Billable Hours while Breaking a Sweat
Terri Krivosha of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP is a desk jockey. She work-walks 3 miles a day at her WalkStation in their Minneapolis law firm. Krivosha claims she installed the treadmill because, A….
Health Law
Maple Leaf Foods Sued Over Tainted Meat
Four separate class-action lawsuits were filed today in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia against Maple Leaf Foods. The suits were filed on behalf of Merchant Law Group LLP. Up to 15 people in Canada…
How will Courtrooms Deal with Obesity Epidemic?
Section 11(b) of the Charter states, 11. Any person charged with an offence has the right… (b) to be tried within a reasonable time; The Supreme Court of Canada affirmed in R. v. Finta the…
Dimitris Lambrou, the Proud Lesbian Man
There are up to 350,00 Lesbians that are not gay. Some of them are not seeking same-sex rights, but the protection of the word “lesbian” as a unique identifier of the inhabitants of Lesbos. “My…
Firing Up Might Not Get You Hired
Employers are prevented in Canada from refusing to hire someone on a number of discriminatory grounds unless they directly relate to the job requirements. These categories include race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. But what…
Let Political Leadership Come From You
Stephen Lewis at Dalhousie University The talk was given at Dalhousie University last year where he said, When one part of the human family is under siege, the privileged part of the family responds… There’s…
Health & Health Care: Time to Get real
By Brian Heal We often teach our systems planners and policymakers the mantra that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is easier to provide affordable housing options for those in…
Nursing Union Wins Battle for Healthcare
In a Supreme Court of B.C. ruling released this weekend, British Columbia Nurses’ Union v. Attorney General of British Columbia, nurses have won the latest fight against two-tier healthcare. The British Columbia Nursing Union (BCNU)…
N.B. Sues Big Tobacco
The Attorney General of New Brunswick, T.J. Burke, announced last week a suit will be launched by the province against 14 tobacco companies. The claim? People are dying prematurely in the province due to smoking,…
Is scarcity of resources a valid legal defence?
Barbara Sibbald, Associate Editor, comments in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Age Discrimination – Against the Young
Ageism, or discrimination in the workplace against seniors, is a well known issue in Western societies facing an older Baby Boomer population. But the Times Online reports a case of age discrimination against a teenager….
Liability for Dangerous Driving
Anil K. Kapoor of The Court has an excellent piece on the recent R v. Beatty decision, expounding on the distinction between criminal and civil liability in accidents. Mr. Beatty was charged with three counts…