Let the Municipal Elections Act Games Begin

November 2nd, 2010 by Iler Campbell LLP

With the recent municipal elections concluded, we can expect a number of applications under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) to investigate alleged election campaign finance irregularities.  The Good Government Act, 2009 introduced amendments to the MEA, most of which became effective on January 1, 2010, to address some of the election campaign finance issues that have arisen during and in the aftermath of the 2003 and 2006 municipal elections.

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Brian Iler Named One of “Top 20 Movers & Shakers of the Green Energy Act”

August 26th, 2010 by Iler Campbell LLP

Our congratulations to Brian for being named number 12 in Green Power Magazine’s list of the “Top 20 Movers & Shakers of the Green Energy Act”.

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Policing at the G20: Brian’s Letter to the Mayor

June 30th, 2010 by Brian Iler

David, I want to let you know my concerns regarding the police actions last weekend.

While the police have a difficult job to do, there were clearly decisions as to how policing would be handled at the highest level that demand answers: This is not about individual officers’ misdeeds, although there was ample evidence of those.

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Citizens and the Ontario Municipal Board

June 10th, 2010 by Paula Boutis

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the Sierra Club Peel’s annual celebration, where the Club highlighted the 5th anniversary of the creation of the Greenbelt, and efforts underway to expand the Greenbelt.  As always, planning issues around the Greenbelt, and planning more generally, were a hot button issue.

As part of the provincial government’s raft of important planning initiatives around the time the Greenbelt was introduced, the government also headed the comments and concerns of citizens  and municipalities that the battle to protect spaces and places was being lost by municipalities and their citizens at the Ontario Municipal Board.

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Proposed New Ontario Non-profit Corporations Act

June 9th, 2010 by Brian Iler

On May 12, the Ontario Government released its first draft of legislation to replace the existing Corporations Act, for non-profit corporations. This will affect most non-profits (some are incorporated federally), but will not affect co-operatives (whether non-profit or not).

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Ten Years after the Walkerton Tragedy

May 27th, 2010 by Paula Boutis

The contamination of Walkerton’s well water has been back in the news lately as we are upon the 10 year anniversary of that community’s tragedy. The contamination of the water supply caused widespread illness in the community and even deaths.

The subsequent inquiry into the tragedy, lead by Justice Dennis O’Connor, dealt not only with the specific facts which lead to the contamination of the well water in Walkerton, but also with wider issues of concern regarding water safety and protection.

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