Kris Bonn is a Past President of OTLA and principal lawyer at Bonn Law in Belleville, Ontario. For more than a decade, he has championed community safety and injury prevention initiatives, including the annual Helmets on Kids program, helping ensure local children have access to properly fitted bicycle helmets and safety education.
On June 20, 2026, Bonn Law held its annual Helmets on Kids event at the Children’s Safety Village in Belleville, Ontario. Inspired by OTLA, this year’s event was presented in partnership with McDougall Insurance, ASR Group–Redpath, the Brain Injury Association Quinte District (BIAQD) and the Children’s Safety Village, bringing together local organizations committed to improving the safety and well-being of children in the community. The …
As the weather warms and the snow melts away, we think of outdoor activities. One of the most popular activities for kids is riding a bicycle. Most people can remember the feeling of whizzing down the street with the wind in our face as we experience the freedom of riding a bicycle on our own. Sadly, cycling can also be hazardous, particularly when not wearing …
Apples can now be deducted from oranges. Date Heard May 1-2, 2018 Since the start of no-fault auto insurance benefits in Ontario, tort defendants were entitled to deduct collateral benefits the plaintiff received before the tort trial and obtain an assignment for future no-fault benefits that are the same as the damages awarded. The principle is that an injured plaintiff should not receive double recovery …
The trend in the more recent cases are for more disclosure of personal and private social media accounts. Master Short acknowledges that there is flux in the law right now regarding disclosure of social media pages.
Long-term disability insurance provides security. When disability strikes, and you cannot continue working, disability benefits can help ensure mortgage payments are made and food gets on the table. But every policy is different and can be fraught with land mines and unfortunate surprises.
Reporter Sheryl Ubelacker reported on October 26, 2016 that 1 in 18 Canadian hospital patients experience harm from preventable errors (Read more). Ms. Ubelacker reports on a study that 138,000 Canadians admitted in a Canadian hospital in 2014-2015 suffered some kind of harmful event that could potentially have been prevented. Of these 138,000 patients, the study finds that more than one adverse event compromised their …