Compensation & Reconciliation
January 31, 2021 By Brad Smith We await with interest the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada decision in Southwind v. Canada, an appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal argued in December 2020. Getting this right could be a strong step towards reconciliation. As described on the Supreme Court website: In an action initiated in 1991, […]
Trusts or Powers?
January 31, 2021 By Brian Babcock No, not a super hero story. We have discussed what a trust is, and compared it to various other relationships in earlier articles. A trustee always is given certain powers, whether by will, other document creating the trust, or under the Trustee Act. Common powers include the powers to invest, […]