The Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) has unleashed an unmitigated disaster upon the citizens of Ontario. While this has an immediate impact on only those directly involved with Ontario’s social assistance system, as well as those concerned with the erosion of our social safety net, the cost impact will be felt by the every taxpayer.
http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/5297203-computing-a-disaster/
By hiding a $100-per-month cut to ODSP benefits behind a flurry of anti-poverty rhetoric, the Liberals have set a new low for cynicism, said NDP Community and Social Services critic Cindy Forster today. Her remarks came after anti-poverty organizations like the Income Security Advocacy Centre told the Legislature’s Finance Committee that the surprise elimination of the Work-Related Benefit would harm working ODSP recipients.
http://www.ontariondp.ca/cuts_to_odsp_benefits_set_a_new_low_for_liberal_cynicism_ndp_mpp_forster
From Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2014, the law society received a total of 4,000 complaints, a decrease from the 4,357 received in the period the previous year.
“We can’t call it a trend,” Lapper said, adding the number of complaints has fluctuated in the past.
Some 3,090 of the complaints received in that time period were against lawyers and 444 were against paralegals. The rest of the complaints related to applicants seeking to become lawyers or paralegals. http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/
One outspoken broker added his voice to another on the attitude insurance companies take when it comes to rising claims costs.
“Insurers are blaming everyone else and not taking responsibility,” Mike O’Grady, broker/owner of O’Grady & Associates Insurance Services in Tillsonburg, Ont., told Insurance Business.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/insurers-blaming-everyone-else-says-broker-187616.aspx
TD Insurance announced Wednesday that it is teaming up with its preferred vendors and will open Feb. 2 a “one-stop solution” for auto claims and collision repairs.
Alissa Afonina was described by her teacher as a bright student in the top 2 per cent of her class, until a car accident transformed her personality, which has resulted in a large award for her injuries.
http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/car-accident-turned-bright-student-into-dominatrix-187630.aspx
If you’ve ever waited in a hospital emergency room, your pain level at a 9 out of 10, throwing up so hard you wished you were dead, then you will appreciate all the medical profession does.
“Court of Appeal confirms that consultation and collaboration between counsel and expert witnesses is essential…” http://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2015/2015ONCA0055.pdf
Every injury case is different. That’s because every person is different; every accident is different, every injury is different; and everyone’s pre and POST accident health is different.
Canada’s insurance industry is making strides in the fight against fraud, but more needs to be done with regard to detection, prevention and deterrence. A strong strategy of deterrence, coupled with a clear and defined anti-fraud philosophy, must become more prevalent.
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/a-firm-stand/1003452006/?type=Print%20Archives