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During November each year, Movember is organized to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. Men in Canada and around the world start November with clean shaven faces and grow moustaches, or “Mo’s”, until the end of...
John was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1983. He was also called to the Bar of the Cayman Islands in 2004 and his membership continues. His primary practice area is litigation.
A recent report by the Royal Society of Canada calls for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Iain Benson discusses this issue on T.V. Ontario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin on November 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. View more information about...
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia released his 357 page decision in the Polygamy Reference on November 23rd following an extensive four month trial. Gerald Chipeur, Q.C., Oleh Ilnyckyj and Jill Wilkie represented the intervenor Christian...
Ontario faces two large projects that teeter toward litigation.William (Bill) Pigott, a partner in the Toronto office focusing on constructionlaw, comments on causes for cancelling contracts. “An owner can cancel a contract for cause, such as insolvencyor a failure to...
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Toronto-based Canadian Board Diversity Council (CBDC) releases its survey findings on the gender and ethnic make-up of board members in Canadian corporations. The two-year-old organization charts the mix of people on Canada’s top boards and encourages more diversity in leadership...
The firing of broadcaster Damian Goddard, who was let go from Sportsnet six months ago, is turning into a test case about religious freedom in Canada and the right to declare those views in public. Iain Benson, Senior Associate Counsel...