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Volunteer industry can help get economy moving.(Viewpoint)
Mar 01, 2009; ... As the federal government continues to steer our country away from the global economic crisis, it will be looking for more opportunities to save costs, invest for a guaranteed return, utilize and mobilize the strengths of Canadians, and enhance the nation's infrastructure to stimulate our ...
Parenthood is more than biology.(Today's Trial)
Mar 01, 2009; ... A recent case in Ontario raised some eyebrows. Pasqualino Cornelio discovered through DNA testing that he was not the biological father of 16-year old twins, as he had always assumed he was. He asked a court to be relieved of the obligation to support them, and also for repayment of the ...
So how did we get here, anyway? A short history of charities law.(Feature Report on Charities Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Every day countless people across the country benefit from the work of charities. Hospitals, libraries, schools, places of worship, food banks, and theatres are but a few of the myriad of charities operating in all parts of the country. There are nearly ...
Surviving stormy seas: governance in rocky times.(Feature Report on Charities Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Noted author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, commenting recently on the possible takeover of U.S.-based Sovereign Bancorp Inc. by the Spanish Banco Santander SA, observed that the Board of Directors of the European financial institution meets ...
The not-for-profit organization as lobbyist.(Feature Report on Charities Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEREAS-free and open access to government is an important matter o-f public interest; AND WHEREAS lobbying public office holders is a legitimate activity; AND WHEREAS it is desirable that public office holders and the public be ...
Charity central: helping charities cope.(Feature Report on Charities Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From animal shelters, bible camps, and cultural centres to Ukrainian dancing, violence prevention, and wetland conservation, the varied people, communities and causes that make up Canada's more than 83,000 charities all have an impact on the world we ...
Striking a balance: international law since 9/11.(Special Report on Law in a Post-9/11 World)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The challenge facing every government in the years since the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 (9/11) has been to get the balance right. It is a fundamental obligation of every government to provide for the collective security of ...
Security certificates: a problem or a solution?(Special Report on Law in a Post-9/11 World)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the past few years, in response to 9/11, the Canadian government has been using security certificates to detain non-citizens who are suspected terrorists. In reality, the process of issuing security certificates has been in place since 1978 under ...
Human trafficking: an international tragedy.(Special Report on Law in a Post-9/11 World)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Trafficking of human beings (THB), sometimes simply referred to as "modern day slavery", has plagued nations for thousands of years. The United Nations describes THB as the third largest international crime next to the smuggling and trafficking of drugs ...
A house is not a home, except in home insurance policies.(Insurance Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Most people think of home insurance as providing coverage for the risk of fire. Such policies do indeed cover the risk of loss by fire, but most cover much more. You may be surprised by what coverage you have. Home insurance is not required by law, but mortgage lenders require ...
Privacy in schools: dogs, lockers, bodies, and backpacks.(Human Rights Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... I would like to believe that teenagers are protected from all of the evils of the world when they are at school. At the same time, teenagers are growing into adults and do have rights such as a reasonable expectation of privacy. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) s. 8 ...
Changing the terms of the job.(Employment Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Over the years, I have discovered a myth--widely embraced by employees--that they are largely insulated from adverse changes to the terms and conditions of their employment. In other words, short of egregiously unforgivable conduct on the job, many employees believe that their hours of ...
9/11 2.0: the Internet after September 11th.(Online Law)
Mar 01, 2009; ... The events that occurred on September 11, 2001 had a profound effect not only on the law but on virtually every aspect of society including the Internet. Virtual shockwaves moved through cyberspace. One year after 9/11, the Pew Research Center published a report detailing how ...