Faculty in the News

Confusion about medical-assisted dying legislation puts Canadians at risk (Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
Jennifer Chandler, Faculty of Law, shares her thoughts on the confusion about medical-assisted dying.

Les indiscrétions d'une caméra (Le Devoir)
Ian Kerr, Faculté de droit, commente sur l’action collective pour atteinte à la vie privée impliquant les voitures et camions de Google Street View au Canada.

DU MINAGE DE CRYPTOMONNAIE EN OUTAOUAIS (Radio-Canada)
Florian Martin-Bariteau, Faculté de droit, dit que les gouvernements ne s’entendent pas sur les interprétations juridiques du bitcoin.

CPTPP allows Canada to regulate streaming; Netflix, Others Can-con and cultural/arts protections (National Post)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on the side deals under Canada's newest trade agreement potentially allowing the government to regulate foreign video services such as Netflix Inc.

Les télécoms qui veulent bloquer l'accès aux sites de piratage refusent de dire quels sites seront ciblés (Vice (Online))
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, discute du rapport déposé par la coalition Franc-Jeu qui veut bloquer l’accès aux sites de piratage.

Doug Ford alleges party 'elites' picking who can vote for Tory leader (National Post)
Duff Conacher, Faculty of Law, comments on the application to extend Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race.

Crown opts not to appeal acquittal in farm shooting (Fort Frances Times)
Tracey Lindberg, Faculty of Law, comments on the Crown’s decision not to appeal the acquittal in the Colten Boushie case.

Ottawa health unit pot proposals attacked by Colorado critic (CBC News)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, explains why public health officials should be encouraging people to consume cannabis by vaping instead of smoking.

Crown won't appeal acquittal in farm shooting (Orangeville Banner)
Tracey Lindberg, Faculty of Law, explains that the Canadian justice system harms Indigenous peoples.

Will new security committee look into Atwal affair? So far, it's a secret (CBC News)
Craig Forcese, Faculty of Law, talks about the Jaspal Atwal affair.

No longer fit for purpose: Why Canadian privacy law needs an update (The Globe and Mail)
Opinion Editorial by Micheal Geist, Faculty of Law on Canada's private-sector privacy law.
 

Designing the right clawback agreement for privileged information (CBA National)
Alexander Gay, Faculty of Law, discusses the essential elements for drafting clawback agreements.

The politics of guns -- a cross border issue (Toronto Star)
Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law, shares her thoughts on the deep and ugly issues concerning gun violence and the politics surrounding them.

Lack of clarity on assisted dying may lead to needless suffering, report says (Vancouver Province)
Jennifer Chandler, Faculty of Law, comments on the access to medical assistance in dying.

The Rape of Recy Taylor (Halifax Examiner)
Constance Backhouse, Faculty of Law, examines the life of Rose Marie Roper, an Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was murdered in 1967.

'A real lifesaver': Liberals take first step towards universal pharmacare (Inforsurhoy)
Colleen Flood, Faculty of Law, agrees that universal pharmacare is “long overdue” in Canada.

E-cigs for quitting smoking? A cautious thumbs-up from American Cancer Society (Pakistan Observer)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, comments on the American Cancer Society now recommending — with caution — to health care clinicians that they add electronic cigarettes and vaporizers as a smoking-cessation option.

Tory heated tobacco pleas go up in smoke (iPolitics)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, comments on the MPs rejecting pleas from tobacco companies asking them to change the Liberal government’s tobacco reform bill so they can advertise a new kind of heated tobacco product as being less harmful to consume than cigarettes.