The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has evolved the adoption of technology in our daily lives and work. In order to continue life and commerce during lockdowns the laws have changed to widen the use of electronic signing and execution of documents. While contracts, leases and other standard documents are often signed remotely questions started […]
Continue Reading“First Nations businesses also continue to be challenged by excessive taxation and onerous regulations,” said the BC Assembly of First Nations in a statement. As the BC Cannabis Summit continues in Kelowna this weekend, Indigenous leaders in British Columbia are calling on the government to change the legal framework surrounding the cannabis industry in their […]
Continue ReadingBreadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published April 24, 2023 • 3 minute read The former General Chemical plant in Amherstburg on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Windsor Star File photo Photo by Tyler Brownbridge /jpg Article content After contributing 43 years to a company pension plan and setting himself up to retire at 62, the […]
Continue ReadingFederally appointed judges will now receive greater education on domestic violence and coercive control due to a private member’s bill named after a four-year-old girl whose life came to a tragic end in Milton. Bill C-233, informally known as ‘Keira’s Law,’ was passed by the Senate on Tuesday, April 18. The bill will establish and […]
Continue ReadingMONTREAL – The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year marked by travel chaos and a backlog of ballooning complaints. Tabled in the House of Commons as part of a broader budget bill, the new provisions ratchet up penalties on airlines, […]
Continue ReadingChile is one of Latin America’s safest countries, but its residents are becoming more worried after an uptick in violent crime and a spate of police killings. This month, the government passed a series of laws and allotted an additional $1.5bn to its police force. One of those laws, called the “quick trigger” law, allows […]
Continue ReadingJose Tenga has worked in conflict zones in five African countries and now calls Calgary home, but still has friends in Sudan from when he lived in Khartoum. “It’s very distressing. These guys are worried about the way the fighting is spreading throughout the city. You cannot say there is a safe zone. The fighting […]
Continue ReadingAt times an executor was appointed by a testator in their will and the executor was ill equipped or unwilling to act as executor. In these circumstances, it is necessary for an executor to formally renounce their role as executor. Quite often executors are confused if they can resign as an executor of a Will […]
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