The Canada Post strike is in week 4. The Federal Government has refused to intervene. This is rather odd given that they choose to intervene in some labour disputes, but not others. How they pick the ones to get involved with, and the ones to leave alone seems to be…
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Not Being Able to Sue for Personal Injuries in a Car Accident Case
This week, the Provincial Government of Alberta will announce that people will no longer be able to sue for personal injuries arising from a car accident. I hate seeing when governments take away the rights of innocent people to best suit their corporate overlords. This dramatic change to the law…
Crisis In the Courts! How Backlogs Are Harming Personal Injury Cases
I am a subscriber to a national newspaper. We get the print edition of the newspaper to our personal injury law firm. You read that right. We still get a print edition of the newspaper in the digital age. Our subscription comes with access to the online newspaper, so that…
Getting it wrong in your Personal Injury Case vs. Getting it Wrong on Social Media
They say that a lie has already spread around the world before the truth even has a chance to get up in the morning. Words cannot ring more true after what we’ve seen circulating in the Middle East over the past 24 hours. Legacy media and many notable politicians have…
Courthouse delays hurt Plaintiffs and helps Defendants in Personal Injury Cases
If you have been following the new of late, you may have heard of how the justice system is failing Canadians. There is a serious shortage of money being allocated to our justice system, which is resulting in excessive delays and cases being thrown out as a cause of delay.…
Attending at Motions Court for a Personal Injury Case
Sometimes, during the course of a personal injury case, your lawyer will need to attend Court. But it’s neither for your trial, nor for pre-trial. It’s not even to set a date for trial, or to advise the Judge about the status of the case or readiness for trial. The…
Ready for Halloween Trick or Treating? Safety tips from a Personal Injury Lawyer
Halloween Trick Or Treating is fun, family friendly and exciting. But when you take a step back and really examine what Halloween Trick or Treating really entails, it would make any parent cringe. Knocking on the doors of strangers? Check. Accepting candies from strangers? Check. Running door to door at…
CERB Benefits and your Personal Injury Case
It’s really hard to say “no” to free money. This is particularly true when times are tough. The COVID Pandemic has caused many industries to crumble; and in turn, many people to go months and months without pay. Restaurants, tourism, retail, hospitality, events, personal care and personal service industries all…
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and finding the “Truth” in a personal injury case
September 30, 2021 marks Canada’s first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.…
Personal Injury Law Predictions for 2021
The past 1.5 years has been difficult for everyone. We have lived through tragedies and war before. But tragedies and war may not impact one’s daily life if they are far removed from the tragedy or war. The thing with a global pandemic is that it touches everyone’s life; whether…