Legislative and Policy Update- May 22-May 26 May 26, 2023 Mark your calendars for Pride Month! Please join the Law Society of Ontario and the Ontario Bar Association and its Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community (SOGIC) for our annual Pride Month program, Queer Perspectives on Professional Challenges and Mental Health, on June 13, 2023. The program will feature a panel of distinguished 2SLGBTQI+ practitioners. You can register of the event here.
Legislative and Policy Update - May 15 - May 19 May 19, 2023 Hazel McCallions legacy lives on: The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the hon. Steve Clark introduced Bill 112, the Hazel McCallion Act which would dissolve the Municipality of Peel. Mayor’s Crombie and Brown are already arguing about which city owes money to the other.
Other Bill 102 – Strengthening Safety and Modernizing Justice Act, 2023 May 17, 2023 The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on Bill 102- Strengthening Safety and Modernizing Justice Act, 2023. As This submission was jointly prepared by members of the OBA’s Criminal Justice and Insurance sections, which include lawyers who practice in every region of Ontario. Members of these sections represent a wide range of clients within the Insurance and Criminal bars and have significant expertise and experience.
Legislative and Policy Update - May 8 - May 12 May 15, 2023 Queen Camila! Fun Fact: While the images of Queen Elizabeth II will be phased out in Canada and on currency, everything has to changed immediately in the UK.
Legislative and Policy Update - April 24 - April 28 May 04, 2023 On May 6, 2023, Ontario will celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen with free festivities at Queen’s Park and free admission to parks and attractions across the province. His Majesty King Charles III acceded to the Throne on September 8, 2022, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Other Presumptive Mode of Proceedings: OBA Submission in response to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding April 21, 2023 The Ontario SCJ asked the OBA for input into its Guidelines to Determine the Mode of Proceeding in Civil, Family, Criminal and Small Claims Court. We received a range of perspectives from expert lawyers across multiple practice areas and all regions of the province.
Legislative and Policy Update - April 17 - April 21 April 21, 2023 On Monday, April 17, 2023, the Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, introduced Bill 98, Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2003.
Provincial Government OBA Submission on the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal’s New Pre-Hearing Process coming in 2023 January 13, 2023 The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) appreciates the opportunity to provide this proactive submission to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“WSIAT”) on the proposed changes to the pre-hearing process.
Legislative and Policy Update -December 5 - December 9 December 09, 2022 Marit Stiles, MPP for Davenport, will be the next leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, City News Toronto reported on December 6. Per the Ontario NDP constitution, the party is scheduled to hold a confirmation vote on March 4.
LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY UPDATE – November 28 – December 2 December 04, 2022 Attorney General Doug Downey announced on November 21, 2022, the appointment of seven judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective December 1, 2022.