Alberta

This past weekend on March 24-25th, 2018, Quarry Park Lawyers Alexander Kooiman and Jonathan Ablett were presenters at Hempfest Edmonton as part of their ongoing Speakers Series.  Alex and Jon presented previously at Hempfest Calgary on September 30 – October 1, 2017 on the history of cannabis law in Canada to this point, the  …

Bill 32 introduced Monday, December 4, 2017 restricts the activities of political action committees (PACs). Political collusion between PACs and parties, candidates or leadership contestants will also be stamped out, and a $150,000 spending limit will be imposed starting in the December prior to an election year. The government’s bill contains no definition of PACs,…

The proposed legislation: “A Better Deal for Consumers and Businesses Act” aims to protect Albertans who are looking to buy or repair a vehicle by holding the automotive industry more accountable and transparent. The changes would include requiring automotive businesses to disclose important vehicle information to consumers, like a vehicle’s history, requiring a standard bill…

On Thursday afternoon, the Alberta Government released its proposed draft legislation to implement its previously announced cannabis framework.  This follows a period of public consultation and will enter its first reading into the Legislature in the upcoming session.  Bill 26, titled “An Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis”, amends existing legislation governing liquor and gaming. …

Bill 22, dubbed the Resident and Family Councils Act, would impact public, private and non-profit long-term care and supportive living facilities. It would also stipulate that operators of those facilities work with councils on various issues, including food, services and activities. The government said Alberta Health will consult with long-term and supportive living facility operators, residents…

The dominant factor in consideration in the adoption of a child is always the best interest of the child which was reiterated in HRW (Re) 2017 ABQB Justice Graesser of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench dismissed an application by a stepfather to adopt a child without the father’s consent because there was no evidence…

The effect of contracts on Section 3: Child Support was recently deliberated in the Alberta Court of Appeals in the case of Caufield v Wong, 2017 ABCA 288.  Where the Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Chambers Judge that notwithstanding changes in the circumstances of the mother no child support will be paid…

In a live media conference this morning, the Alberta Government has announced its initial framework for the regulation of Cannabis within Alberta. This framework builds off of the federally-announced plan to remove certain possession, distribution, and sale offences from the Criminal Code. Highlights from the Alberta announcement include the following: The minimum age will be…

The Alberta Court of Appeal handed down its decision last week, striking down the current law that indefinite license suspensions be imposed when a person is charged with an impaired driving offence. The mandatory license suspension law, which was struck down in a majority ruling on May 18, 2017, stated that anyone charged with an…