Proponents of a basic income guarantee say it would provide more financial support for families and individuals below the poverty line than current social assistance programs like Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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Toronto’s growing food insecurity crisis
More than 57 per cent of the 900,000 people in Ontario who rely on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits report using food banks in 2012. And the latest research by the University of Toronto shows that one in eight households in Toronto experiences food insecurity.
https://nowtoronto.com/news/
Ontario auto insurance rates down 10 per cent
TORONTO — Auto insurance rates in Ontario have dropped about 10 per cent on average in the past couple of years, putting the Liberal government two-thirds of the way to a goal that passed eight months ago.
http://www.simcoe.com/news-
$75,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Grade 2 Soft Tissue Injuries With Unknown Prognosis
In today’s case (Cyr v. Kopp) the Plaintiff was involved in a rear end collision in 2011. Fault was admitted on behalf of the rear driver. The Plaintiff sustained Grade 2 soft tissue injuries to his neck and these also effected a pre-existing shoulder injury caused in an altercation with police. The prognosis was not known as the Court accepted that the Plaintiff was not compliant with all suggested treatments and accordingly his injury may still be subject to improvement.
http://www.ilstv.com/75000-
Can You Count on WSIB?
It is a scary thought for Ontario workers: the idea that the WSIB might not have enough money in reserves to pay out all potential future claims. For many years, WSIB has been operating with an unfunded liability (UFL) in the billions, but the Board says it’s now close to eliminating that deficit — years ahead of schedule, to boot.
Retrospectively or Not Retrospectively – That is the Question April 21, 2016
The issue of whether the recent amendments to Ontario’s Insurance Act dealing with the indexation of the statutory deductible to inflation was recently before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Corbett v. Odorico, 2016 ONSC 1964 (CanLII).
Lawyers and Self-Represented Litigants
The challenges facing the SRL are so much greater than the challenges lawyers face in dealing with them. I’m not sure whether lawyers really recognize that, and if they do, whether they give it adequate weight. There is always a significant power imbalance when a self-representing litigant enters a court proceeding opposite a party represented by counsel. We have all the tools at our disposal while they flounder and do their best with the limited resources available to them.
Introduction of automated vehicles raises issues for lawyers
New issues will arise for personal injury lawyers from Ontario’s test phase 10-year pilot project into automated vehicles, but the true implications remain to be seen, predicts Helen Hall, personal injury
http://www.advocatedaily.com/
Those little loop holes in your Long Term Disability Policy: What you need to know before making a claim (Ontario)
These LTD policies are written by insurers, to minimize the potential exposure of an insurer; while giving the appearance that you’re getting amazing coverage. For most group and individual policies, you get what you pay for. The cheaper the policy, the cheaper the coverage. But even the best, and most iron clad policies are riddled with loop holes which may minimize your potential claim.
Hamilton-area doctor gets green light to sue WSIB, employer
A Hamilton-area physician suing the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and her former employer for $3.2 million — claiming she was fired when she wouldn’t deliver a medical opinion that suited the WSIB — can proceed with the lawsuit, a Toronto judge ruled last week.