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What does Vancouver’s new short-term rental bylaw mean for insurers?
April 23, 2018 by Jason ContantRidesharing insurance is again in the spotlight, now that the City of Vancouver has announced it is regulating short-term rentals such as Airbnb, and allowing residents to apply online for a business licence as of April 19. Vancouver City Council approved…
Damages claim against provincial energy board a ‘dramatic jurisprudential development:’ Judge
January 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA recent Supreme Court of Canada decision leaves “open the possibility that members of a quasi-judicial regulatory board could be sued for damages” by someone accusing that board of violating their constitutional rights, a constitutional law professor told Canadian Underwriter…
Alberta’s Notley speaks about climate plan to Trans Mountain Pipeline panel
June 24, 2016 Dean Bennett - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she told an environmental review panel on the Trans Mountain Pipeline that her province is doing its bit to control greenhouse gas emissions. Notley says she told the three-member panel that Alberta’s climate…
City of Vancouver launches judicial review of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion
June 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe City of Vancouver has filed with the Federal Court of Appeal an application for a judicial review of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) decision to conditionally recommend Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion project, contending that it is both invalid and…