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Supreme Court Affirms Broad Municipal Discretion to Set Tax Rates
January 23rd, 2012

The story of Catalyst Paper over the last few years has not been positive. It has closed facilities and shed costs in an attempt to regain profitability. More recently, it entered into agreements with its creditors to facilitate a restructuring of its debts. One way that it attempted to... Read more »

I do hope that doggie's for sale? Not in Richmond!
June 9th, 2011

A recent case decided by the Supreme Court of British Columbia dealt with the intersection of two interesting areas of law and policy: On the one hand, the growing movement to more closely regulate or to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores, and on the other hand the scope allowed to municipa... Read more »

Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009: certain sections and Ontario Regulation 126/10 came into force on April 7, 2010
April 9th, 2010

On April 7, 2010, sections 2, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22 and 23 of the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 came into force, along with O. Reg 126/10 created pursuant thereto. These sections of the Act deal with the Tribunal Clustering envisioned in the Act and the ab... Read more »

Tofino Council Support By-law to Ban Fastfood and Large-format Retail Chains
March 15th, 2010

On March 9, 2010, Council for the District of Tofino (BC) voted to direct staff to draft a by-law that would ban fastfood restaurants and large format retail chains from the municipality. Staff will likely have to be creative to craft a by-law that will not get quashed by the courts. Further detai... Read more »

Bill 76 passes in Québec - Municipal contract allocation rules tightened
February 23rd, 2010

Following public outcry in late 2008 regarding contract allocation in the municipal sector and the government's undertaking to remedy the issue, the government of Québec yesterday passed Bill 76 (French Only). The bill effectively amends all of ten major statutes applicable to the municip... Read more »

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