Sentences with phrase «protection of public participation»

The defendant brought a motion under s. 137.2 (1) of the Courts of Justice Act, one of the new anti-SLAPP amendments brought about through Bill 52, Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015.

Bill 52 in Ontario, The Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015, was instituted following the 2010 recommendations by the Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel to protect freedom of speech on matters of public interest.

You could also add a background section as to BC's now - repealed Protection of Public Participation Act, S.B.C. 2001, c. 19 (contents available here).

One of the criticisms made in the Ontario Legislature (at about 13:45) of the current Bill 52, the Protection of Public Participation Act, which provides a fast - track review of alleged «strategic litigation» or SLAPP suits, is that it does nothing to prevent the threatening letters from lawyers that often have the desired chilling effect without the need for a lawsuit that could be subject to the review.

The Protection of Public Participation Act went into force on April 11, 2001, and was Canada's first anti-SLAPP-suit law.

The relatively recent enactment of the Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015 («PPPA»), [1] adds another layer of risk to consider when proceeding with a defamation claim.

That's why CCLA supported efforts to introduce and pass the Protection of Public Participation Act, 2015 in Ontario, and would support similar efforts across Canada.

Not exact matches

The Pope had given it his blessing, and it had become increasingly influential in the decades that followed, serving as a vehicle for lay Catholic participation in German party politics and for the protection of Catholic political and religious interests in German public life.

From the time she denounced Britain's participation in World War II as a girl (because it was plain to her, just months out of her teens, that Britain would be carrying out deliberate attacks on civilians), through her widely publicized opposition as a young don to Oxford's awarding an honorary degree to Harry Truman (on the ground that «having a couple of massacres to his credit» disqualifies a man for public honors), to her recent arrests in her seventies for participation in pro-life actions parallel to those carried out by «Operation Rescue» in the United States (because she found the life of a conceived child as worthy of protection and respect as any other), her life recalls John Paul II's injunction: «Always seek the truth; venerate the truth discovered; obey the truth.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian chaired the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, the Commission on Government Administration, and the Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

Formerly a member of the State Assembly representing Manhattan's East side, Brian previously chaired the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection., He has also chaired the Commission on Government Administration, and the Assembly Subcommittee on Election Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement, and co-chaired the Assembly Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation.

The conception of 100 % flood protection is just as fallacious as the idea that future damage can be prevented as long as plan approval procedures are expedited and public participation curtailed.

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

Even more thrilling is that in accepting this navigation tool Parties didn't forget about «the Great Eight» — the eight rights - related dimensions in the Paris Agreement preamble: human rights, indigenous peoples» rights, public participation, gender, just transition, ecosystem integrity and protection of biodiversity, food security, and intergenerational equity.

«does not enable an organisation such as LZ to be ensured effective judicial protection of the various specific rights inherent in the right of public participation, within the meaning of Article 6 of the Aarhus Convention» (para 68).

Taken as a whole, these amendments set the stage for The Law Society of Manitoba to move towards stronger and more effective protection of the public interest through a more diverse governing body, introduction of multi-disciplinary practices and opportunities for participation in and ownership of firms by those outside the legal profession.

Sumption argues for special treatment for different countries in particular the UK, where he asserts that there is no reason why the protection of Convention rights should necessary require the same measures in the UK which «has for many years enjoyed a strong tradition of public service, a high degree of participation in public life, functioning, democratic institutions and an independent judiciary, as they do in countries like say, Romania, Russia or Turkey...»

• It should provide a speedy and cheap method to stop lawsuits if those suits were brought for an improper purpose, namely to harass or intimidate the defendants; • It should put the onus on plaintiffs to prove that their lawsuits were not improper; • It should help rebalance an inequality of financial resources between the parties, possibly by an order that the plaintiff should pay the defendants» costs at the outset of the litigation; • It should provide stronger legal protection for citizens engaged in public participation, such as through special defences; • It should deter people from bringing such suits in the first place, by exposing plaintiffs, and possibly their directors and officers, and lawyers, to awards of damages or even punitive damages.

The June 21, 1993 Lugano Convention on civil liability for damage resulting from activities dangerous to the environment, the November 4, 1998 Strasbourg Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law and the June 23 and 25, 1998 Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters underline this requirement and give the judiciary a central role in the enforcement of environmental law.

Co-ordinate and work closely w / CFO, COO and CEO for timely SEC and other govn't / media filings; Shareholder services: participation in company meetings regarding launches, new products, etc. and create a family - type newsletter allowing the public to be part of the growth and achievement; Trademark services: search, apply and maintain trademark protection in - house.