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McManamna v. Farley | 2007 CarswellBC 2001 | 87 Smart J.

The persistent and seemingly irrepressible argument about the significant intrusiveness of breath samples appears to have taken on the character of the "whack-a-mole" arcade game.

With the holiday season in full swing, many of us are travelling outside of Canada, whether to visit family or just to take advantage of south-of-the-border deals. Before bringing any new purchases back home, it is important to review the law that applies to importing goods into our home and native land. This CED excerpt overviews some of the importing obligations imposed by the Customs Act and the power of customs officers to conduct searches on border crossers.

UFCW-Can, Local 401 v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner | 2011 CarswellAlta 1486 | J.H. Goss J.

"[I]it didn't improve things that his code, like most codes used by gun and drug dealers, was rather transparent."

OSC Reaches Out with Guidance for Registrants on Compliance Obligations

Twitter is an online social networking service and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read text based messages of up to 140 characters with their friends or others who follow their Twitter account.

In the wake of the controversy surrounding Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford, there has been considerable attention on what legal grounds allow for the removal of an elected mayor from office. This C.E.D post provides an overview of grounds for removal. Interestingly, Ontario is one of the few jurisdictions where a criminal conviction alone is insufficient to remove a member of council or a mayor. However, being unable to vote in a municipal election disqualifies a person from holding office, and persons serving penal sentences are not permitted to vote in municipal elections. Therefore, a member of council or a mayor who is serving a penal sentence may be removed from office on the ground of being ineligible to vote in a municipal election.

R. v. Winters | 2011 CarswellAlta 2122 | A.A. Fradsham Prov. J

"At times, the conspiracy would resemble a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera"

Family Law Update — Support Obigations of a Step-Parent

R. v. Severight | 2010 CarswellAlta 2017 | E.A. Johnson Prov. J.