The Nancy Guthrie case: Tough measures needed so it never happens again!**
Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #3 – March 31, 2026 OPENING I hope and pray that Nancy Guthrie is okay and she’ll be returned safe and sound to her family. This is a shocking and heinous crime. That’s why I’m also angry as hell that somebody could […]
Affordability Crisis – Food insecurity -What’s Law Got to Do with It? :Quebec’s Seniors**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #2 – February 28, 2026 FERGUS, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 27, 2026 – “‘There’s significant impact’: rising food prices weighing on seniors.”Jordan Snobelen writes: “Food prices have increased 22 per cent since 2022, according to the Bank of Canada, a rate outpacing […]
Quebec: Seniors & Those With Disabilities – More Needs To Be Done!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #1 – January 31, 2026 OPENING This is about seniors & those with Disabilities, choosing to stay in their own homes as they age. On Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, the Quebec government announced a new home health-care policy. The Quebec government […]
Canada: Scammers Targeting Seniors Face Justice!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #10 – November 30, 2025 By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney PREAMBLE ‘Allegations must be proven in court.’ Indeed, “Sir William Garrow coined the phrase “presumed innocent until proven guilty”, insisting that defendants’ accusers and their evidence be […]
Canada: Big News About Wills – Changes in Legislation, Crucial Lessons From Recent Court Decisions **
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #9 – October 31, 2025 OPENING A ‘Last Will and Testament’ (also known as “will”) can serve its purpose well. Indeed, if provisions are written in a clear and concise way, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words, it’s […]
Exploitation of an Elderly Person (Chapter 2)– The 1-2-3 of Bringing Abusers to Justice!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #7 – July 31, 2025 OPENING Elder Financial Abuse – take two! A few months ago, I wrote an article on the subject of elder abuse. It was a case comment. I examined a judgment rendered on topic. I explained the […]
Exploitation of an Elderly Person – The 1-2-3 of Bringing Abusers to Justice!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* Exploitation of an Elderly Person – The 1-2-3 of Bringing Abusers to Justice!** By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #3 – March 31, 2025 OPENING It is said, “Beware the Ides of March!” That’s a date, famously associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar, making it a […]