Family
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November 25, 2024
Seasonal affective disorder: Why lawyers need sunlight | Harjot Atwal
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
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November 22, 2024
New FOLA chair announced
The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) announced in a Nov. 22 news release that Rasim “Sam” Misheal has been appointed its new chair.
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November 21, 2024
Federal government announces 2-month GST ‘holiday’ and new rebate for workers
The federal government has announced new measures to give Canadians “more money in their pocket” through new GST/HST exemptions applicable across the country and a new rebate for working Canadians.
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November 21, 2024
SCC judges will meet with local bar/bench, law students in Victoria next year
Canada’s top judges will meet, and take questions from, the bar, bench, public and law students in Victoria next February as part of their planned cross-country visits in 2025 to mark the Supreme Court of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
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November 21, 2024
Legislation needed to provide fiduciaries access to digital assets: Law reform report
According to Statistics Canada, more Canadians than ever before are adopting “a smarter and more connected lifestyle,” with Internet use amongst Canadians over the age of 14 in 2022 reaching 95 per cent.
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November 20, 2024
I surrender, version #2 | Gary Joseph
I write again about a family law phenomenon: The nasty accusatory letter.
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November 20, 2024
Trauma, intrusive thoughts and lawyering | Harjot Atwal
“Magic happens when you don't give up even though you want to. The universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart.” — J. M. Storm
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November 20, 2024
Lazy, malingering or needy? | Courtney Mulqueen
The distinction between laziness and a mental health issue that leaves someone struggling to function can be lost on many people.
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November 19, 2024
Public has low confidence in criminal courts; believes politics influences SCC appointments: poll
If public confidence is a litmus test for the health of the justice system, a new national poll suggests Canada’s courts have room to improve.
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November 19, 2024
Feds announce consultations on housing financialization, ending GST on new student residences
The federal government has launched consultations on “confronting the financialization of housing” and on removing GST on the construction of new student residences to incentivize the building of more student housing and ease rental housing pressures for students.