The Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children in Kamloops, BC.
Keep an eye on our updates, resources and final examination guidelines.Professor Constance Backhouse delves into R.D.S., the Supreme Court’s first judicial race bias case
The R.D.S. case is one of Canada's most significant race cases. It marked the first time in the 122-year history of the Supreme Court that Canada’s top judges had been asked to adjudicate a complaint of racial bias against a judge. Professor Constance Backhouse has earned an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to undertake a full-scale assessment of the R.D.S. case and its significance for the Canadian legal system.
Professor Jamie Liew explores the roots of statelessness in post-colonial Malaysia
Stateless persons are defined under international law as those who are not recognized as nationals of any country. In the case of stateless communities in Malaysia, the country’s history of British colonial rule has shaped contemporary legal, social and cultural understandings of who are members of the state. Professor Jamie Liew has earned an Insight grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to fund the first in-depth study of the historical and institutional roots of statelessness in Malaysia.
The personal 36-year journey of Angel Larkman, 2L, to get Indian status
Angel Larkman, 2L, and her editor scrambled to get the story out and published in the Huffington Post Canada the day before it was closed. They were able to share Larkman’s personal story titled “It Took The Government 36 Years To Tell Me What I Already Knew: I Am A Status Indian”.
