Clarifying the Facebook Inferences April 18, 2013 Louise Vrebosch As is becoming more and more apparent, social media sites like Facebook are having an impact on litigation in Ontario. In reviewing the Facebook disclosure case, Frangione v. Vandongen, [2010] O.J. No. 2337 (S.C.J.)
Getting the Message Out: Are Cities Speaking to Citizens? November 22, 2012 Sujoy Chatterjee "For us moderns, it is hard to imagine ourselves as citizens of cities. We are citizens of nations. But, in the history of Western civilization, citizenship originated as membership in the city as an institution." – EnginIsin
A New Common Law Exception to Section 106 of the Municipal Act, 2001 November 22, 2012 Jody Johnson, Andrea Skinner An anti-bonusing clause is a common provision in municipal legislation throughout all of Canada. In Ontario, such clause is contained in section 106 of the Municipal Act, 2001 (the “Act”), which provides that…
Show Thyself: The City of Ottawa’s Lobbyist Registry By-law November 22, 2012 Alexis Alyea It’s a question that many municipalities struggle with: how to increase transparency and maintain citizen confidence in local government. To this end, the City of Ottawa recently implemented a tool rarely used by municipalities in Ontario: it created a mandatory lobbyist registry.
Maintaining Professionalism in the Municipal Context A Summary of the 2011 Program November 22, 2012 Denise Baker This program, held on December 1, 2011 was designed to have municipal law practitioners discuss some of the ethical issues that are prevalent in the world of municipal law.
Call for Articles April 18, 2012 Please consider submitting an article for the next issue of the newsletter. We are looking for articles of interest to OBA Municipal Law Section members. Articles can be as short as 300 words, or over 1,000 words. Please send your submissions to stephen.lockwood@ontario.ca.
Environmental Land Tribunals of Ontario: State of the Boards April 18, 2012 Nadia Chandra On October 19, 2011, the OBA Municipal Law Section was pleased to welcome Lynda Tanaka, Executive Chair of the Environmental and Lands Tribunal Ontario to speak about the ELTO and Ontario Municipal Board.
Donald Granger’s Retirement from the OMB April 18, 2012 Jason Park On February 1st, 2012, Donald Granger retired as a Vice-Chair from the Ontario Municipal Board.
Strong Mayor? An Update on Public Transit in the City of Toronto April 18, 2012 Satomi Aki, Edward Lamson On January 29th, 2012, Toronto City Councillor Joe Mihevc of Ward 21 (St. Paul West) announced that Mayor Rob Ford acted without authority in cancelling Transit City, the public transportation plan advanced by former Mayor David Miller.
The Honourable Peter H. Howden - Acceptance Speech April 18, 2012 The Hon. Peter H. Howden Remarks from The Hon. Peter H. Howden on Receiving the OBA Award for Excellence in Municipal Law.