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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Are you aware of social media legacy planning?

We spend more than a third of our time online using social networks such as Facebook, but few of us have incorporated “social media legacy planning” into our estate planning in general. All of us have a variety of online profiles such as Facebook, Twitter, blog sites or even dating profiles. If you think you [...]

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Tough administrative penalties for drinking and driving return to BC

On June 15, 2012, BC reintroduced laws dealing with drunk-driving that are intended to be tough and crack down on this practice. B.C.’s tough drunk driving penalties have been amended to ensure all drivers that blow above the warning level will be given a second breathalyzer test - Last year a had judge ruled sections of the [...]

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New bill that changes immigration law passes

Bill C-31 was read for a third time in Parliament earlier this week and was passed into law. The new Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act. Among other things, the Act cancels applications filed before 2008, which affects 284,000 applicants worldwide. Of the people  bumped out of line by the changes, about 12,000 are from mainland China or [...]

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