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Some Questions about the Decision to Reinstate the Cap on Damages for Soft Tissue Injuries
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Some Questions about the Decision to Reinstate the Cap on Damages for Soft Tissue Injuries Case Commented On: Morrow v Zhang, 2009 ABCA 215, overturning 2008 ABQB 98 Last February, Associate Chief Justice Neil Wittmann of the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Insurance Law
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The Charter, School Boards and Discrimination Claims
Case considered: Hamilton v. Rocky View School Division No. 41, 2009 ABQB 225 PDF version: The Charter, School Boards and Discrimination Claims In a recent post I examined whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms would apply to the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Human Rights
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Rule of Law, Deference and Contempt: Another Chapter in the Black Bear Crossing Dispute
Case Considered: Tsuu T’ina Nation v. Frasier, 2009 ABCA 140 PDF version: Rule of Law, Deference and Contempt: Another Chapter in the Black Bear Crossing Dispute The dispute between the three remaining residents of Black Bear Crossing (BBC) and the … Continue reading
Posted in Aboriginal, Constitutional
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Gender Reassignment Surgery, Human Rights, and the Minister
Legislation Considered: Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.H-14 PDF Version: Gender Reassignment Surgery, Human Rights, and the Minister When the Alberta government introduced its budget on April 7, 2009, one of its cuts was to de-insure new gender … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights
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Freedom of Expression, Universities and Anti-Choice Protests
PDF version: Freedom of Expression, Universities and Anti-Choice Protests Anti-abortion protestors were back in force at the University of Calgary the last week of March following news that on March 16, they pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges laid against … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional, Human Rights
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