Mitigation – A Dismissed Employee’s Continuing Obligation
BY NITIN PARDAL, LAWYER, WISE LAW OFFICEIt is a well founded principle in the law of contracts that once a breach occurs, a plaintiff has an obligation to minimize their…
2014
Blurred Lines – Privacy and the Work/Personal Computer
BY ANA KRALJEVIC, LAWYER, WISE LAW OFFICEIn today’s computer age, almost all of our actions, from banking to online shopping to private communications with loved ones can be accessed and…
CNRL Releases New, Lower Cold Lake Oil Spill Estimates
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has released new figures tallying the total volume of bitumen emulsion recovered at the Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) Primrose site in Cold Lake, Alta.…
CNRL Releases New, Lower Cold Lake Oil Spill Estimates
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has released new figures tallying the total volume of bitumen emulsion recovered at the Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) Primrose site in Cold Lake, Alta.…
CCS Series: Alberta’s Carbon Capture and Storage Plans Stagnate as Carbon Price Lags
This is the first instalment of a two-part series on carbon capture and storage. Part 2, Government Subsidies Keep Alberta’s CCS Dream Afloat will follow tomorrow. Alberta is falling behind…
CCS Series: Alberta’s Carbon Capture and Storage Plans Stagnate as Carbon Price Lags
This is the first instalment of a two-part series on carbon capture and storage. Part 2, Government Subsidies Keep Alberta’s CCS Dream Afloat will follow tomorrow. Alberta is falling behind…
S 683 Criminal Code does not allow for compelling of a person to give a voice (or other) sample
R. v. Karimi, 2014 ONCA 133: The provision refers to the production of existing material and not to the creation of material that may assist an expert in formulating his…
Former President Of Ireland: Urgent Need For Action on Climate Change
* The recent extreme flooding in the UK and Ireland has highlighted the devastating effect our changing climate can have; but if we do not take action fast, future generations…
When You Need a Break
Here’s a fun way to spend a few minutes of your coffee break. From The Guardian, it’s called “spot the sniper.” It’s a series of nature photographs. Somewhere in each…
General Andrew Leslie’s Moving Expenses
How can someone spend over $70,000 to move just a few minutes away? Did Andrew Leslie use a Lamborghini to tow the moving trailer? In an economy when many are…
The Bizarre Weather of 2014 Explained Using GIFs
BuzzFeed, of all places, as a great and simple way that explains why the weather of 2014 has been so extreme. In North America it has been more cold than…
Exploding BC LNG Myths – Part 2
BC Minister of Natural Gas Development, Rich Coleman (BC Govt photo) “The opposition wouldn’t know LNG if it came up and bit them, they’re totally uninformed.” – Rich Coleman, BC…
Feb. 20: Interesting stories on A2
There are two stories on that page that use up almost all of the page. The stories speculate that native people from Nova Scotia may have been the leaders on…
Barack to Steve, Let’s Deal with Climate Change
“He Didn’t Hear a Word I Said.” After their private tete-a-tete in Mexico, the president of the United States and the prime minister of Canada each released summaries of their…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, February 20, 2014
Your news links for today: Government raises $5.27 billion from wireless auction, Quebecor buys into Ontario, Alberta and BC (Mobile Syrup) Frenzied auction raises stakes in Canada’s wireless war (Globe…
Ah Well, We Still Have Randy Hillier
Doug Ford is not running for provincial office. Says focus is on getting his brother re-elected— Ben Spurr (@BenSpurr) February 20, 2014 Time to step up, Randy. Say something barbaric…
Video: Your OpenMedia team reacts to Canada’s 700 MHz spectrum auction results
Yesterday’s spectrum auction results announcement meant that your team at OpenMedia.ca was hard at work. Check out this video of our own Steve Anderson speaking about what the results mean…
Ask me anything? Really?
Anyone who works with me at Daisy will tell you, if I get asked to do something, I quickly agree, forget about it, and then wonder why I agreed in…