Faculty in the News

Liberals vow for gender parity in overhaul of appointments process

Publication: Toronto Star Online

Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, comments on the promise of the federal Liberal party to extend gender parity in cabinet to ensure the same outcome in the hundreds of appointments the government makes to boards, agencies and Crown corporations.

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Les libéraux veulent la parité hommes-femmes dans toutes les nominations(Radio-Canada)

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How Justin Trudeau can handle climate change expectations: Analysis

Publication: Toronto Star

Stewart Elgie, comments on the Canada's climate change commitments. “Every jurisdiction is going to have to do its share to meet the national objective. That doesn’t mean they all have to do exactly the same thing.”

Working 'on a refugee movement is like riding in a cavalry charge'

Publication: Hill Times

Jennifer Bond, Common Law Section, who has an extensive background in refugee support initiatives, is serving as a special adviser to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum.

Photo of drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi galvanized Canadians, refugee expert says

Publication: Metro Canada

Jennifer Bond, Common Law Section, comments on Canada's response to the refugee crisis in Syria.

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Canadian retailer pulls 'stolen' sacred Inuit design from stores

Publication: CBC Radio - As It Happens

Teresa Scassa, Common Law Section, comments on the possible legal action an indigenous family can take after discovering a fashion designer duplicated the design of a traditional Inuit parka without permission of the original designer's decendants. "This is not the kind of thing that Canadian law has really recognized in the past. The protection for indigenous cultural property and traditional knowledge is fairly weak in Canada."

Feds may miss February deadline to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees: immigration minister

Publication: Global News Canada

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on Canada's commitment to resettle refugees and the perceived security risk relating to the process. “We have to understand that it’s far easier for terrorists to come on tourist visas or business or student visas than as refugees,”

Feds can’t retroactively protect CSIS sources in torture lawsuit, says judge

Publication: iPolitics

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on the law C-44, which prevents courts from compelling the release of information that could disclose the identity of CSIS human sources. 

Paris attacks put Canada's Internet privacy laws at risk: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses its implications to Canadian policy, including privacy and surveillance law.

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Experts questioning how Canada might choose refugees, possibly leaving out single men

Publication: Global News Canada

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on the government's process for bringing Syrian refugees to Canada. “We absolutely have to make sure that we’re not so scared by the security fears that we have no exceptions whatsoever.”

Syrian refugee debate a tale of two stories

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, discusses the Syrian refugee crisis.

Dear Health Minister Philpott — We Need Leadership In Medicare Restored

Publication: Ottawa Life Magazine

In this Op-Ed, Colleen M. Flood, Common Law Section, discusses the future of Canada's health care system. 

Advocacy groups ramp up campaign to repeal Bill C-51

Publication: Rabble

This article mentions the legal scholarship Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, has done on the topic of bill C-51.

The ugly side of Ottawa's student housing market

Publication: Rabble

Anna Colombo, Common Law Section, comments on issues students have faced while renting apartments. "There is an increase in terms of students coming in and dealing with particular landlords. I would say that in the last three years there's been a couple of repeat offenders whose names have come up."

Craig Forcese on how our anti-terror laws make Canadians less safe

Publication: Macleans

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, discusses Canada's anti-terror law, Bill C-51, in relation to new laws recently enacted by the French government in response to the Paris terrorist attacks.

Mike Duffy fraud, bribery, breach of trust trial resumes today

Publication: CBC News

Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, comments on the Duffy trial.

Canada can vet refugees quickly and safely, expert says

Publication: Ottawa Citizen

Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, comments on the federal government’s commitment to resettle Syrian refugees in Canada.

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Plus qu'un simple pèlerinage

Publication: Le Devoir

Peter Showler, Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne, commente la crainte de voir des radicaux profiter de l’accueil de réfugiés syriens pour mettre les pieds au Canada. «Cette crainte quant à l’arrivée massive de demandeurs d’asile ne date pas de cette semaine ou des attentats terroristes des dernières années.» 

Canada split over fast-tracking Syrian refugees

Publication: Yahoo! News

Errol Mendes, Common Law, and Jabeur Fathally, Civil Law Section, comment on the federal government's commitment to help resettle Syrian refugees in Canada.

Why TPP is a Canadian Digital Policy Failure

Publication: TheTyee

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the Transpacific Partnership and its implications for digital policies such as copyright and privacy.

Should Canada stop bringing in Syrian refugees because of the Paris attacks? Experts say no.

Publication: Global News

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on the federal government's commitment to resettle Syrian refugees in Canada in wake of the attacks in Paris. IS “want[s] to stop the refugee process because one of their main sources of income in the ISIS-controlled territory is taxation of the people there, extortion of the people there.”

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Security won't be compromised in Syrian refugee process, governments say (CBC Ottawa)

Syrian refugee security screening 'paramount,' says Health Minister Jane Philpott (CBC News Canada)

Canada's ambitious refugee target, now under scrutiny

Publication: CBC Ottawa Morning
(1:48-10:23) Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, comments on the federal government’s commitment to resettle Syrian refugees in Canada. 

Now for the hard part: The road ahead for eight cabinet ministers

Publication: Macleans

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on the upcoming handling of Bill C-51. “We need to take a step back and worry about good process.”

Trudeau mandates pot legalization, overhaul of Conservative justice reforms

Publication: CBC News

Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, comments on the Liberal government's approach to criminal justice system. "Prime Minister Trudeau has given Jody Wilson-Raybould a very full plate, a very ambitious agenda, a very challenging agenda, but one that if fully realized could really change the face of the justice system in Canada. So a potentially very exciting set of challenges."

Immigration minister faces challenges beyond Syrian refugees

Publication: CBCNews

Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, comments on Canada's refugee determination system. "It's urgent. They need to do a full review [of the changes]."

Experts weigh in on the role of money in election campaigns

Publication: iPolitics

Michael Pal, Common Law Section, raised the question on political party and third-party spending during a panel on democratic participation at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Conference.

Doctors can’t refuse to help a patient die — no matter what they say

Publication: iPolitics

In this Op-Ed, Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, discusses the ongoing process for the legalization of physician-assisted dying in Canada.

Possible trade challenge would weigh on Bombardier aid move -Trudeau

Publication: Reuters

Debra Steger, Common Law Section, comments on possible trade challenges that could result from the Canadian government's decision whether to give aid to aircraft maker Bombardier Inc.

TransPacific Partnership puts Canadian IT at disadvantage, says Michael Geist

Publication: CBC News

Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the TransPacific Parternship and its effects on Canada's technology sector. "I think when you look at the digital policies, things like copyright, intellectual property, privacy rules, internet and internet governance rules, there's some real harms that we find in the agreement."

Michael Geist, Section de common law, discute du Partenariat transpacifique et de ses effets sur le secteur de la technologie du Canada.

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Le Canada sortirait-il perdant du PTP en matière de propriété intellectuelle? (Huffington Post Québec)

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Canada needs to take time studying TPP deal, critics say (OurWindsor)

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Peter Showler: Canada can rise to the refugee challenge

Publication: Ottawa Citizen

In this Op-Ed, Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, discusses Canada's role in the refugee crisis caused by the ongoing Syrian conflict.