Personal Injury Cases in Ontario: The dehumanization of the Plaintiff
The term “dehumanize” was an interesting term introduced at mediation to describe the litigation process for car accident claims in Ontario. The term dehumanize is defined as to “deprive of positive human qualities” or “the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.”
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Applying for CPP Disability when receiving Long-Term Disability Benefits
Many individuals who find themselves unable to work as a result of a serious injury or illness have disability benefits available through a group policy with their employer or through private coverage they have purchased independently. These policies typically provide 66.6% of your salary if the insurer determines that you meet the definition of disability as outlined in the contract.
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Who’s in charge here? The tangled web of disability governance and policy in Canada
At a recent Senate committee hearing on the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), the father of a child with autism made a heart-felt plea and a chilling statement: “We are impacted by the inability to secure our son’s future. We are his sole social circle, we are his financial backers, we are his transportation – we are his life. My fears keep me awake at night.
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OHIP billings should not be public because ‘doctors are different,’ court told
The names of high-billing doctors should not be made public, lawyers for the Ontario Medical Association and two other doctor groups have told the Ontario Court of Appeal.
“Doctors are different …Why are they different? Because they do not have a contract with government,” lawyer Linda Galessiere, acting for a group of physicians described as “affected third-party doctors,” argued Tuesday.