Author Archives: Jonnette Watson Hamilton

About Jonnette Watson Hamilton

B.A. (Alta.), LL.B. (Dal.), LL.M. (Col.). Professor Emerita. Please click here for more information.

Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII) On October 16, 2020, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tenant’s Insurance, Ministerial Order No SA:005/2020 and Evictions of Residential Tenants Case Commented On: 20005321 (Re), 2020 ABRTDRS 20 (CanLII) This decision by a Tenancy Dispute Officer (TDO), J. Lambert, of Alberta’s Residential Tenancy … Continue reading →

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Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton  PDF Version: Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications Case Commented On: Lamont Estate, 2020 ABQB 449 (CanLII) A family member has a limited amount of time in which to apply to the … Continue reading →

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Protests Matter: A Charter Critique of Alberta’s Bill 1

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver, and Jonnette Watson Hamilton  PDF Version: Protests Matter: A Charter Critique of Alberta’s Bill 1 Bill Commented On: Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 The last few weeks have … Continue reading →

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Can an Alberta Landlord’s Duty to Make Reasonable Efforts to Negotiate a Meaningful Payment Plan with Residential Tenants before Evicting Tenants be Enforced?

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Can an Alberta Landlord’s Duty to Make Reasonable Efforts to Negotiate a Meaningful Payment Plan with Residential Tenants before Evicting Tenants be Enforced? Legislation Commented On: Ministerial Order No. SA: 005/2020 [Service Alberta] Since May … Continue reading →

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