Category: Law Blogs

We have all been affected these past few months by the COVID-19 pandemic, none more so than our residents living in long-term care homes. The National Post reported this past week that more than half of those who have died in Canada from COVID-19 are from long-term care homes. We are failing our most vulnerable citizens.   Conditions in long term care homes are more than a moral issue.  In Ontario, according to a recent Globe and Mail article, one in six long-term care homes have declared outbreaks. To date, 217 residents have been reported

It is trite to say, but we are in an unprecedented time for everyone right now in Canada. For everyone’s safety, businesses are closed and we have been instructed to stay inside and not come within 6 feet of our neighbours. We are seeing big changes in our everyday lives.  Both the federal and provincial governments are being required to respond very quickly to rapidly changing circumstances. One such response that affects a vast number of Canadians is the changes

You arrive at work just like you have every other day for the last ten years. You sit down at your desk and fire up your computer, ready for another super-productive day. Before you get yourself logged in, the boss calls and asks you to come over to her office. You arrive, and seated beside her is the Human Resources director. They have that certain look on their faces that leads you to think, “Well, this isn’t good.” What happens

Two stories in the news this week offer an illuminating juxtaposition of auto insurance in Ontario. They show that the system is out of balance for the benefit of insurance companies and at the expense of Ontario citizens.  On February 9, 2020, the Toronto Sun ran a story about the secret $40,000 deductible that applies to reduce an innocently injured person’s recovery for pain and suffering.  As a personal injury lawyer helping those injured in car collisions, I have long known about

An important long-term disability case out of B.C. clarifies when a disabled worker will be entitled to disability benefits and answers a number of difficult questions. In the case of Tanious v. Empire Life, 2016 BCSC 110, Justice Brown ruled that just because Ms. Tanious continued to work with her disability, does not mean that she is not entitled to long-term disability benefits. The key issue is the person’s medical condition. As Justice Brown states in his judgment, “…it is the Plaintiff’s medical

Hockey is ubiquitous in Canada and sacred to many Canadians. Adult recreational leagues are in every community of every size. I have played hockey since I was five years old and only stopped a couple of years ago when I was forty-three due the time constraints of being a lawyer and having a young family. But what happens if you are injured in a recreational hockey game due to the conduct of another player, can you sue for your injuries?