Law and Safety Archives - Page 31 of 64

Seen: Ontario sued over alleged abuses at youth facilities

The province has been hit with a $125 million class action lawsuit over its alleged mistreatment of children in provincial youth justice facilities. The plaintiff's name cannot be released because he or she was a mi ...

Seen: Electoral boundaries bill gets time allocated with no province-wide hearings

A motion to time-allocate Bill 115, which increases the province's electoral ridings from 107 to 122, passed on Tuesday, meaning the legislation will head to public hearings shortly and return to the legislative asse ...

Draft regulations would end ‘random or arbitrary’ police carding

Activists cautiously optimistic about the new regulations, which are seen as "an opportunity to rebuild" trust between police and communities. ...

Seen: Anti-SLAPP bill passes third reading in the house

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New legislation will remove limitation period on sexual assault lawsuits

The bill also creates more employer duties to protect workers from sexual harassment, makes it easier for domestic violence victims to get out of a tenancy lease, and requires universities and colleges to review their se ...

Provincial carding regulations coming within weeks

Although a media report said last week the Liberal government had announced an end to carding, it's not yet clear how strict the new regulations will be ...

Heard: Grain farmers lose pesticide ban appeal, report says

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Heard: OPSEU appeals decision absolving Brockville Mental Health Centre

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Laws prohibiting destruction of government records take effect Jan. 1

The rules were included in the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, which was passed last December, as a specific reaction to the gas plants document deletion scandal ...

Hudak promotes bill to make Uber and Airbnb legal provincewide

Former PC leader's bill, which will be introduced in legislature in late October, aims to take sharing economy services 'out of a legislative grey area and into black and white' ...

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