Marler Law Firm

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas 🎅!

03/18/2021

https://www.mondaq.com/canada/divorce/943420/substantial-changes-to-the-divorce-act

The Divorce Act of 1985 is getting its first substantial update since coming into force.

07/02/2020

Happy Canada Day!

06/03/2020

https://globalnews.ca/news/7020036/ontario-emergency-orders-coronavirus-pandemic-violate-privacy/

Advocates and legal experts are raising concerns about potential privacy violations in the emergency orders the Ontario government has implemented to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/15/2020

Who is excited for the Province to open?

Ontario's first stage of economic recovery will include resuming construction projects, the reopening of some workplaces, seasonal activities and healthcare settings — but if you're looking to find out when schools or day cares might reopen or when you can expand your social bubble, you won't find...

05/03/2020

https://www.manitoulin.ca/proposed-bill-161-not-good-news-for-low-income-ontarians-or-legal-aid-clinics-says-mike-shain/

AUNDECK OMNI KANING – The executive director of the Manitoulin Legal Aid Clinic doesn’t expect the proposed new Bill 161, Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 will be good news for low-income Ontarians and legal aid clinics. “I don’t think this is going to be good news,” said Michael Shain in an i...

04/29/2020

https://globalnews.ca/news/6878824/legal-for-businesses-to-refuse-cash-canada/

While it is legal for businesses to not accept cash, the Bank of Canada recently issued a statement asking businesses to keep accepting it.

04/27/2020

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid19-data-police-1.5544272

A Canadian civil liberties organization is sounding the alarm on what it says is "an extraordinary invasion of privacy" after Ontario moved to provide police forces with the personal information of people who have tested positive for COVID-19, including names, addresses and dates of birth.

04/25/2020

04/25/2020

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/emergencies-act-different-than-any-other-law-of-canada/328104

Is COVID-19 an emergency that ‘cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada’?