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Quebec City · Quebec CityIn order to help citizens be prepared if they are faced with a disaster, the Québec Bar proposes the Trousse en cas de sinistre – Aspects juridiques. What to do in the event of flooding, fire, tornado, what are your rights as a victim? Not only do such events devastate lives, but you also need to think about insurance, claim government assistance, manage absences at work... And attention: some actions must be made within a specific time frame, w…See the Story
Disaster kit — Legal aspects
Quebec City · Quebec CityLe Barreau du Québec a déposé son mémoire sur le projet de loi 54, la Loi donnant suite à la Table Justice-Québec en vue de réduire les délais en matière criminelle et pénale et visant à rendre l’administration de la justice plus performante. Le Barreau salue et soutient la proposition législative, et présente ses propositions pour en bonifier la teneur.
Les commentaires formulés dans son mémoire visent à assurer que la réforme proposée favori…See the Story
Bill 54 project on reducing criminal and penal deadlines | The Bar Association welcomes the overall proposal and shares its suggestions to improve it.
Quebec City · Quebec CityIn a joint opinion letter sent to the media, the Barreau du Québec, the Quebec Bar, the Collège des Médecins du Québec and the Order of Nurses of Quebec ask the Canadian government to authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID).
Referring to the broad consensus that marked the adoption, in Quebec, of the Act Respecting End-of-Life Care, the three orders recall that it was recently amended to authorize advance requests for m…See the Story
Medical assistance in dying | Three professional orders, including the Barreau, call for the authorization of advance requests
Law · Quebec CityThe Quebec Bar has become aware of Bill 48, the Law primarily amending the Highway Safety Code to introduce provisions related to detection systems and other road safety provisions, presented before the National Assembly in December. The bill proposes various amendments to the Highway Safety Code, including the establishment of an administrative monetary penalty regime, SAP, and it empowers the government to determine, by regulation, the infract…See the Story
Le Barreau déplore le manque de règles précises pour encadrer les nouveaux mécanismes
Quebec City · Quebec CitySince the consultation conducted by the Special Commission to Die with Dignity before the National Assembly in May 2010, the Barreau du Québec has actively contributed to discussions on the issue of medical assistance in dying (MAID), both at the provincial and federal levels.
The expansion of the AMM raises serious legal and ethical questions. For this reason, the Barreau's thinking has always been guided by the following fundamental principle…See the Story
Bill C-62, Act No. 2 to amend the Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) | The Barreau asks for an exemption from the law and a public debate
Quebec City · Quebec CityOne of the effects of the adoption of Bill 8 is the gradual entry into force of mandatory mediation and arbitration for cases of $5,000 and under at the Small Claims Division of the Court of Quebec. This is news for citizens and lawyers!
The Act to improve the efficiency and accessibility of justice, in particular by promoting mediation and arbitration and by simplifying civil procedure in the Court of Quebec, adopted in March 2023, implemented …See the Story