Are local governments required to hold oral hearings? February 11, 2020 Adrienne Atherton This article is also posted at Civiclegal.ca.
Social media: Have local governments been blessed or cursed? Practical strategies for risk management February 07, 2020 Adrienne Atherton This article is also posted at Civiclegal.ca.
Innovative transportation solutions: CleanBC and charging stations February 07, 2020 Pam Jefcoat This article is also posted at Civiclegal.ca.
The legality of holding a grudge in public procurement February 07, 2020 Adrienne Atherton and Sonia Sahota This article is also posted at Civiclegal.ca.
Noise regulations and their impact on land development in NSW and Ontario March 08, 2017 Scott Hindle It’s been said that few things divide a neighbourhood like noise. The issue of sensitive users comes up frequently in planning for communities, new and old, and how proposed uses will interact
Finding sustainable institutional reform for municipal lobbyist registration in Canada February 13, 2017 Patrick J. Smith Democratic transparency has moved to a new waterfront over the past few decades. The public’s right to know — and accountability to that public — has become a broader expectation. It has expanded to the regulation of lobbying of those involved in more senior levels of governing, and this wave of reform continues, increasingly, into local governing. This article offers some lessons from Canadian provinces on how to set up a municipal lobbying regulation regime.
Did Catalyst (2012) really signal a break from Dunsmuir? July 08, 2015 Edward Brook Did the Supreme Court ruling in Catalyst Paper Corp v. North Cowichan (District) signal a special standard of review for municipalities? Some say it did, but Edward Brook would beg to differ…
Term limits for municipal council members July 08, 2014 Leo F. Longo In this paper, presented at the International Municipal Lawyers Association in San Francisco last fall, Municipal Law Section chair Leo Longo, of Aird & Berlis, points out that no Canadian municipalities have set…
Prosecution of offences under the Municipal Elections Act July 08, 2014 David Reiter and Jody E. Johnson David Reiter and Jody E. Johnson were recently involved in what they understand to have been the only completed prosecution under the Ontario Municipal Elections Act related to election campaign financing issues…