Faculty in the News

Telecom Giants Lose Appeal to Shut Out Wireless Competition

Publication: The Tyee

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, discusses the blueprint for ensuring that all Canadians have access to affordable, high-speed Internet services, unveiled by Canada's telecommunications regulator

Harper's constitutional disobedience a dangerous game to play

Publication: The Globe and Mail

In this Op-Ed, Adam Dodek, Common Law Section, discusses Stephen Harper's announcement revealing that his party will move ahead with a moratorium on further Senate appointments. "Constitutionally, Mr. Harper does not have this power to refuse to appoint senators."

Harper playing dangerous game with Senate

Publication: The Ottawa Sun

In this Op-Ed, Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on Stephen Harper's announcement revealing that his party will move ahead with a moratorium on further Senate appointments.

The TPP talks: Thing happen slowly — when they happen at all

Publication: iPolitics

This article refers to an Op-Ed written by Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, entitled Forget supply management — the TPP has bigger problems.

We need to better regulate Canadian companies abroad

Publication: The Globe and Mail

Penelope Simons, Common Law Section, co-wrote an Op-Ed on the regulation of Canadian companies abroad. "The government needs to take bolder steps to protect the human rights of individuals and communities affected by resource extraction by Canadian companies."

The story of the Ottawa River: Priceless and precarious

Publication: The Globe and Mail

This article mentions a paper written by Jamie Benidickson, Common Law Section.

Supreme Court unfair to Harper government, new Ontario justice says

Publication: The Globe and Mail

Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, comments on the new Ontario justice's explanation for the Conservative government’s well-known losing streak at the Supreme Court of Canada.

CRTC looks to the future with ruling on high-speed Internet access: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, discusses the CRTC's order to large cable and telecom providers to offer independent Internet providers wholesale access to emerging high-speed fibre networks.

Harper puts moratorium on Senate appointments, pushes provinces for reform

Publication: CTV News

Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, comments on Stephen Harper's announcement on Friday revealing that his party will move ahead with a moratorium on further Senate appointments.

Decoding the coalition: What happens if NDP and Liberals join to form next government?

Publication: National Post

Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, participated in a Q&A on the possibility of a coalition between the New Democrats and the Liberals.

L'Alberta fait piètre figure dans un rapport de l'ONU

Publication: Radio-Canada – La croisée

Nathalie Des Rosiers, Section de common law, analyse le rapport de L'ONU qui a examiné comment le Canada s'est comporté, depuis 10 ans, dans différents dossiers.

Ontario court ruling on expats forgets that voting is a right, not a privilege

Publication: The Globe and Mail

In this Op-Ed, Michael Pal, Common Law Section, discusses the Court of Appeal for Ontario's ruling that it is constitutional for the federal government to take away the right to vote from Canadian citizens who live outside the country for more than five years. "That a court would allow the government to set an “expiration date” on one of our most fundamental rights is deeply troubling."

Sauver l'humanité, une vedette à la fois

Publication: La Presse +

Cette article met en vedette To Save Humanity: What Matters Most for a Healthy Future, un ouvrage orchestré par Steven Hoffman, Section de common law, et Julio Frenk, doyen de l’École de santé publique d’Harvard, qui englobe une collection de 96 courts essais portant sur des sujets brûlants d’actualité liés à la santé mondiale.

Charter challenge of C-51 expected to move slowly

Publication: iPolitics

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, discusses Bill C-51.

Canadian spies might blow our efforts abroad if caught by authorities, RCMP says

Publication: The Globe and Mail

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on the RCMP's concern that new anti-terrorism legislation might hurt — not help — its security efforts in overseas hotspots. He states that the newly disclosed notes underscore the need for a federal security czar to oversee and direct the anti-terrorism activities of Canadian agencies that might otherwise trip over one another.

Gormley: Use Constitution to fight government secrecy

Publication: Ottawa Citizen

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments constitutional challenges in an article on the Harper government that has restricted the media’s access to information in ways that are foreign to many democracies, and even to some non-democracies.

Pacific trade deal could raise health costs, lower privacy protection: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, discusses the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), that could, according to him, raise health costs and lower privacy protection.

'Disconcerting' video of pistol-packing drone fires up YouTube

Publication: Toronto Star

Kristen Thomasen, Common Law Section, comments on a viral video of what appears to be a small drone firing a handgun and the debate of whether police should have drones mounted with weapons. “I don’t that that it’s a technical barrier. I think it would be a moral, ethical and legal barrier.”

Baloney Meter: With new powers, is CSIS simply catching up to allies?

Publication: 580 CFRA

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on Bill C-51 through the analysis of other countries' intelligence powers and international comparison claims.

Don't shoot video at Pan Am Games: organizers

Publication: Guelph Mercury

Jeremy de Beer, Common Law Section, comments on the fact that Pan Am game organizers are asking spectators not to shoot video at sports venues so as not to compete with official broadcasts from the CBC. "It's about preserving the ability to control the brand of the event so that they can preserve the value of sponsorship rights."