News & Events
Years of low fees lead to condo in crisis
Posted May 25, 2011 - What does Ontario law say about the landlord's (condo owners) obligation to repair and maintain housing for a tenant if the condo board won't? A condo building needs millions of dollars in urgent repairs, but it has an operating deficit of $670,000, a depleted reserve fund, and a community that can't agree on a fix.
Article source Toronto Star
Canada's refugee system is a dead end for terrorists
Posted May 24, 2011 - An opinion piece in the Globe and Mail says that, contrary to the conventional view, terrorists who file refugee claims in Canada have an overwhelming capture rate, to the point that Canada's refugee system may be North America's least-appreciated anti-terrorism deterrent.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Crime and punishment: Canada and California
Posted May 24, 2011 - The National Post features a story on the federal government's crime legislation, followed by a CBC article on the high cost of overcrowding in California's prisons.
Penalized for working? People with disabilities lose 50 cents on every dollar earned
Posted May 24, 2011 - Earning rules and administrative practices are reasons those who rely on the Ontario Disability Support Program are 11 times more likely to be unemployed than the average Ontarian, says a new report by advocates for the mentally ill.
Article source Toronto Star
Public servants sound alarm over workplace 'mobbing'
Posted May 24, 2011 - Victims of harassment have told CBC News that bullying, intimidation, and harassment is a problem inside some public service departments, especially at the higher levels.
Article source Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Aboriginal Affairs: A new name with an uncertain meaning
Posted May 19, 2011 - The department that had been called "Indian Affairs" since before Confederation has been rebranded as "Aboriginal Affairs." A Globe and Mail article says the semantic shift could have all sorts of consequences for native people from the laws governing their treatment, the services they get, and even their identities.
Article source The Globe and Mail
Case asks what a seller must reveal
Posted May 19, 2011 - Are homeowners obliged to reveal to the young family buying their house that a sex offender lives across the street? An Ontario judge has concluded that sellers may have such a duty, giving the green light to a lawsuit that raises questions about honesty in real estate and the treatment of some of society's most reviled criminals.
Article source National Post
Layoff clause protecting older workers ruled discriminatory
Posted May 19, 2011 - The Ontario Labour Relations Board has ruled that a 30-year old clause in a collective agreement protecting older workers from layoff was really age discrimination that violated the rights of younger workers.
Article source Toronto Star
Recent immigrants get the 411 on opportunities in Timmins
Posted May 19, 2011 - The Local Immigration Partnership program in Timmins acts as a guide through challenges new immigrants face, such as navigating a new heath-care or law enforcement system.
Study: Violent victimization of Aboriginal women
Posted May 19, 2011 - According to Statistics Canada, in 2009, nearly 13 per cent of Aboriginal women aged 15 or older who lived in the provinces self-reported they had been the victim of one or more violent crimes in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Article source Statistics Canada
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