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A Canadian Symbol Brought to Court: Victims of Moose Crashes Sue Newfoundland in Class Action Suit

On May 26, 2011, the international publication The Economist featured an article about moose in Canada. In particular, they focused on moose in Newfoundland and Labrador. These “lumbering giants” are wreaking havoc on the roads, resulting in over 700 collisions every year, many of which are fatal. Having no natural predators, their population has soared [...]

Impulsive Judgment?: An Alternative View of the “Secret” G20 Policing Law

Last weekend, both violent and peaceful political protestors gathered on the streets of Toronto to voice concerns surrounding the G20 World Leader’s Summit.  Smashed windows, police cars ablaze and billiard balls thrown at riot squads were all occurrences at the Summit … all within 5 metres of the security fence.  Demonstrators avoided this area after [...]

Governments Shirking Responsibility: The St. Clair Streetcar Class Action

Most Torontonians have been inconvenienced by the Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”), but ultimately sigh and move on. This is not the case for a group of small-business owners, who have launched a $105 million lawsuit against the Ontario government, the City of Toronto and the TTC for lost business as a result of the St. [...]

Maystar and the Integrity of the Tendering Process

Tender law has been determined more by common law than legislation. Four SCC cases form the basis of tender law in Canada: The Queen (Ont.) v. Ron Engineering & Eastern Construction, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 111, M.J.B. Enterprises Ltd. v. Defence Construction (1951) Limited, [1999] 1 S.C.R 619, Martel Building Ltd. v. Canada, [2000] 2 S.C.R. [...]