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does success equal patentability?
By Melanie Szweras
11 wORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Going beyond policy
and procedure
By Malcolm MacKillop and
Hendrik Nieuwland
13 QUIZ
nav igating public-private partnerships
Dan Ferguson and Brad McLellan
D E P A R T M E N T s
7 NEwS ROUNDUP
a roundup of interesting trends and
news for legal departments
36 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
pan am Games relies on p3s to
get the job done
By Jim Middlemiss
39 LAw DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
The compensation question
By Jennifer Brown
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investment canada act:
We've seen this movie before
By Joe Bradford
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CovER sToRy
Rescue operation
organizations are looking
at de-risking and shared-risk
models designed to rescue
pension plans and adapt
to changing economic
circumstances.
By Vawn Himmelsbach
PRoFEssioNAL PRoFiLE
people and politics
city of mississauga solicitor
mary ellen bench has a passion
for municipal law.
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special report:
Growth is driving
the pulse of
the Prairies
in-house depart-
ments in manitoba
and saskatchewan
are riding a wave
of progress.
By Jennifer Brown
To build or lease
Figuring out the right
data centre model
for your organization
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