Faculty in the News

Attacker at military recruiting centre said higher power drove him

Publication: The Globe and Mail

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on terrorist crimes committed “for a political, religious or ideological purpose.”

Tax law chips away at the tradition of solicitor-client privilege

Publication: Financial Post

In this Op-Ed, Vern Krishna, Common Law Section, discusses legal privilege in professional communications between taxpayers and their legal advisers. 

Canada faces 'tough fight' in bid for UN seat, experts say

Publication: Yahoo! News Canada

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, discusses Canada's fight to return to the United Nations Security Council. “It’s a tough fight but I think it’s doable. We’ve really got to pick our areas where we can show not just good leadership, but extraordinary leadership.”

Vern Krishna: Tax law chips away at the tradition of solicitor-client privilege

Publication: Financial Post

Vern Krishna, Common Law 

Un certificat de common law en français offert à l’Université de la Saskatchewan

Publication: Radio-Canada

Nathalie DesRosiers, Common Law - À compter de l'automne 2016, les étudiants en droit de l'Université de la Saskatchewan pourront obtenir un certificat de common law en français grâce à un partenariat avec l'Université d'Ottawa. Il s'agit du premier certificat du genre, intégré au baccalauréat, pour des étudiants inscrits dans une université anglophone.

Copyright ruling strikes fair balance in heated education fight: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the role of copyright within the Canadian education system.

How Bombardier Inc suppresses information about how much government funding it receives

Publication: Financial Post

Teresa Scassa, Common Law Section, comments on Bombardier withholding the release of information about the government funding it receives. “The courts have been quite good about insisting that a certain evidentiary threshold be met to justify the withholding of the information.”

France sends warning to Britain

Publication: CTV News Canada

John Packer, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, discusses border controls on migrants in France.

'There would be no more no's for me' Canada Reads author tells First Nations students

Publication: CBC News Canada

Tracey Lindberg, Common Law Section, shared her experiences as an aboriginal women in law with students at the all-First Nations Dennis Franklin Cromarty high school in Thunder Bay. 

Law Society Announces 2016 Award Recipients

Publication: Yahoo! Canada

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, is part of the fourteen members of Ontario's legal professions who will be recognized for their exceptional career achievements and contributions to their communities at the annual Law Society Awards ceremony on May 25. 

Internet trolls are 'Machiavellian sadists and psychopaths'

Publication: The guardian

Joanne St-Lewis - Common Law, The internet amplifies harassment and bullying in the physical world, but politicians, tech companies and society all need to make the internet safe for all

Euthanasia shouldn't replace good mental-health care

Publication: The Province

In this Op-Ed, Jennifer Chandler, Common Law Section, and Simon Hatcher, Department of Psychiatry, discuss how those enduring psychological suffering due to mental illness should also be eligible for medical aid in dying.

‘Skinny Basic’ Cable Will Reduce Consumer Choice? Claim Earns Rating Of ‘Some Baloney’

Publication: Huffington Post   

Michael Geist, Common Law Section, comments on the new rules that were introduced by Canada’s broadcast regulator, requiring all cable and satellite TV service providers to offer their customers a smaller, basic package of channels, for no more than $25 per month. “We are probably going to lose some channels that are not financially sustainable and have very little in the way of audiences.”

Canada Reads 2016 novel Birdie takes flight as law school text

Publication: CBC News Thunder Bay

This article highlights the novel Birdie by Tracey Lindberg, Common Law Section, which is one of five books in the running for CBC's Canada Reads 2016. 

RCMP look for info gaps on threats to infrastructure

Publication: Toronto Star

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on the launch of new security measures by the National police force to find any gaps in the way it shares and receives threat information.

Physician-assisted dying debate highlights the need for better mental health services

Publication: National Post

In this Op-Ed, Jennifer A. Chandler, Common Law Section, and Simon Hatcher, Department of Psychiatry, discuss the availability of physician-assisted dying for people with mental illness. 

Skinny TV packages jump start competition: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the launch of the $25 basic “skinny” cable packages mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

The nudge-nudge, wink-wink era of federal lobbying is over

Publication: The Globe and Mail

In this Op-Ed, Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law, outlines the evolution of lobbying in Canada's political landscape. 

If Canada doesn’t get innovation right, “we’ll be badly paid serfs for foreign multinationals”

Publication: iPolitics

Ian Kerr, Common Law Section, comments on heavy regulations in Canada regarding technology.

'Servers are encouraged to not wear underwear'

Publication: Toronto Sun

Joanne St. Lewis, Common Law Section, comments on sexy dress codes for female servers at some restaurants, and how they may violate employees' human rights. "You might as well put a sign saying, 'Tolerate sexual harassment is part of this job.'"

Physician-assisted dying debate highlights the need for better mental health services

Publication: National Post 

Jennifer Chandler - Common Law, and Simon Hatcher - Faculty of Medicine

Restaurant dress codes: Sexy outfits for female staff may be discriminatory

Publication: CBC News Ottawa

Joanne St. Lewis, Common Law Section, calls some of the dress codes uncovered by Marketplace discriminatory. "It is sex discrimination. I have no doubt about it. The male employees are doing exactly the same task as the female employees … And they do not need to sexualize their clothing. That's the bottom line."