In honour of the McGill Guide 7th ed I’ve decided to write this entire post without any periods For the sake of simplification I have; however, retained commas, hyphens, semi-colons and capitalization at the beginning of sentences for the sake of clarity, at least until the 8th ed is published (I will admit, though, that I had to retain the periods in my links or they would not work; I’m unsure if that can be used as metaphor) As many are aware Nova Scotia and the Maritime Provinces have a sudden and acute interest in canceled TV sitcoms this weekend (My Name is Earl [1]) In pursuance of my oft stated Slaw line that there is virtually nothing that does not have a legal angle I decided to have a quick look to see the legalities of a Hurricane or other natural disaster
Appropriate pieces of legislation in Nova Scotia include the Emergency Health Services Act [2] and the Emergency Health Management Act [3] Interestingly enough, if one does a CanLII search for the word “Hurricane” [4]in Nova Scotia Statutes and Regulations there are 8 results, the majority of which were enacted after Nova Scotia’s last encounter [5]with a ” a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain” [6]
In the federal jurisdiction there is no mention of hurricane in statute; however, there are a few mentions in regulations [7] and Maritimers should know that employment insurance benefits can be paid in advance in the event of a hurricane, SOR/96-332 s28 [8]