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New Driver, Big Rules: G1 and G2 Violations Explained
Earning a first licence is a milestone, but in Ontario it comes with an asterisk. Drivers in the Graduated Licensing System operate under conditions that fully licensed drivers never think about, and the penalty framework for breaking those conditions is deliberately harsh. A mistake that costs an experienced driver a fine can cost a novice… Read More
School Zones Are Back. So Are the Tickets
The buses are rolling, the crossing guards are out, and the streets around every school in Ontario are once again full of small pedestrians who do not always look both ways. September changes the driving landscape overnight, and it also changes the enforcement landscape. Police services across the province concentrate on school zones when classes… Read More
One Glance at Your Phone Could Cost You Thousands
The text notification chimes, the light is red, and the phone is right there in the cupholder. One glance. That is all it takes for an Ontario driver to commit one of the most heavily penalized traffic offences in the province, and most drivers have no idea how steep the price actually is until the… Read More
When Does a Difficult Landlord Become a Harassing One?
Not every unpleasant landlord is breaking the law. A landlord can be blunt, slow to respond, strict about rules, and generally frustrating to deal with while remaining entirely within their rights. But Ontario law draws a hard line, and when a landlord’s conduct crosses it, the tenant is no longer dealing with a difficult personality…. Read More
Lease Ending? Your Landlord Cannot Just Say Goodbye
The one-year lease is almost up, and the landlord has announced they will not be renewing it. For many tenants, that sentence sounds like a moving deadline. Here is what Ontario law actually says: there is no such thing as a landlord refusing to renew a lease, because there is nothing to refuse. When a… Read More