January 2019 - Inspire Law

Public Transit Safety

January 25, 2019
Susan Kootnekoff

In Ottawa about two weeks ago, a double decker public transit bus crashed into a bus shelter. Three people died and 23 others were injured. As this news broke, I couldn’t help but think of the TTC, the Toronto Transit Corporation,...

Federal Employment Law Changes

January 17, 2019
Susan Kootnekoff

Federal employment law changes are pending for later in 2019. Well, at least possibly. This of course assumes that the writ for the next federal election is not dropped before the changes become effective. The changes are part of federal Bill...

Action, Following Broncos’ Deaths

January 9, 2019
Susan Kootnekoff

Many Canadians, myself included, have friends or family members who have died, or been seriously injured, in highway collisions with semis. Yesterday morning, in a provincial court in my home province of Saskatchewan, the driver of the semi that collided with...

Mandatory Victim Surcharges Unconstitutional

January 4, 2019
Inspire Law

In December, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Boudreault that the mandatory surcharge under the Criminal Code is "of no force and effect immediately." The surcharge was provided for in section 737 of the Criminal Code. It...