Family
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October 08, 2024
Reliance on artificial intelligence: Could it stymie the growth of law?
Regardless of one’s personal view of the topic, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the future of law, as it will much of the rest of society.
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October 08, 2024
There oughta be a law | Norman Douglas
How many laws are there? Let me think … no wait. I’m writing this. You think.
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October 07, 2024
Canada urgently needs a refugee backlog clearance policy | Lorne Waldman
The crisis with respect to temporary workers and students has received a great deal of publicity recently, all of it reflecting negatively on our immigration policy. The influx of temporary foreign nationals has impacted the housing market and has placed a strain on our social services. The broad public consensus that supported a generous immigration policy has been put to the test in recent times and for the first time in recent memory, a majority of Canadians are concerned about our immigration policy and want to see reductions in the number of people allowed into the country.
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October 07, 2024
Canada should derive a strategic approach to immigrant settlements
Canada’s current challenges of housing, homelessness and inflation are complex, multifaceted issues that have been decades in the making. Yet, as these pressures intensify, there is an alarming trend of scapegoating immigrants for these crises. Despite the fact that Canada’s housing shortage, rising cost of living and growing homelessness problem stem from long-standing policy gaps, many are now blaming newcomers for these failures. This misplaced blame risks not only undermining public trust in the immigration system but also exacerbating the very problems it claims to address in the long run.
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October 04, 2024
Ontario matrimonial home laws: What every spouse needs to know about asset protection
In Ontario, a unique law within the Family Law Act (FLA) provides special treatment for matrimonial homes — the residence where the couple resided together and owned at the time of their separation. In the event of a separation, Ontario law mandates that the value of the matrimonial home is split evenly between the spouses, regardless of who initially purchased the home or whether one spouse received the home as a gift or inheritance prior to the marriage.
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October 03, 2024
SCC judges to visit 5 cities, pick law student contest winner in 2025 as top court marks 150 years
The Supreme Court of Canada is giving ambitious law students a rare opportunity to impress its nine judges.
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October 02, 2024
N.S. top judge has high praise for appeal court trip to Cape Breton
Nova Scotia’s Chief Justice is calling his appeal court’s historic sitting outside the province’s capital a “great success” — and a learning opportunity for those involved.
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October 01, 2024
Less than half of registered Canadians in Lebanon have so far taken up government evacuation offer
Amid escalations in the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has urged Canadians and permanent residents to leave Lebanon immediately while also offering aid to Canadians in Israel, which endured scores of ballistic missile attacks from Iran on Oct. 1, 2024.
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October 01, 2024
Ottawa will provide new work permits to temporary workers under Yukon nominee program
After reaching similar deals with the governments of Alberta and Manitoba, Ottawa has announced it will provide new work permits for up to 215 temporary workers identified and supported by the Government of Yukon in order to enable such foreign nationals deemed “crucial to the economic development in the territory” to keep working as these skilled workers process their permanent residence applications under the Yukon nominee program.
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September 30, 2024
Fall family law conference to bring in non-legal perspectives
An upcoming conference in Manitoba will draw on expertise from outside the legal sector in exploring ways to improve the public’s interactions with the family law system, says an organizer. The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s (CIAJ) 48th annual conference, Families and the Law, will be held this year in downtown Winnipeg from Oct. 9 to 11.