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Legal Wit — A Well-Aged Reassessment

While it is improbable this is the longest running reassessment in Canadian tax history it is nonetheless well aged; the mists of time accompanying its age surround it and breathe life to the Appellant's opposition to this request to amend the Reply.

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Phrase of the Week - Analogous Grounds

Droit de la famille - 091768 | 2013 CarswellQue 114 (S.C.C.) | Abella J. (dissenting)

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Legal Wit — The Mouse and the Elephant (Gun)

The regulation, as presently worded, is an elephant gun; it is not an appropriate weapon with which to dispatch the Christmas mouse.

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The upcoming municipal election in Toronto (and the rest of Ontario) may have you wondering – just who can run, anyway? And for that matter, who can vote? This excerpt from the CED Elections title covers candidates, including eligibility, nominations, withdrawal or death of candidates, election by acclamation, and agents of candidates, as well as the eligibility of electors, preparation and conclusiveness of the voters list and voting by proxy.

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R. v. Sawchuk | 2014 CarswellSask 536 | Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

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Gironda v. Gironda | 2013 CarswellOnt 8612 | Ontario Superior Court of Justice

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Word of the Week - Hit

Gravelle v. Deputy Head (Department of Justice) | 2014 CarswellNat 2277 (Can. P.S.L.R.B.) | Renaud Paquet Adjud.

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Legal Wit — Nice Try, Justice

So, in the circle of life that is the Toronto motions culture, an Issues List developed at the suggestion of an experienced case management judge to avoid summary judgment motions and to secure an expedited trial of a dispute on its merits, now finds itself confined to the dustbin of "judicial nice tries", with the parties turning their backs on the proffered expedited trial date and hunkering down for summary judgment motions.

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Decision by Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Concerning Unauthorized Access to Government Database

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Learn how to use the latest Canadian Abridgment features to make you research even more efficient.

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Word of the Week - Moth-Balled

Arclin Canada Ltd. v. Municipal Property Assessment Corp., Region No. 32 | 2012 CarswellOnt 15560 (Ont. Assess. Review Bd.) | J.M. Wyger (Member)

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