Faculty in the News

Melanie Joly's tough choice on Canadian content: New thinking or new taxes (The Globe and Mail)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, comments on the national consultation on Canadian content in a digital world and the possible outcomes that could arise from these discussions. 

Les accusés s'expliquent (La Rotonde)
Amir Attaran, Section de common law, a déposé une plainte contre l'Université d'Ottawa et l'Association des professeurs, citant une promotion non renouvelée, le manque de reconnaissance des minorités visibles, et une accusation de racisme systématique.

Have your say on electoral reform (Toronto Star)
Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, outlines the next steps for electoral reform in Canada and the importance of public consultation and participation.

Mathen: Our attitudes, not sexual assault law, are what need reform (Ottawa Citizen)
Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, discusses the current state of sexual assault procedure in the justice system in Canada, and highlight public education as being "urgently required" to improve it. 

A right out of reach (Cochrane Times)
Daphne Gilbert, Common Law Section, argues that publicly funded hospitals are not constituted "primarily for religious purposes," their mission is to deliver non-religious, standardized medical care.  

Business executives urge bold leadership on climate policy from Justin Trudeau, premiers (Toronto Star)
Stewart Elgie, Faculty of Law and Institute of the Environment, comments on low-carbon economy transition and Canada’s prosperity in the future. The article also mentions the Smart Prosperity Institute, based out of the University of Ottawa.

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Montreal rapper wins fight against major label over collaboration with Kendrick Lamar (National Post)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, outlines the dangers of wrongful take-downs of online material, especially Youtube music videos.

Former CBC Execs, Journalists, Academics and Politicians Call For An Ad-Free CBC (Canadaland)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, argues for an ad-free CBC as they should not be in the competition for digital advertising dollars with a head start from tax payers. 

U of O experts discuss freedom of the press (Fulcrum)
A panel with Tamir Israel, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic; and Teresa Scassa, Common Law Section, and moderated by Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discussed police surveillance and the case of Patrick Lagacé and other journalists in Québec and Canada.  

Crimes internationaux: le Canada peut et doit faire plus (Huffington Post Canada)
Sept professeurs et étudiants demandent au gouvernement de s'engager à faire de la lutte contre l'impunité une priorité de sa politique étrangère. Les signataires :

•            David Petrasek, Faculté des sciences sociales
•            François Larocque, Faculté de droit - Section de common law
•            Stephen Brown, Faculté des sciences sociales
•            Penelope Simons, Faculté de droit - Section de common law
•            Joao Velloso, Faculté de droit - Section de common law
•            John Packer, Centre de recherche et d'enseignement sur les droits de la personne
•            Jessica Dufresne, Faculté de droit – Études supérieures

Experts to discuss reshaping Canada's sexual assault laws (Ottawa Citizen)
Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, will be one of two legal experts leading a discussion on Parliament Hill about the possible need to reshape Canada's sexual assault laws to balance the rights of the victim and of the accused. 

U of O sued for racial discrimination (Fulcrum)
Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, has filed a complaint against the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors, citing discrimination in the lack of promotion to a Tier 1 Chair position.

Ontario judge strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for sexual interference (The Globe and Mail)
Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, outlines the discussion surrounding minimum mandatory sentences in the case of sex crimes against children.  

Ottawa Didn't Study How Much More We'll Pay For Drugs Under CETA (Huffington Post Canada)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses how the newly signed CETA will impact drug prices in Canada, by extending the term of protection for patents, thereby keeping cheaper alternatives out of the market.

Experts to discuss reshaping Canada's sexual assault laws (Ottawa Citizen)
Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, will be one of two legal experts leading a discussion on Parliament Hill about the possible need to reshape Canada's sexual assault laws to balance the rights of the victim and of the accused. 

Egan: Trump may have emboldened graffiti hate. He sure emboldened us. (Ottawa Citizen)
This article mentions Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, and his complaint filed against the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors, citing discrimination in the lack of promotion to a Tier 1 Chair position.

'No real role': Canada's watchdog for mining abroad struggles to sharpen its teeth (CBC News)
Penelope Simons, Common Law Section, explains the difficulties facing the Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor when mining companies abroad may have violated human rights and international laws.

RCMP is overstating Canada's 'surveillance lag' (Toronto Star)
Tamir Israel, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, argues that the RCMP has misrepresented Canadian law enforcement efforts as "being confounded by digital activities," in order to increase surveillance powers.

The news that is not fit to print: Collenette (Toronto Star)
Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, discusses the big changes facing journalism and journalists, such as the increased discussion regarding press freedom, fake news and the appointment of Stephen Bannon, previous Executive Chair of Breitbart Network, as chief strategist to Trump.

Canadians living California dream dreading NAFTA nightmare if work visas scrapped (CBC News Ottawa-Gatineau)
Debra Steger, Common Law Section, outlines the potential effects on Treaty NAFTA visas and students wanting to work in Silicon Valley in California, with a Trump presidency at hand. 

Why won't Minister Joly and Minister Bains take the Internet tax off the table? (Rabble)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, comments on the prospect of implementing an internet tax to support the domestic digital industry and outlines the inconsistencies between statements by Minister Joly and Minister Bains. 

AFFAIRE PATRICK LAGACÉ : LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE, UN INDI­CA­TEUR DE NOTRE DÉMO­CRA­TIE ? (La Rotonde)
Tamir Israel, Clinique d'intérêt public et de politique d'internet du Canada, et Teresa Scassa, Section de common law, discutent de la surveillance de l'État et comment l’usage des nouvelles tech­no­lo­gies pour­rait porter atteinte aux liber­tés indi­vi­duelles et remettre en ques­tion la concep­tion de la démo­cra­tie.  

Denied promotion, University of Ottawa professor Amir Attaran takes discrimination fight to human rights tribunal (Ottawa Citizen)
Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, has filed a complaint against the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors, citing discrimination in the lack of promotion to a Tier 1 Chair position.

The U.S. has been accused of war crimes, so here's what will happen -- nothing: Neil Macdonald (CBC News)
Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on the imbalance of the countries of origin of cases in the International Criminal Court. 

In Ottawa, TPP's death could open the door to transparent trade dealings (Sudan News Gazette)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, shows how the end of TPP could lead Canada's federal government to challenge the public backlash against trade deals, and to develop more open and transparent bilateral trade agreements.  

Prof says he was denied promotion because of racial bias, launches lawsuit against University of Ottawa (National Post)
Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, has filed a complaint against the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors, citing discrimination in the lack of promotion to a Tier 1 Chair position.

In Ottawa, TPP's death could open the door to transparent trade dealing (The Globe and Mail)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, shows how the end of TPP could lead Canada's federal government to challenge the public backlash against trade deals, and to develop more open and transparent bilateral trade agreements.

These Crown corporations impact your life - and they're run mostly by men (Metro News)
Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, and Duff Conacher, School of Political Studies, explains why Canada's crown corporations need to better represent society and the "government's strong commitment to gender diversity."

The Billion Dollar Question: How to Pay for Melanie Joly's Digital Cancon Plans (MichaelGeist.com)
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, outlines the main discussion that was had at a panel discussion at the University of Ottawa on funding Canadian content in a digital world and the different means that could be utilized to generate more revenue this content.

Fight for bedroom equality (CTV National News)
Kyle Kirkup, Common Law Section, comments on the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Code, a provision that was struck down more than twenty years ago for being discriminatory on the basis of sexual orientation.