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"In 1922, the first edition of Bankruptcy Law in Canada found pride of place on the shelves of Canadian insolvency practitioners. Now nearly a century later, the new Fifth Edition of Honsberger?s Bankruptcy in Canada is destined to become an invaluable resource for the insolvency community ? a trusted authority for those who deal with bankruptcy problems on a daily basis and those who need occasional guidance. Honsberger?s Bankruptcy in Canada, Fifth Edition is thorough and comprehensive, but also understandable and eminently readable. In clearly written prose, the authors articulate not just the principles, but the history and adaptations underlying the principles, along with practical insight and guidance. Rather than follow the Act section by section, the authors have gathered relevant elements by concept and theme. Practitioners and jurists, with their heavily underlined copies of the previous edition, will welcome both the logical new organization and the updated examination." --publisher's description.

« L'auteur aborde les différentes réalités reliées à la faillite et à l'insolvabilité, la réorganisation d'entreprises de même que la protection des salariés qu'il regroupe en dix titres. Chaque titre est associé à un thème spécifique dont la présentation a pour objectif central de permettre aux praticiens, aux étudiants et aux personnes touchées par cette situation non seulement d'avoir une vue d'ensemble du régime mis en place, mais également de faciliter les liens à faire entre chacun des thèmes. Conçu comme un tout, l'ouvrage se veut un outil pour aider le lecteur à bien établir le cadre juridique nécessaire, selon le contexte, à la détermination de la solution appropriée en se servant, notamment, de son index analytique et du synopsis. La Réforme de 2009 a considérablement modifié la façon de penser et les manières de faire. Avec l'apport de nos juges, la 5ᵉ édition en a été largement tributaire. Pourquoi une 6ᵉ édition? Essentiellement, parce que le temps était venu de faire une rétrospective. Cette édition tient compte des modifications apportées par le législateur depuis la dernière édition ainsi que les ajustements que le contexte de pandémie a nécessité depuis 2020. Outre le fait de l'enrichir avec de nouveaux commentaires et la mise à jour de l'information colligée dans l'édition précédente, l'auteur commente les modifications suivantes : l'obligation nouvelle d'agir de bonne foi; les biens détenus par le failli dans un régime enregistré d'épargne-invalidité; la désignation professionnelle des syndics; la survie d'un droit de propriété intellectuelle en cas de disposition ou de résiliation; l'enquête concernant le paiement fait par une personne morale faillie d’une indemnité de départ ou de préavis, d'une prime d'encouragement ou de tout autre avantage à un administrateur, dirigeant ou à quiconque dirige ou supervise les activités commerciales et les affaires internes de la personne morale dans la période suspecte prévue par la Loi; les situations nouvelles donnant droit aux prestations du programme de protection des salariés ainsi que les mesures prises pour bonifier celles-ci; l'instruction du surintendant des faillites aux fins de l'établissement du revenu excédentaire et les Directives du surintendant des faillites. Cette nouvelle édition fait également état de la jurisprudence récente portant, entre autres, sur les fiducies présumées et le « debtor in possession financing »; la doctrine de la prépondérance fédérale; la proposition de consommateur conjointe et la question de savoir si l'amende imposée par un ordre professionnel à un membre devenu failli est une réclamation prouvable dont il ne peut être libéré. »--Page 4 de la couverture

The Aboriginal Justice Inquiry was created in response to two specific incidents: the death of Helen Betty Osborne and John Joseph Harper. These were separate incidents but were seen by many as troubling examples of the manner in which Manitoba's justice system was failing Aboriginal people. The scope of the inquiry was to include all components of the justice system, that is, policing, courts, and correctional services. The Commission considered whether Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples were treated differently by the system and whether there were specific adverse effects, including possible systemic discrimination against Aboriginal people. The final written report is a thorough review.

Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to “civilize and Christianize" Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed. Education and technical training too often gave way to the drudgery of doing the chores necessary to make the schools self-sustaining. Child neglect was institutionalized, and the lack of supervision created situations where students were prey to sexual and physical abusers. Legal action by the schools’ former students led to the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2008. The product of over six years of research, the Commission’s final report outlines the history and legacy of the schools, and charts a pathway towards reconciliation. Canada’s Residential Schools: The Legacy describes what Canada must do to overcome the schools’ tragic legacy and move towards reconciliation with the country’s first peoples. For over 125 years Aboriginal children suffered abuse and neglect in residential schools run by the Canadian government and by churches. They were taken from their families and communities and confined in large, frightening institutions where they were cut off from their culture and punished for speaking their own language. Infectious diseases claimed the lives of many students and those who survived lived in harsh and alienating conditions. There was little compassion and little education in most of Canada’s residential schools. Although Canada has formally apologized for the residential school system and has compensated its Survivors, the damaging legacy of the schools continues to this day. This volume examines the long shadow that the residential schools have cast over the lives of Aboriginal Canadians who are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to be in ill health and die sooner, more likely to have their children taken from them, and more likely to be imprisoned than other Canadians. The disappearance of many Indigenous languages and the erosion of cultural traditions and languages also have their roots in residential schools.

Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to "civilize and Christianize" Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed. Education and technical training too often gave way to the drudgery of doing the chores necessary to make the schools self-sustaining. Child neglect was institutionalized, and the lack of supervision created situations where students were prey to sexual and physical abusers. Legal action by the schools' former students led to the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2008. The product of over six years of research, the Commission's final report outlines the history and legacy of the schools, and charts a pathway towards reconciliation. Canada's Residential Schools: The History, Part 2, 1939 to 2000 carries the story of the residential school system from the end of the Great Depression to the closing of the last remaining schools in the late 1990s. It demonstrates that the underfunding and unsafe living conditions that characterized the early history of the schools continued into an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity for most Canadians. A miserly funding formula meant that into the late 1950s school meals fell short of the Canada Food Rules. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and a failure to adhere to fire safety rules were common problems throughout this period. While government officials had come to view the schools as costly and inefficient, the churches were reluctant to countenance their closure. It was not until the late 1960s that the federal government finally wrested control of the system away from the churches. Government plans to turn First Nations education over to the provinces met with opposition from Aboriginal organizations that were seeking "Indian Control of Indian Education." Following parent-led occupation of a school in Alberta, many of the remaining schools came under Aboriginal administration. The closing of the schools coincided with a growing number of convictions of former staff members on charges of sexually abusing students. These trials revealed the degree to which sexual abuse at the schools had been covered up in the past. Former students, who came to refer to themselves as Survivors, established regional and national organizations and provided much of the leadership for the campaign that led to the federal government issuing in 2008 an apology to the former students and their families.