Get ready for higher auto insurance premiums
While Canada’s legalization of cannabis went off without a hitch, discussion about how it affects the country in the long term continues – particularly when it comes to auto insurance.
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Courts set high bar for conviction on dangerous driving causing death
On Nov. 2, when Superior Court Justice Catherine Aitken pronounced Deinsberg St-Hilaire not guilty of dangerous driving causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal collision, Kerry Nevin stood up and stormed out of the courtroom.
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Arbitrator’s decision finding Ontario insurer required to pay Ontario benefits under its Nunavut policy upheld by ONSC
The insured had applied to the insurer of her motor vehicle, CAA Insurance, for Ontario statutory accident benefits for the injuries she sustained in the accident, which did not involve her vehicle. CAA had been paying Ontario accident benefits to the insured since the accident. CAA claimed that Travelers ought to pay the insured’s Ontario accident benefits and initiated the arbitration.
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The effect of cannabis legalization on Canadians’ car insurance
Even now that recreational cannabis for adults is legal, discussion around how it will affect our everyday lives continues. One area that is running with a wait-and-see approach to cannabis regulation is the insurance industry, specifically the auto insurance industry.
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Ontario Basic Income Cancellation Births A Movement In Thunder Bay
Fourteen participants in Ontario’s basic income pilot project met Aug. 8 at a business incubator in the south end of Thunder Bay after the Progressive Conservative government announced it would wind the program down early.