A continuing theme of our work, and that of others, has been the failure of insolvency law to keep pace with the new problems faced by low-income debtors. Researchers have suggested that the cost of personal bankruptcy puts it beyond the reach of many of those in need of it, though it has proven...

When debt becomes unmanageable, two options for a consumer debtor in Canada are: (1) enlisting the services of a bankruptcy trustee, and (2) becoming a client of a not-for-profit credit counselling agency. Each of these options is regulated differently and has public and private dimensions. At...

« L’année 2021 a marqué les 50 ans de l’entrée en vigueur, au Québec, de la Loi sur la protection du consommateur. Cet ouvrage présente un bilan du mouvement consumériste au Québec, traite des enjeux qui caractérisent le rapport de pouvoir entre organisations et consommateurs et...

This volume analytically explores consumer perspectives of biotechnology and the ability of the marketplace to address consumer needs and concerns regarding this frontier technology. This includes an examination of: how science-based industries with complex market transactions provide...