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April 18, 2023

McCann tapped for insight on ‘lawyering in times of chaos’

Millard & Company lawyer Marcus McCann spoke to the Canadian Bar Association and Federation of Law Societies of Canada forum on ethics on March 30, 2023. McCann appeared alongside Awanish Sinha, Emilie Taman and Steven Vaughan in a panel hosted by the treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario, Malcolm Mercer. McCann spoke about his […]

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November 24, 2015

$19 golf cart fee is not unfair to disabled member (who still golfed all season), Tribunal finds

Upset by the escalating cost of power cart rentals at Deer Ridge Golf Club, Larry Helm took the club to the Human Rights Tribunal. Mr. Helm must use a power cart when he golfs because of a disability. But there is an extra charge, on top of the membership fees, to rent a cart. He […]

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November 12, 2015

Tailor your freedom of information request, and other helpful advice

Marcus McCann has ten years of experience with freedom of information requests as a lawyer and journalist. Here is a brief conversation with Marcus about the process. How difficult is it to file a freedom of information request? On its face, it’s not difficult at all. Anyone can do it. The first thing to do […]

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November 4, 2015

Forbidding religious avatars on coupon website is not discriminatory, Tribunal finds

After a forum moderator asked a user to stop using a Jesus fish logo in his posts, the matter was put to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal — which ultimately found no violation of the Code. One of the more difficult things the Tribunal does is decide whether an activity triggers the Code’s protection from […]

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October 8, 2015

Unfriending a colleague on Facebook was part of a pattern of harassment

Yes, unfriending a co-worker can form part of a workplace harassment complaint. However, the issue is a little more complex than was first reported by various news media last month. Discussion was sparked by a ruling from Australia’s Fair Work Commission, which concluded in Roberts v View Launceston Property Ltd that a staff person at […]

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September 24, 2015

Can a Business Choose Its Clients Or Must It Serve Everybody?

It has now been almost twenty years since Ray Brillinger of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives walked into a downtown Toronto print shop and was refused service. The owner of the shop, Scott Brockie, objected to printing letterhead, envelopes and business cards for the archive because his religious beliefs forbade him from promoting the […]

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September 13, 2015

Marcus McCann speaks to the Class of ’75 about tuition and debt

A version of this talk was delivered to the University of Toronto Faculty of Law Class of 1975 Reunion on September 9, 2015 by Millard & Company Associate Marcus McCann. * I’ll keep this brief, because the message from the future is a bit of a downer. Tonight is rightly about celebrating your talents and […]

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