Well, so far there you have it. The case is a very interesting topical read. The petitioners may have made an error in how they proceeded on bringing their charter complaint to the Court. In any event, after an extensive Section 1 analysis, Chief Justice Hinkson held that restrictions on religious gatherings were justified. Source: […]
This week has seen the BC Supreme Court looking at whether Dr. Bonnie Henry’s orders restricting gatherings in Churches are in violation of religious freedom rights. I haven’t looked at the briefs or the underlying materials and question whether anyone has considered actual cases of infection arising from indoor church gatherings or what kind of […]
I’d be careful about reading too much into this decision. It seems to have come down to the Court deciding that the province needed to pursue other remedies before they came to the Court looking for a common law injunction. The Honourable Chief Justice Hinkson states: [68] I am left to wonder what would […]
Some needed flexibility to get your AGM’s done. Source: Companies, societies, co-operatives now able to meet electronically | BC Gov News
It’s AGM time. Now what? Societies are bound by the guidelines and recommendations set forth by the Provincial Health Officer, B.C. Health Minister, and Canada Health guidelines in regards to COVID-19. Societies should continue to comply with the Societies Act as well as their bylaws. The Societies Act, allows members of a society to attend […]
In case you were wondering what an N95 mask is? This link takes you to the specifications for an N95 filter mask. Source: 3M™ Particulate Respirator, 8210Plus, N95
Disasters and emergencies in British Columbia are managed under the Emergency Program Act (the “EPA”). The Cabinet may declare a state of emergency in British Columbia under section 9 of the Act. Floods, wildfires and covid-19 are the subject of this legislation. Under s. 10(1) of the EPA, the Minister implement procedures considered necessary to […]
On March 18, 2020, British Columbia declares “state of emergency” under the Emergency Program Act (the “EPA”). Allows B.C. government statutory powers under the EPA. Government can prohibit travel insider province, conscript qualified persons to render specific types of assistance for which they are qualified, procure and fix price, food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical supplies […]
According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Norwegian was employing sales tactics of providing customers with unproven and/or blatantly false statements about COVID-19 to entice customers to purchase cruises, thus endangering the lives of both their customers and crew members; and (2) […]
Approximately 16,000 employees or 50% of Air Canada’s work force. It’s not clear yet which employees will be laid off or if this includes the 5100 flight attendant that have already been let go. Re-integrating these employees post shut down will be a major challenge and will put the collective agreement and other employment agreements […]