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Notary Public: What They Actually Do
Most people encounter a Notary Public at the exact moment they need one, and not a day earlier. An overseas transaction requires a form. A diploma needs a certified copy. A child’s travel consent letter has to be signed. Suddenly the hunt is on for someone with the right stamp. Yet what that stamp actually… Read More
No Officer in Court? Your Ticket Might Not Survive
It is one of the most repeated pieces of folk wisdom in Ontario driving culture: fight the ticket, because if the officer does not show up, the case gets thrown out. Like most folk wisdom, there is truth at the centre of it and a great deal of oversimplification around the edges. An absent officer… Read More
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