LINDA'S RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE: |
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2016
- Published Eden Cooking School Demonstrators' Recipes, First Edition, Toronto, on February 29 |
2012
- Began researching and presenting on health questions |
2010-2016
- Coordinated and demonstrated at the Eden Cooking School in Toronto |
2004
- Completed and mounted information providing web page
- Commenced lecturing on "The Colour Code" summer of 2004
- Conceived and organized WEBb's BNI Adventure Afternoon networking event
- Attained accreditation as certified Vegetarian Cooking School Instructor
- Director, Religious Liberties, Kingsview Village Church |
2003
- Director, Health and Temperance Department, Kingsview Village Church
- Revision of the Do You Know publication series
- Publication of "The Power of Personal Penmanship" in the BIG BOOK
- Received BNI's Master Networker Award |
2002
- Publication of "New Home Construction" why you need a lawyer, Toronto Business Times, June 2002
- Received BNI's MVP Award [Most Valuable Player] BNI Chapter Award of Excellence |
2001
- Director, Communications Department, and Church Clerk, Kingsview Village |
2000
- Trekked Antarctica and Easter Island and conclusion of the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise and return to Toronto and law practice reinvigorated |
1999
- Commencement of travel sabbatical on the 7 Continents, 7 Oceans, Millennium around-the-world cruise |
1998
- Offered e-mail communication with clients
- Commenced feeding the homeless, religious liberties, and nursing home visitation programme |
1997
- Established new law in civil procedure in Lochwin v. Wasserman - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 9, and the listing under Business Law, Corporate & Commercial, Trials and Civil Litigation |
1996
- Mounting of law practice's first web page |
1995
- Established new law in family law in Orzeck v. Orzeck, which clarifyies the parental obligation to pay child support to or for a child over the age of majority, who was not in communication with the parent - see Explanatory Notes on Reported Cases 10, and the listing under Family Law and Civil Litigation |
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Reported Cases
Areas of Law Considered in this case: Statutory Interpretation - Family Benefits - Appeals - Civil Litigation - Family Benefits Act
Re Howell and Director of Family Benefits Branch of Ministry of Community and Social Services (1986) 56 O.R. (2d) 773; 32 D.L.R. (4th) 145; [1986] O.J. No. 943
An allowance under the Family Benefits Act was cancelled by the Director of Family Benefits because Howell's 14 year old daughter ceased to be a "dependent child" within the meaning of Section 1 of the Family Benefits Act. Ms. Howell appealed the cancellation of the allowance by the Director to the Social Assistance Review Board. The Board dismissed Ms. Howell's appeal. Ms. Howell appealed to the Divisional Court. I represented the Social Assistance Review Board in the Divisional Court.
Howell's 14 year old daughter was placed in a Supervised Alternative Learning for Excused Pupils Programme by the Board of Education. Under the Programme the daughter was to obtain full time employment. The daughter worked briefly and then was unemployed.
The appeal was dismissed by the Divisional Court, albeit for different reasons than the Social Assistance Review Board had relied upon. {However, I was ready to argue, and did argue on the alternate grounds the Divisional Court ultimately decided upon}
In preparing for a Court appearance, as counsel I have to consider all possible characterizations of the situation and all angles of argument in order to fully and properly represent my client.
Statutory definitions are important in determining outcomes of appeals.
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