Monday’s Mix

Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada’s award­-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from sixty recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as wide an audience as possible.

This week the randomly selected blogs are 1. FamilyLLB  2. Susan on the Soapbox 3. Henry J. Chang’s Canada-US Immigration Blog  4. Legal Feeds  5. First Reference Talks

FamilyLLB
More On Whether a Kid Can Launch His or Her Own Child Support Claim Last

Last year we wrote about a case in which a now-16-year-old girl had written to her paternal grandmother, asking her to help cover the $130,000 tuition cost of private school, plus another $50,000 in books. While the letter was no doubt a surprise to the grandmother, it was probably a thunderbolt to the girl’s biological father, since he had not seen or had anything to do with the girl since before she was born. …

Susan on the Soapbox
Can Lynton Crosby Save Stephen Harper?

Big news this week for the Harper campaign watchers—uber political strategist Lynton Crosby joined the Harper campaign team. Why this is news now and not when Crosby started working with the Harper team in March is a mystery, but never mind. Mr Crosby has a stellar record. He brought John Howard, the former Australian prime minister, to power in 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004. …

Henry J. Chang’s Canada-US Immigration Blog
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Establishes Two Express Entry Streams

As previously discussed, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) implemented its Express Entry system on January 1, 2015. Applicants seeking permanent residence under one of the following classes must now submit an Express Entry Profile and then wait until they receive an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) before they will be permitted to seek permanent residence…

Legal Feeds
B.C. articling students can now act as commissioners

As of Sept. 1, the Law Society of British Columbia’s has a new regulation that allows articling students to serve as commissioners and take affidavits in B.C. The move extends the work the LSBC started in 2011 giving students greater powers to act. “This rule change was part of ongoing efforts by the Benchers to help make legal services more accessible and affordable for the public,” LSBC spokesman David Jordan said in an e-mail. …

First Reference Talks
Is Queen Elizabeth the ultimate long-term employee?

Imagine you had an employee that performed her job duties impeccably, remained utterly loyal to your organization, never brought personal “drama” to the workplace, and was willing to stay in the same position without complaint for over 60 years. Sounds like a dream employee, doesn’t it? …

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*Randomness here is created by Random.org and its list randomizing function.