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Patriot Act Extension Limited to One Month

See this Washington Post story on the Patriot Act. Congress extended the Act as it stands for one month. The Act caused real concerns for Canadian organizations that had outsourced services to or were dealing closely with American companies: see…

“Legal services related to the determination of rights and obligations by courts of law or independent administrative tribunals”

by Admin / On December 22, 2005 / In Human Rights Law

A brief update on PST as it relates to legal services in BC. The BC Law Society has now provided some guidelines on the matter.

No More Social Services Tax on BC Legal Services

by Johannes Schenk / On December 20, 2005 / In Human Rights Law

The BC Court of Appeal in Christie v. British Columbia, 2005 BCCA 631, held that the Social Servcies Tax on legal services is unconstitutional. The lower Court held that the unconstitutionality of the tax extended only to low income individuals.…

US: Secret Citizen Surveillance

by Johannes Schenk / On December 17, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law

Check out this Washington Post article. Apparently the US Government has been conducting physical and electronic surveillance on numbers of its citizens in secret under the NSA Domestic Eavesdropping progam.

“He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake …”

by Johannes Schenk / On December 10, 2005 / In Employment Law, Human Rights Law, Labour Law

In the spirit of the season: we have the cell phone that knows who is using it. Posted on this before. Now this: cell phone tracking as discussed at CNET, the International Tribune, and engadget. Apparently the cell phone company…

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