by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 11, 2014 | Our Take on Things
Leamington, Ontario, is the tomato capital of Canada. Many of the former and soon to be former workers of the Heinz tomato factory located there may now disagree. But then enters the Canadian Agricultural Products Act, which requires that tomato juice in Canada must...
by Andriessen & Associates | Mar 4, 2014 | Our Take on Things
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Sometimes I get frustrated that we have to single out women as a special group – I just want to be equal, not separate. However, today I choose to reflect on the fact that tomorrow is not “Canadian Women’s...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 18, 2014 | Our Take on Things
The Toronto Community Housing Corp. was in the media last week, for amongst other things, paying severance to 26 employees it dismissed in 2013. The stats show the payment of severance at the TCHC is up from pervious years. No kidding. I would imagine most companies...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 11, 2014 | Our Take on Things
What a great morning to wake up Canadian – we currently are in first place in the Olympic Medal tally. We have a lot to be proud of as a country: this goes well beyond our ability to ski, skate, curl & hurtle down icy tracks on a small sled facing forward....
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 28, 2014 | Our Take on Things
Today is Bell’s “Let’s Talk Day” and the entire month of January has brought mental health issues to the forefront of the media – seems like the perfect time to talk about the legal aspects of Mental Health. A mental health problem is a...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 21, 2014 | Our Take on Things
I don’t practice criminal law for a reason. The extension of Charter rights to every facet of police and detention procedure in dealing with an accused, and the resulting dismissal or stay of charges for minor breaches, has always infuriated me. When I was in law...
