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Omar Ha-Redeye was interviewed on the operation of Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in the Winter 2011 issue of Niagara Magazine. See more on Canadian Health Law.
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- The Lack of Protection for Non-Denominational Identity: The Webber Academy Case April 18, 2024INTRODUCTION Webber Academy (or “the school”), a private educational institution in Alberta, defined itself as non-denominational: it did not engage in any overt religious practice (with one possible and qualified exception). Yet, after two Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC) decisions, two Queen’s Bench (as it then was) (QB) judgements, two Court of Appeal (CA) rulings […]
- Missing Discussions at Center of Union COVID Dispute April 18, 2024Written by Daniel Standing, LL.B., Content Editor, First Reference Inc. The Supreme Court of British Columbia rendered a decision (2024 BCSC 55 (CanLII)) on judicial review which looked at the employer’s choice to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy, and whether, under the Labour Relations Code, it was obligated to enter into discussions with the union […]
- Thursday Thinkpiece: Internationally-Trained Lawyers Need More Than Just NCA Exams April 18, 2024For those of us raised in Canada and who studied law here, it can be easy to forget that the way we practise law is very… Canadian. While we’re all aware that there are substantive differences between Canadian law and the law of other jurisdictions, it’s much easier to forget that the practice of law […]
- R. v. Bykovets: SCC Recognized Privacy Rights for IP Addresses April 17, 2024In R. v. Spencer[1] the Supreme Court of Canada held that a reasonable expectation of privacy attaches to subscriber information — the name, address, and contact information — associated with an individual Internet Protocol (IP) address. In R. v. Bykovets[2], the majority found that reasonable expectation of privacy extends to the numbers which make up […]
- Sharenthood: Turning Childhood Into Lucrative Content April 16, 2024In the 1920s, Jackie Coogan became one of Hollywood’s first child stars after playing the titular role of “The Kid” alongside Charlie Chaplin. Having starred in several box office successes, Coogan’s childhood career had earned him an estimated $4 million (roughly $62 million today). When Coogan tried to access his earnings in his 20’s, however, […]