrelevant links about your past that could affect your future?A ‘right to be forgotten’: Can you make Google forget about you?Read More »
Tim Hortons has become so popular in Canada that restauranteurs in other countries are taking notice. Imitators of Tim Hortons have sprung up in India and South Korea.Tim Hortons fighting off intellectual property theft: Its name!Read More »
For police officers wishing to partake once cannabis becomes legal, they had better carefully review their individual service’s new policies.Police services struggle with cannabis consumption policies for officersRead More »
If you live in Ontario and feel the compelling need to text and drive in 2019, it is going to cost you big time if you are caught.New driving rules aim to crack down on distracted drivingRead More »
The question of whether an employer can compel female employees to wear a brassiere to work has been opened once more.Female employees bring new discrimination claims over bras in the workplaceRead More »