Not a Joke, it's Canadian: Ontario's Apology Act makes it easier to say you're sorry - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**vipluka** · 10-07-2008, 02:53 AM

**jelena-nanana** · 10-07-2008, 03:12 AM

I'm sorry you're Canadian.

**ardsdelinq** · 10-07-2008, 04:18 AM

Man, Ontario is one sorry province.

**effebrala** · 10-07-2008, 04:32 AM

The Bill can be found here:

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bil...en&BillID=1965

The intention (from the government POV) is to reduce some of the strain on the legal system by removing the cases where all someone is really looking for is for someone else to admit they ****ed up and apologise. As Asher's article pointed out, the medical field is where this will be most significant.

**DonnyKong** · 10-07-2008, 04:44 AM

I apologize for posting.

**arcaniagainee** · 10-07-2008, 04:51 AM

Originally posted by Darius871
Yeah, that rationale does make it seem less silly, just another policy encouragement of private ordering like mandatory ADR in most jurisdictions. The Ontario Attorney General has been engaged in trying to reduce the backlog in our system. Some jurisdictions in the province are in very bad shape. I imagine we already have mandatory ADR (in some form) so this policy would fit nicely in that agenda.

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effebrala Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 594 Senior Member	The Bill can be found here: http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bil...en&BillID=1965 The intention (from the government POV) is to reduce some of the strain on the legal system by removing the cases where all someone is really looking for is for someone else to admit they ****ed up and apologise. As Asher's article pointed out, the medical field is where this will be most significant. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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DonnyKong Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	I apologize for posting. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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arcaniagainee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	Originally posted by Darius871 Yeah, that rationale does make it seem less silly, just another policy encouragement of private ordering like mandatory ADR in most jurisdictions. The Ontario Attorney General has been engaged in trying to reduce the backlog in our system. Some jurisdictions in the province are in very bad shape. I imagine we already have mandatory ADR (in some form) so this policy would fit nicely in that agenda. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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