Faculty in the News

Handle owner-manager compensation with care (National Post)
Vern Krishna, Faculty of Law, discusses how business owners need to focus on owner-manager corporate compensation during this tax season.

A Senate in need of trust must act quickly on Meredith (The Globe and Mail)
Adam Dodek, Faculty of Law, outlines what he feels the Senate should do in the face of Senator Don Meredith breaching the Senate Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code by engaging in a two-year sexual relationship with a teenage girl. 

Fulfill mining ombudsperson promise, academics tell Liberals (iPolitics)
Penelope Simons, Faculty of Law, comments on allegations of harm by Canadian extractive companies overseas and was a signatory on a letter calling for legislation modelled on a proposal by the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA). 

Canadian officials not impressed with US report that always criticises their copyright regime (Complete Music Update)
A confidential memo published by Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, last week shows that Canadian officials aren’t too bothered by the US Trade Representative’s ‘notorious markets’ report, instead criticising the American government’s methodology related to copyright laws. 

Robin Camp, Canadian Judge, Resigns Over Handling of Rape Trial (New York Times)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section, outlines how the highly publicized sexual assault trial of a former radio host and musician had led to increased public awareness of how courts handle such cases in Canada.

Big telecoms are spending more cash to keep customers, but some tactics raise concerns (National Post)
David Fewer, Faculty of Law – Common Law Section, comments on the invasive practice, used by many service providers, like Bell, of displaying pop-up ads in the web browsers and on the television screens of customers who are in the process of cancelling their services.

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Supreme Court judge says Canadians shouldn’t worry about arrival of refugees, migrants (Toronto Star)
Errol Mendes, Faculty of Law, comments on the wide-ranging speech to mark the 150th anniversary of Canada’s constitution by Supreme Court of Canada Justice Richard Wagner.

Courts struggle to determine how drunk is too drunk to consent (Toronto Star)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, said that in the Al-Rawi case, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has a chance to bring some clarity to the law.

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A Judge Who Asked Alleged Rape Victim Why She Hadn't Kept Her Knees Together Has Resigned (Time)
Constance Backhouse, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, told The Globe and Mail that Canada's legal system remained "mired in 19th-century stereotypes about women."

Judge in 'knees together' trial resigns after council recommends he be fired (The Globe and Mail)
Constance Backhouse, Faculty of Law, explains that rape myths are still pervasive in the justice system and society. 

Supreme Court judge says Canadians shouldn’t worry about arrival of refugees, migrants (Toronto Star)
Errol Mendes, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, says Justice Richard Wagner's speech marking the 150th anniversary of the constitution would please equality-seeking groups on the one hand, but adds Wagner also emphasized "democratic values" and "substantive" equality over any superficial concept of equality.

'A Little Baloney' In Calling Asylum Seekers' Entry Into Canada 'Illegal' (Huffington Post Canada)
Jamie Liew, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, comments on asylum-seekers entering Canada.

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Crown says sufficient evidence was produced in Halifax sex assault case (Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, says she believes an appeal of the judge's decision is "the appropriate route" to take in the case.  

The case for constitutional environmental rights (CBA National)
Lynda Collins, Faculty of Law, outlines the difficulties of changing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect the citizens' right to live in a healthy environment.

Sexual Assault Centre sees calls for help rise in wake of Lenehan ruling  (The Coast)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, explains the defining challenges around consent and the blurry legal and medical line for when intoxication or incapacitation crosses into incapacity to consent.  

Six local women score Femmies on International Women's Day (Metro News)
Natasha Bakht, Faculty of Law, is being recognized by the Femmy awards for her research on discrimination against Muslim women.

Breaking the Silence: Protecting women's freedom of expression online and offline (Article19.org)
Joanne St. Lewis, Faculty of Law, discusses how some "men in formal and informal networks are engaging in targeted speech with the express intention of silencing women."  

Canada rape acquittal signals 'open season on incapacitated women' (The Guardian)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, comments on the public scrutiny being placed on Canada’s legal system and its ability to deal with sexual assault and the message sent by a Nova Scotia judge's acquittal of a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger.

The Charter as a living tree and the advance of socio-economic rights (CBA National)
The upcoming conference by the University of Ottawa’s Public Law Group will center on the theme of possibilities and challenges for constitutional rights and freedoms over the next 10-15 years.  

University of Ottawa dean of medicine warns faculty against 'politically charged sentiment' (Ottawa Citizen)
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, shared a memo that warns faculty against “personal or demeaning attacks on celebrities or politicians and politically charged sentiment,” while Amir Attaran, Faculty of Law, responds.

Canada ruling on 'consent' stirs debate (BBC)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, explains the defining challenges around consent and the blurry legal and medical line for when intoxication or incapacitation crosses into incapacity to consent.

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On consent and capacity: 'We actually don't know where the legal line is' (CTV News)
Groups call for removal of 'drunks can consent' judge in Nova Scotia (Equilibrio Informativo)

Facial recognition tech coming to Ottawa airport worries critics (CBC News Ottawa)
Ian Kerr, Faculty of Law, questions the purpose behind the plan to bring facial recognition technology to the Ottawa International Airport.

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L'utilisation de la reconnaissance faciale dans des aéroports canadiens inquiète certains experts (Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau)

Chauffeur de taxi acquitté d'agression sexuelle : une ministre de la N.-É. dénonce les propos du juge (Radio-Canada Nouvelle-Écosse)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculté de droit, considère les commentaires du juge Gregory Lenehan à propos du consentement sexuel comme étant dangereux et préoccupants.

Flaws to taxing foreign media advertising (Radio New Zealand)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, analyses a recommended 10 per cent withholding tax on advertising carried by foreign digital media and its impact on foreign digital services or companies.