TORONTO – Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is launching pre-budget consultations as the world’s markets shudder and shake.
Despite this, Sousa said Tuesday that he believes Ontario will still see 2% GDP growth this year and lead the country through the storm.
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Each Wednesday we tell you which three English-language cases and which French-language case have been the most viewed* on CanLII and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.
For this last week:
[28] Although the trial judge was satisfied that the amounts the Plaintiff had received for past income replacement benefits had exceeded the tort award for past loss of income, he wrote that he could not determine from the evidence what amounts the Plaintiff had actually received under the settlement on account of future income replacement . . . [more]
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“Fraud is a crime of deception,” said Rick Dubin, Vice-President of Investigative Services at IBC. “When undetected, fraudulent claims are paid using the premiums of honest policyholders. Your best defence against insurance fraud is a good offence. Be educated and aware, as fraudsters can easily take advantage of unsuspecting consumers.”
As of Jan. 1, the Ontario government requires all insurers to offer a discount for motorists who have approved snow or winter tires. Although about 20 of the 50 companies already offered the benefit, the rest are being forced into the fold.
“I have no accidents. I have no tickets. I have no claims whatsoever,” Seiffert said, adding his insurance broker told him he could expect the same increase on his second motorcycle.
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A Traumatic Brain Injury or “TBI” occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain (TBI may also be referred to as an Acquired Brain Injury or Intracranial Injury). TBIs can occur as a result of impact to the head or movements that cause the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. TBIs can be caused by car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries or sporting injuries. For example, a car accident victim who did not hit his head may still have suffered a TBI when his body was thrown forward from the force of the collision, and then jerked back by his seatbelt.
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Within the next five years, Canadians will be commuting and travelling in autonomous vehicles, with most predicting the first models will arrive before 2017 and full autonomy will be achieved by 2025. However, while the benefits of driver-less vehicles are myriad, there are still problems to address according to one of the leading names in the development of the technology.
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The detailed attention and careful ruling given early in December by Justice Robert Stack of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to the admissibility of an expert’s report highlights a year in which issues surrounding expert evidence took centre stage in Canadian courts.