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Is it illegal to buy prescription eyeglasses online in Canada?

(This is not the same question as this one, which is regarding U.S. law.) I recently visited my optometrist, and was informed that I will either need progressive/bifocals, or else two different ...
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Worker was sent to a store he was fired from but wasn't allowed to complete his job. New employer fired him as result

This is a theoretical situation. A person had worked at a retail store. He was terminated without cause and with severance. A few years later the same person is working for a marketing company on a ...
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Can a union fire someone for cause?

I worked at a place where management periodically made announcements on how to contact the union and that no retaliation would happen for doing so. One once mentioned that a person found to have ...
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Is it illegal if a policy affects one protected class more than everyone else?

I heard some residential leases prohibit any open flames including candles. Since many religions use candles, wouldn't this be an illegal form of discrimination of a protected class? Or does that not ...
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Is it legal to put a photo of someone else's art on Facebook?

I was in a building that is publicly accessible and I took a photo of paintings they had hanging on the wall. Is it legal for me to post it on social media such as Facebook, or would this be copyright ...
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At a high level what are the differences in laws in Canada that make guns more restricted than in the US?

What laws make it so that guns are less used in Canada than certain US states? In both places a person is allowed to keep a gun with them in their home. Hypothetically they can use the gun in ...
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How can a community based not-for-profit be sued?

This question Is normally illegal kink legal inspired me to ask this. The Metro Vancouver Kink Society is getting sued. In a short summary of events, one member of MVKS was accused of acting ...
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