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 more than 80 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. Crossroad Family Law Blog 2. Blogue SOQUIJ 3. À bon droit 4. Canadian Class Actions Monitor 5. Appointed podcast
Crossroad Family Law Blog
Welcome to our newest Calgary family lawyer, Ashley R. Wilson
We are thrilled to welcome seasoned family lawyer Ashley R. Wilson to the Crossroads Law Calgary team! Ashley is an experienced family lawyer with extensive trial experience, representing clients at all levels of Alberta Courts. Recognized for her strategic approach to litigation, Ashley is dedicated to achieving results that protect her clients’ interests while minimizing stress and uncertainty. …
Blogue SOQUIJ
Des parents ont-ils fait l’objet d’un traitement inéquitable dans le paiement de l’Allocation famille?
L’Allocation famille (AF) est versée à toutes les familles admissibles qui ont un enfant de moins de 18 ans à leur charge. Elle est versée à une seule personne par famille. Dans le cas d’une garde partagée, chaque parent reçoit une moitié de l’AF. À la suite d’un changement de situation familiale (situation conjugale, diminution du nombre d’enfants à charge et temps de garde d’un enfant), le montant de l’AF est recalculé par Retraite Québec (RQ). Or, c’est souvent là une source de frustration pour les parents, qui crient à l’injustice. …
Est-il possible de faire homologuer une sentance arbitrale lorsque celle-ci ne sera pas – à proprement parlant – exécutée? En d’autres mots, est-il possible de faire homologuer une sentence arbitrale de nature déclaratoire? C’est une des questions qui se posait dans l’affaire récente de Station Mont-Ste-Anne inc. c. Société des établissements de plein-air du Québec (2024 QCCA 1605). …
Canadian Class Actions Monitor
Reimbursement program not a substitute for recovery through a class proceeding: the Quebec Court of Appeal
In Lachaine c. Air Transat AT inc., the Québec Court of Appeal reversed the Superior Court’s decision and allowed authorization of a class action for customers who had travel cancelled by Canadian airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court of Appeal authorized the class action even though the defendant airlines were implementing reimbursement programs to refund customers for the value of their cancelled air travel. …
Appointed podcast
Resisting Poverty, Resisting Racism: Senator Bernard Discusses a GLBI
On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with the Honourable Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard. Senator Bernard has decades of leadership and innovation as a social worker, educator, researcher, community activist and advocate for social change. Senator Bernard and Kim discuss how a GLBI might support Black Canadians and African Nova Scotians, the intersection of poverty, stigma, and racism, and the vital need to end anti-Black racism in Canada. Senator Bernard shares her incredible insights from her life, time in the Senate, and extensive experience as a social worker, professor, mentor and community leader. …
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