Author: Virginia Torrie
Pension Progress or Pension Peril? Examining the Debate Surrounding Bill C-228
Written by Virginia Torrie and Connor Jonsson New legislation aimed at reforming insolvency proceedings to prioritize pensioners has taken another important step toward becoming law. Bill C-228, which started as […]
An Historical Account of the Orderly Payment of Debts Act Reference: Limiting Provincial Efforts to Protect Insolvent Debtors
Thomas G.W. Telfer is a Professor, Western University, Faculty of Law, and an Affiliated Researcher with the Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law. Virginia Torrie is an Associate […]
The New Financial Consumer Protection Framework is in Force – An Overview of the Key Aspects:
By Virginia Torrie In December of 2018, Bill C-86 (or the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2) received royal assent. This bill introduced a new proposed framework that would put […]
MECHANISMS OF DEBT ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE FARMERS’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, 1934
In a new article, Dr. Virginia Torrie explores the debt adjustment mechanisms from the Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act (FCAA) that were utilized to protect insolvent farmers during the Great Depression. […]
Transnational Corporations and Modern Slavery: Nevsun and Beyond
In a new article, Dr. Akshaya Kamalnath (Desautels Centre Affiliated Researcher and Senior Lecturer, Australian National University College of Law) considers the issue of transnational corporate responsibility as discussed in […]
Interest, Insolvency and Prairie Farm Debt
In a new article, Dr. Virginia Torrie considers the impact of Reference as to the validity of Section 6 of the Farm Security Act, 1944 on the field of federal […]