COVID-19: Last Update

Faculty in the News

Media mentions are posted in their original language of publication or broadcast.

January 2022

January 2022
Summary:
January 17, 2022

D'avocats à associés ! (Droit Inc)

January 15, 2022

Vanessa MacDonnell
Canada’s Supreme Court is off-balance as ‘large and liberal’ consensus on the Charter falls apart (The Globe and Mail)

Eva Ottawa
le long portage des Atikamekw (Radio-Canada)

January 14, 2022

Anne Levesque
Canada’s New $40-Billion Child Welfare Agreements Explained (Tyee)

Elizabeth Sheehy
Radio Talk (The Current on CBC and 15 other news outlets)

January 13, 2022

Teresa Scassa
Public health agency's data tracking of Canadians spurs calls for new laws (National Post)

Jamie Liew
An Ottawa woman says her daughter will be harmed if they're sent back to Nigeria. But Canada is deporting them anyway (Ottawa Citizen)

Carissima Mathen
Is mandatory COVID vaccination legal? Here's what Canada's charter says (National Post and 25 other news outlets)

Teresa Scassa
Opposition MPs Push to Suspend Public Health Officials’ Use of Cellphone Location Data (culturemagazin.com)

Anne Levesque
Radio clip (Ici Radio-Canada Première (CKSB-10-FM))

Teresa Scassa
Global News at 11 (Global Edmonton (CITV))

January 12, 2022

Elizabeth Sheehy
Court to release decision Wednesday on Alberta farm wife's appeal of 18-year sentence for killing abusive husband (Edmonton Sun)

Benoît Pelletier
24.60 : Les droits individuels, les intérêts collectifs (Radio-Canada)

Colleen Flood
Politics Briefing: Trudeau won’t comment on Quebec’s proposed tax on people who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations (The Globe and Mail)

Elizabeth Sheehy
Rejecting 'outdated thinking,' court halves Alberta woman's 18-year sentence for killing abusive husband (Head Topics)

Karen Eltis
‘We’ll have to put the light on it’: politicos and privacy experts urge investigation into PHAC’s collection of cellphone data (Hill Times)

Amir Attaran
Could we see Quebec's health tax here? (CTV News)

Karen Eltis
politicos and privacy experts urge investigation into PHAC's collection of cellphone data (Hill Times)

January 11, 2022

Colleen M. Flood
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Teresa Scassa
Canada’s privacy watchdog probing health officials’ use of cellphone location data (Global News)

Colleen Flood
Refusing the COVID-19 vaccine comes with a price (The Globe and Mail)

Colleen Flood
It’s time for governments to start properly risk managing their COVID-19 crisis response (The Globe and Mail)

Benoît Pelletier
TVA Gatineau-Ottawa, Bulletin de nouvelle du 11 janvier 2022

Benoît Pelletier
Le Téléjournal avec Céline Galipeau (Ici Radio-Canada)

January 10, 2022

Amir Attaran
Experts say Quebec plan to expand vaccine passports to liquor, pot stores likely legally sound (The Globe and Mail)

Errol Mendes
CTV Your Morning (CTV Ottawa (CJOH))

Anne Levesque
Accords de 40 milliards de dollars entre le Canada et les Premières Nations : une avocate qui a participé aux négociations explique ce qui va changer pour les enfants (The Conversation)

Francois Larocque
L’Ontario modernise sa Loi sur les services en français : est-ce suffisant pour l'épanouissement de la minorité ? (Droit Inc)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Safe places (National Magazine)

January 9, 2022

Anne Levesque
here’s what you need to know about the $40B child welfare agreements (GuelphToday)

January 8, 2022

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, Dr Kumanan Wilson
Should governments mandate children’s vaccinations for school attendance? (Windsor Star)

January 7, 2022

Amir Attaran
Focus on ICU stats not enough: experts (Winnipeg Free Press)

January 6, 2022

Colleen Flood, Bryan Thomas and Kumanan Wilson
Hardline option is there, but other measures may work just as well (The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, ON))

David Sweanor
BAT set to announce multi-billion share-repurchase program, analyst predicts (Winston-Salem Journal)

January 6, 2022

Anne Levesque
As an attorney who helped fight for the rights of First Nations children, here's what you need to know about the $ 40 billion child welfare settlements (thecanadian.news)

January 5, 2022

David Sweanor
Analyst forecasts multi-billion share-repurchase program for BAT in 2022 (Winston-Salem Journal)

January 3, 2022

David Sweanor
Harm Reduction Advocates File Fourth PMTA Amicus Brief (Tobacco Reporter)

January 2, 2022

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 680 CJOB - Jan 2, 2022 (680 CJOB)

Release Date:
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
December 2021

December 2021
Summary:
December 31, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
il y a 2 jours Les droits linguistiques décortiqués par des experts (Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse)

December 30, 2021

Allan Rock
Trump 2024: Will the former president run again? (CTV News)

Bruce Feldthusen
COVID-19: Can the host of a party that exceeds capacity limits be sued if guests contract coronavirus? (The Sault Star)

Teresa Scassa
Vie privée au Canada : Bilan de 2021 et prévisions pour 2022 (Direction informatique | IT Department)

December 28, 2021

Michel Drapeau
Ottawa lawyer who represents military sex assault victims receives honour from legal association (Saltwire - Atlantic Canada (web site) and 25 other news outlets)

December 24, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Calls for more progressive laws on competition face push back from Bay Street establishment (Toronto Star)

December 23, 2021

Amir Attaran
For fourth time, Ottawa delays new drug-pricing regulation : Rules aimed at cutting the cost of patented medicines were initially set to take effect in July, 2020 (The Globe and Mail (web site))

December 21, 2021

Amir Attaran
'Ill-considered' vaccine deal quashed by China cost Canadian taxpayers $250,000 for aborted study (National Post)

December 20, 2021

Michael Geist
Federal tax legislation would be ‘risky’ considering U.S. trade relations: critics : Proposed tax is aimed at web giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google & others (The Guardian (Charlottetown, PE))

December 19, 2021

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : pas de clause linguistique pour les francophones (La voix du Nord)

December 16, 2021

Gilles Levasseur
« Trop peu, trop tard » : réactions mitigées au prêt de la province à la Laurentienne (Radio-Canada)

Paul Daly
The hits keep coming for Laurentian University (TVO)

Céline Castets-Renard
LCO report comparing European Union, Canadian AI regulation stresses development of ‘trustworthy AI’ (IP Newsflash - news of the week)

Jason Nickerson
The world needs vaccine equity, not charity (The Belleville Intelligencer)

Gilles Levasseur
Le Téléjournal / Ontario (ICI Radio-Canada (Ottawa) (CBOFT))

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : pas de clause linguistique pour les francophones (Franco Presse)

December 14, 2021

Colleen Flood, Bryan Thomas, Kumanan Wilson
Should COVID-19 vaccination be mandatory for schoolchildren? (The Globe and Mail)

Amy Salyzyn, Samuel Singer
Challenging “Compelled Speech” Objections: Respectful Forms of Address in Canadian Courts
(slaw.ca)

December 13, 2021

Saeid Mirzaei Yengejeh
uOttawa law students appeal to international community to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan | Law Times (lawtimesnews)

December 10, 2021

François Larocque
French Language Services Commissioner has received 60 complaints against Laurentian (Sudbury.com)

December 9, 2021

Ed Ratushny
Red Hill inquiry costs to climb as high as $20M (The Hamilton Spectator (ON))

December 8, 2021

Gilles LeVasseur
Fin des émissions (ICI Acadie (Moncton) (CBAFT))

David Sweanor
Reynolds sales, innovation bolster BAT's profit growth forecast (Winston-Salem Journal)

Eleonore Fournier
The invisible work of ‘office housekeeping’: Women do more of it and it’s harming their careers (The Globe and Mail)

Natasha Bakht, Jeannie Scott
Quoi de beau dans les facs ? (Droit-Inc.com)

Stephanie Carsley
Opinion: If you rush Quebec Bill 2, you run the risk of losing a lot of voice. (eminetracanada.com)

December 7, 2021

Jennifer Bond
Airbnb’s nonprofit makes resettling refugees a core mission (CBS 42)

François Larocque
Hausse de 15% des plaintes à la commissaire aux services en français de l’Ontario (Le Devoir)

Jennifer Bond
Airbnb's nonprofit makes resettling refugees a core mission (The Washington Post)

David Sweanor
Reynolds set to raise prices by 14 cents a pack. (Winston-Salem Journal)

Colleen Flood
Critics of petition against COVID-19 measures say it is grounded in hyperbole and misinformation (Canadian Lawyer)

December 6, 2021

Jennifer Bond
Airbnb’s nonprofit makes resettling refugees a core mission (CBS 42)

December 3rd, 2021

Amir Attaran
December 4th Episode (Money Talks with Michael Campbell)

December 2nd, 2021

Richard Albert
Roe v Wade goes before U.S. Supreme Court as Mississippi abortion case begins (The Globe and Mail)

Daphne Gilbert
Radio clip (partie 1) (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Daphne Gilbert
Radio clip (partie 2) (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

December 1st, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Justin Trudeau a nommé plusieurs représentants de la Reine qui ne parlent pas français (Radio-Canada)

Steven Hoffman
Politics This Morning: Amita meets the press (Hill Times)

Benoît Pelletier
The Quebec Liberal Party struggles for its soul (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON))

Jennifer Quaid
New research questions key study, breast-screening guidelines
(The Guardian (Charlottetown, PE))

Release Date:
Friday, December 3, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
November 2021

November 2021
Summary:
November 30, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Véhicules accidentés : CARFAX ne détient pas toutes les informations (Radio-Canada)

Benoît Pelletier
L'angle mort du PLQ (La Tribune)

Michel Drapeau
Military’s failure to enact victims’ declaration of rights leaves sexual assault and other crime victims without support (The Globe and Mail)

Thomas Burelli, Lauren Touchant, Alexandre Lillo
We were at COP26: It had mixed results (National Post)

Jennifer Quaid
Quand pilou n'est pas le bienvenu, La facture - S27

November 29, 2021

Michael Geist
‘Out of step with other nations’: Canada’s Crown copyright laws in need of an overhaul, say library associations (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON))

Michael Geist
C-10: comment réglementer les services de diffusion en continu? (La Tribune (Sherbrooke, QC) and 5 other source outlets)

Michael Geist
Radio clip (City News 95.7 (CJNI))

Thomas Burelli, Alexandre Lilo, Lauren Touchant
We were at COP26: It had mixed results (The Conversation and 5 other source outlets)

Aimée Craft
Net Zero: Legality of RCMP raid of Wet’suwet’en debated (iPolitics)

November 28, 2021

Michael Geist
Michael Geist on pros and cons of Netflix regulation (National Observer)

Jennifer Quaid, Dr. Jean Seely
New research calls key study, and breast screening guidelines, into question (Ottawa Citizen)

November 27, 2021

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Some B.C. municipalities are turning off comments on their Facebook posts to protect their staff (CBC.ca)

Michael Geist
Projet de loi C-10 : comment réglementer les services de diffusion en continu? (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Streaming platforms need regulation, but Liberals must be cautious, experts say (Global News)

Aimée Craft
Court injunction in Coastal GasLink conflict sidesteps deeper legal issues, critics say (CBC.ca and 2 other news outlets)

Michael Geist
Media experts agree action is needed, but urge caution on how streaming is regulated (Ottawa Citizen)

Benoît Pelletier
Le loup dans la bergerie : Le pouvoir fédéral de dépenser permet à Ottawa de s’installer avec assurance dans les sphères législatives provinciales (Le Devoir)

November 26, 2021

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Le train léger d'Ottawa « a mis en lumière certains pièges » (La Presse)

Allan Rock
Donald Trump may run, and win, in 2024. Canada must prepare now to protect global democracy (The Globe and Mail)

November 24, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 97.5FM (CBEW))

November 23, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
New report on contentious breast cancer screening study divides researchers (CTV News)

Amir Attaran
Private law: Why the RCMP arrests Indigenous people and journalists on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory (NOW Magazine)

November 22, 2021

Emmanuelle Bernheim
Quoi de neuf dans vos facs? (Droit-Inc.com)

Penelope Simons
uOttawa law professor, graduate student awarded for work on gendered impact in resource extraction (Law Times)

November 21, 2021

Danielle Hussier
Les récipiendaires de l’Ordre d’Ottawa décorés (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON))

Amir Attaran
Private law: why the RCMP arrests Indigenous people and journalists on unceded Wet'suwet'en traditional territory (The Georgia Straight)

Michel Drapeau
Canadiens tués à l'étranger: le Mexique en tête (TVA Nouvelles)

Amir Attaran
Private law: why the RCMP arrests Indigenous people and journalists on unceded Wet'suwet'en traditional territory (The Georgia Straight)

November 20, 2021

Michael Geist
Radio clip (News Talk 980 CJME and 5 other news outlets)

Paul Daly
Seven questions about the public inquiry into Ottawa's LRT system (CTV News Ottawa)

November 19, 2021

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Yan Campagnolo
Train léger: pourquoi une enquête publique et pas judiciaire? (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON))

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Answers to 5 big questions about the forthcoming LRT inquiry (CBC.ca)

November 18, 2021

François Larocque
Air Canada : cinq ans plus tard, le commissaire aux langues officielles attend toujours (Radio-Canada)

Samuel Singer
Au Québec, la notion de sexe inclut les personnes trans : Réplique (La Presse+)

Alexandre Lillo, Thomas Burelli, Lauren Touchant
Nous étions à la COP26 : voici nos constats sur ses résultats en demi-teinte (The Conversation)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Le national (ICI RDI)

November 17, 2021

Colleen Flood
Worrisome new rules at Health Canada (Archyworldys)

Carissima Mathen
Canada’s largest school board doesn’t seem to understand the indispensable role of defence lawyers in our justice system (The Globe and Mail)

November 16, 2021

François Larocque
Au Québec, tempête linguistique après le discours en anglais du PDG d'Air Canada (Slate.fr)

Thomas Burelli
De quelle façon la COP26 changera-t-elle votre quotidien (Radio-Canada)

Colleen Flood
De nouvelles règles inquiétantes à Santé Canada (L'Actualité)

Michael Geist
Nov. 16 Show Segments (650 CKOM)

Michael Geist
Radio talk (Gormley - On Demand CJME / CKOM)

November 15, 2021

Lauren Touchant
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. (CBC.ca)

Ed Ratushny
Examining the pros and cons of a multi-million-dollar LRT judicial inquiry (CBC.ca)

Lauren Touchant
6 things Canada did at the COP26 climate talks (Yahoo Sports Canada)

Lauren Touchant
Radio clip (Newstalk 800 CJAD)

Paige Smith
New clinic providing legal services to help trans people change their names and gender markers - CBC, All in a day with Alan Neal (CBC, All in a day with Alan Neal)

November 14, 2021

Linda Cardinal, François Larocque
Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec (The Washington Post)

François Larocque
Près de 40 ans plus tard, la Constitution du Canada n’est toujours pas complètement bilingue(L'Aquilon (Yellowknife, TNO))

Thomas Burelli
COP26 | « Un déficit d’ambition » (La Presse)

Thomas Burelli
« Un déficit d’ambition » : COP26 (La Presse+)

Thomas Burelli
Ils ont dit (La Presse+)

November 12, 2021

Linda Cardinal, François Larocque
Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec (The Washington Post)

François Larocque
Près de 40 ans plus tard, la Constitution du Canada n’est toujours pas complètement bilingue(L'Aquilon (Yellowknife, TNO))

Jennifer Quaid
Competition Bureau chief readies for fight to shake up merger laws (The Vancouver Sun)

Yan Campagnolo
Quebec Bar Foundation recognizes books on cabinet secrecy, reproductive autonomy, crime victims (Canadian Lawyer)

Jennifer Quaid
'Holy battle': Competition Bureau chief readies for fight to shake up merger laws (Saltwire - Prince Edward Island)

November 11, 2021

Thomas Burelli
Tarification carbone | Charette entrevoit des « avancées significatives » pour le Québec (La Presse)

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : les ententes opaques sur d’éventuelles clauses linguistiques (Le Franco (Edmonton, AB))

Marina Pavlović, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Mélanie Mallet, Paul Daly, Tony VanDuzer
Petites actualités universitaires (Droit-Inc.com)

November 10, 2021

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Ottawa's newest city councillor will be appointed today from list of 20 (CBC.ca)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Radio clip from CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO) - Nov 10, 2021 (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

November 9, 2021

Daphne Gilbert
Le mouvement antiavortement albertain reprend vie politiquement (Radio-Canada)

Daphne Gilbert
Edmonton AM (CBC Edmonton (CBXT)

Daphne Gilbert
Radio clip from CBC Radio One CBX (Edmonton, AB) - Nov 9, 2021 (CBC Radio One CBX (Edmonton, AB))

November 8, 2021

Michel Drapeau, Caroline D. Bergeron,
EXCLUSIVE: Global Affairs reveals countries where Canadians are most often murdered (Global News)

Amir Attaran
Ottawa professor in standoff with Twitter over ‘tar and feather’ post (The Guardian (Charlottetown, PE))

November 6, 2021

François Larocque
La Constitution du Canada n'est toujours pas complètement bilingue (L'Eau vive)

Michael Geist
Google warns Canada’s plans to fight online hatred are “vulnerable to abuse”-nationwide (exbulletin.com)

David Robitaille
Et vous, voterez-vous aux élections municipales ? (La Presse)

November 5, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Ottawa has a bit of wiggle room to maintain Quebec’s share of seats in House of Commons, experts say (The Globe and Mail)

Benoît Pelletier
Feds would need majority provincial OK to guarantee Quebec share of Commons seats (National Post and 12 other news outlets)

Benoît Pelletier, François Larocque
Près de 40 ans plus tard, la Constitution du Canada n’est toujours pas complètement bilingue (Franco Presse)

Jennifer Chandler
Neuroscience 2021: What To Watch on Day 2 (Technology Networks)

November 4, 2021

Amir Attaran
uOttawa professor calls his Twitter ban astonishing, absurd, biased (Montreal Gazette; germanic.news)

Amir Attaran
FIRST READING: Canada's 'world's strictest' vaccine mandate meets reality (Ottawa Citizen)

Amir Attaran
Global News Morning (Global Thunder Bay (CHFD) and 10 other news outlets)

Rakhi Ruparelia, Elizabeth Sheehy
New women's minister says focus on men in order to combat gender-based violence (CTV News and 8 other news outlets)

Michel Drapeau
Military sexual assault cases will be moved to civilian justice system, Defence Minister says (The Globe and Mail)

November 3, 2021

Amir Attaran
Twitter bans Ottawa law professor Amir Attaran for saying Trudeau should be 'tarred and feathered'
(National Post; Montreal - CTV News; Justice et faits divers)

Michael Geist
Changes needed before Broadcasting Act can be updated : experts (iPolitics)

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from 630 CHED - Nov 3, 2021 (630 CHED)

Amir Attaran
CHAT Evening News (CHAT TV)

Michael Pal
Process to redraw Canada’s federal electoral map gets underway with commissioners soon to be named (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON))

Linda Cardinal
L'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique remis à deux fransaskoises (L Eau vive)

Stewart Elgie
Information Radio (CBC Winnipeg (CBWT))

November 2, 2021

Samuel Singer
Quebec must reverse course on Bill 2 and restore January’s historic trans rights victory (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Wolfson
Spending more on health care does not guarantee better health outcomes (TheSpec.com)

Natasha Bakht
Ottawa law prof wins award for book on niqab-wearing women in Canada (Canadian Lawyer)

David Sweanor
Potential removal of tobacco excise tax hike seen as win for manufacturers (Winston-Salem Journal)

November 1st, 2021

Michael Geist
TikTok videos boost sales, exposure for small eastern Ontario businesseses (CBC.ca)

François Larocque
Un discours uniquement en anglais pour le nouveau patron d'Air Canada (Le Journal de Montréal)

François Larocque
Premier discours in English only (TVA Nouvelles)

François Larocque
Speech in English only for the new Air Canada President (Vaughan Today)

Release Date:
Monday, November 1, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
October 2021

October 2021
Summary:
October 31, 2021

Michael Geist
Synthetic Nicotine Rise Raises Regulatory Questions (Tobacco Asia)

October 30, 2021

Michael Geist
KINSELLA: Trudeau is Canada's first NDP prime minister (Toronto Sun)

October 29, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Une constitution pour le Québec : une idée qui revient en force (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Netflix, une machine à imprimer des dollars (Le Journal de Montréal)

Chantal Beaupré
Religious exemptions for federal public servants? Documents say managers will decide (CBC.ca)

Michael Geist
The U.S. May Stand Alone as a Haven for Free Speech (Reason)

Karen Eltis
La nouvelle identité québécoise sera binaire (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (site web))

Michael Wolfson
More spending won’t fix health care (The Red Deer Advocate (AB))

Amir Attaran
Radio Clip (Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ))

October 28, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Une constitution pour le Québec : une idée qui revient en force (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Netflix, une machine à imprimer des dollars (Le Journal de Montréal)

John Packer
Canada's extradition laws need an overhaul: expert panel (Canadian Lawyer)

October 27, 2021

Michael Geist
Data-protection bill needs to be on parliamentary agenda this session, says privacy-law expert (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON))

Michael Wolfson
Spending more on health care does not guarantee better health outcomes (Prince Albert Daily Herald (SK))

Claudette Comanda
Canada. The new government is sworn in. Justin Trudeau becomes Prime Minister for the third time (Randrlife)

David Sweanor
100 global public health specialists urge WHO to change its stance on tobacco harm reduction (ETHealthworld)

Benoît Pelletier
L’usage justifié des dispositions dérogatoires (La Presse)

October 26, 2021

Martha Jackman
A Conversation with Professor Martha Jackman: "Poverty is a Human Rights Violation" (simplecast.com)

Sylvia Rich
A Conversation with Professor Sylvia Rich: Corporate Crime and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (simplecast.com)

Daniel Boivin
La Cour suprême sommée de traduire toutes ses décisions en français et en anglais (Radio-Canada)

Céline Castets-Renard
With new cabinet, Ottawa has chance to boost digital rights, experts say (The Globe and Mail)

Jennifer Bond
Airbnb.org launches partnership to support Afghan refugees in Canada (Hospitality Net)

October 25, 2021

Claudette Comanda
Federal Indian Day School settlement closes in on 130,000 claimants (newsakmi.com)

Michael Geist
Privacy Commissioner not consulted over controversial online harms bill (Ottawa Citizen)

October 24, 2021

Sarah Berger Richardson
Chek News @ 5pm (CHEK Vancouver Island)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Canada will look to make more temporary migrants permanent, minister says(Haaretz)

October 23, 2021

Karen Eltis
La nouvelle identité québécoise sera binaire
(Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (tablette))

Carissima Mathen
She's fighting B.C.'s vaccine passport in court, but says she's no anti-vaxxer. Here's her story
(The Star (Toronto, ON))

October 22, 2021

François Larcoque
Le national (ICI Acadie (Moncton) (CBAFT))

François Larcoque
Radio clip (Ici Radio-Canada Première (CKSB-10-FM))

October 21, 2021

Jane Bailey
Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in (Inside Ottawa Valley)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Power & Politics With Vassy Kapelos (CBC NN (Shaw test))

Benoît Pelletier
Deux mémoires de la francophonie canadienne accueillent le projet de loi 96 (Franco Presse)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Canada may look at making more temporary migrants permanent, Mendicino says (CTV News)

François Larcoque
Les Canadiens peuvent poursuivre leur ville pour des blessures liées au déneigement (Radio-Canada)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
CBC Winnipeg News (CBC Winnipeg (CBWT))

October 20, 2021

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : les ententes opaques sur d’éventuelles clauses linguistiques (La Voix acadienne (Summerside, PE))

Benoît Pelletier
Quebec will push not to lose seat in House of Commons (Montreal Gazette)

Emmanuelle Bernheim
uOttawa launches Canada’s first academic research centre focused on Black health (CanadianSME Small Business Magazine)

Mariève Lacroix
La mort et le droit (Droit-Inc)

Yuan Stevens
To protect our privacy and free speech, Canada needs to overhaul its approach to regulating online harms (The Conversation)

October 19, 2021

David Sweanor
FDA approves marketing for discontinued smokeless tobacco products (Winston-Salem Journal)

Jane Bailey
Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in (The National Post)

Benoît Pelletier
Québec déplore la perte d’un siège fédéral en 2024 et interpelle les députés fédéraux (L'actualité)

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Facebook whistleblower rekindles questions about cracking down on Facebook in Canada (Williams Lake Tribune)

Michael Geist, Céline Castets-Renard
Episode 85: Céline Castets-Renard on Europe's Plan to Regulate Artificial Intelligence (Law Bytes)

October 18, 2021

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Facebook whistleblower rekindles questions about cracking down on Facebook in Canada (CTV News)

Jane Bailey
Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in (The Conversation)

Michael Geist
NDP MP has a six-point plan for regulating Facebook (Rabble.ca)

Sophie Thériault
Kanien’kehá:ka youth achieves lifelong dream (The Eastern Door)

Quelle est la meilleure Faculté de droit du Québec ? (Droit-Inc)

October 17, 2021

Michelle Giroux
Réforme du droit familial | La famille nucléaire explose (La Presse)

Emmanuelle Bernheim
Une première clinique interdisciplinaire en droit social en Outaouais (Justice et faits divers)

Sarah Berger Richardson, Étienne Trepanier
Our Ottawa (CBC Ottawa (CBOT))

October 16, 2021

Michael Geist
Radio clip (AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML))

October 15, 2021

Amir Attaran
Voting for Glover 'is to risk one's life' (Winnipeg Free Press)

Colleen Flood
The Agenda with Steve Paikin (TVOntario (CICO))

Michael Geist
Chris Selley: Conservatives still need to stop the Liberals' anti-internet agenda (National Post)

Jennifer Chandler
Journal News: Philosophical Psychology and Neuroethics (guest post) (Hacker News)

October 14, 2021

François Larocque
Une « francophobie » émerge à l’Université d’Ottawa (Le Métropolitain (Brampton, ON))

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : les droits des francophones seront-ils garantis? (Acadie Nouvelle)

Colleen Flood
Private Health, Care Public Solution? (Talk Radio 702)

Vern Krishna
COVID-19's impact on tax law (Canadian Lawyer)

Jennifer Quaid
Radio clip (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF)

David Sweanor
David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa: When we find risk, we seek to reduce it (Diplomacy & Commerce)

October 13, 2021

Étienne Trépanier, Sarah Berger Richardson
Lawyer turned filmmaker turns his lens on restrictive farm rules (CBC/Radio-Canada)

David Sweanor
Kenya ought to lead with science in the control of tobacco (Business Daily)

Michael Geist
Radio clip (AM 900 Hamilton's News Talk Leader (CHML))

October 12, 2021

Craig Forcese
Radio clip (Newstalk 1010 (CFRB))

François Larocque
Des places en garderie, une utopie pour les francophones minoritaires? (L'Express de Toronto)

October 9, 2021

Errol Mendes
Canadian Admits Fabricating Terrorism Tale Detailed in New York Times Podcast
(The New York Times)

Michael Geist
Radio clip
(AM980 (CFPL))

François Larocque
Garderies à 10 $ : ententes opaques sur d'éventuelles clauses linguistiques (L'Eau vive)

October 7, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Mario Dumont (Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN))

Benoît Pelletier
L'info (ICI RDI)

October 6, 2021

Vanessa Gruben
Vaccine mandates are likely to win over legal challenges, say law professors (Toronto Star)

Steven Chaplin
Hill vaccine mandates: how it could be done, and where things stand (Hill Times)

Benoît Pelletier
À la fois légitime et bienvenu : La réforme de la loi 101 est un acte d’affirmation unilatéral souhaitable et nécessaire (Le Devoir)

October 5, 2021

Martha Jackman
Ottawa pourrait forcer la main des provinces sur la vaccination des travailleurs (CBC/Radio-Canada)

October 4, 2021

Sarah Berger Richardson
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Martha Jackman
Federal government could push provinces on vaccine mandate for workers, document says (Toronto Star)

October 3, 2021

Carissima Mathen
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms vs. vaccine mandates - and government inaction on COVID (CBC/Radio-Canada)

October 1st, 2021

Amir Attaran
Not everyone wants a Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccine. Why not offer them something else? (National Post)

Vanessa MacDonnell
Supreme Court upholds Ontario law that cut Toronto city council during 2018 election: Justices are said to have exchanged sharp words regarding whether 'democracy' as an unwritten principle can be used to strike down legislation (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Ditch 'fundamentally flawed' online harms bill, experts say in submissions to Heritage Canada (Edmonton Journal)

Michael Geist
Radio clip (AM 800 CKLW)

Release Date:
Friday, October 1, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
September 2021

September 2021
Summary:
September 30, 2021

Michael Geist
Liberals’ Parliamentary agenda lists three internet regulation bills as early priorities(The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Parliament to focus on digital world this fall : Bills will target harmful online content, making companies pay for news (Toronto Star (ON))

Errol Mendes
Radio clip (Boomer Radio (CFIS))

September 29, 2021

Canadian Hispanic Bar Association creates uOttawa chapter (Law Times)

David Sweanor
Vape Advocates and Prohibitionists Temporarily Unite to Slam the FDA (Filter)

Benoît Pelletier
Le projet de loi 96 sera contestable devant les tribunaux, selon le Barreau du Québec (Radio-Canada)

Benoît Pelletier
Bill 96 could be challenged in court, says Quebec Bar (Montreal - CTV News)

Alain Roussy
Effort to enhance remote learning for students (Northernontario - CTV News)

September 28, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
La prolongation de l’entente avec l’Université d’Ottawa en suspens (La Presse)

Sarah Berger Richardson
Un documentaire sur le droit à la ferme (GaiaPresse - Le portail de nouvelles sur l'environnement au Québec)

Benoît Pelletier
Michel Lacombe s'entretient avec le juriste Benoît Pelletier (Radio-Canada)

Carissima Mathen
2021 Walter Owen Book Prize winners announced (GlobeNewswire)

Benoît Pelletier
L’abus de dérogation (Le Devoir)

Anne Levesque
Le français, poids plume dans la balance de la justice (Le Devoir)

Benoît Pelletier
Radio clip (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5)

September 27, 2021

Errol Mendes
Getquick scan your top stories in one (CBC/Radio-Canada)

Katherine Lippel
Décès d'une prof de droit active et prolifique (Droit-Inc)

Errol Mendes
Chinese state-controlled news outlet claims simultaneous release of the two Michaels and Meng was coincidence. Experts say that’s not the case (Waterloo Region Record)

Errol Mendes
Radio clip (Boomer Radio (CFIS))

September 26, 2021

Errol Mendes
The day that set the Michaels free (CBC/Radio-Canada)

September 25, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Lettre aux Franco-Ontariens (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON))

September 24, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Radio clip (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF)

Vanessa Gruben
Vaccine mandates are likely to win over legal challenges, law profs say (Sudbury News)

Jennifer Quaid
Libération d’Umar Zameer : les sorties de Doug Ford et John Tory vivement dénoncées (ICI Radio-Canada)

September 23, 2021

Sarah Berger Richardson
Un documentaire sur le droit à la ferme (La Terre de chez nous)

John Packer
Packer: Given Canada's election outcome, a coalition might do the trick (Ottawa Citizen)

David Sweanor
Tobacco analyst says Reynolds set for fourth traditional cigarette price hike of 2021 (Winston-Salem Journal)

Sarah Berger Richardson
Storytelling project examines agricultural law in maiden documentary (Canadian Lawyer)

Paul Daly
L’ex-interprète nazi Helmut Oberlander meurt au Canada et échappe à l’extradition (Radio-Canada)

Jennifer Quaid
Vers une « taxe à la corruption »? (Le Journal de Montréal)

Jennifer Quaid
Radio clip (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF)

Paul Daly
Former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander dead at 97 (Thompson Citizen)

September 20, 2021

Amir Attaran
Why are PHAC, Health Canada gatekeeping access to NACI? (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

Vanessa Gruben
Lakehead to host 'Vaccine and the Charter' panel discussion (Orillia Matters)

François Larocque
Peu de surprises au débat sur les enjeux francophones (L'Eau vive)

September 14, 2021

Colleen Flood
Would O'Toole's health transfers 'without conditions' conflict with universal health care? (CTV News)

Colleen Flood, Bryan Thomas
Excellent Long-Term Care for Canadians and Federal Legislation (Longwoods)

Stewart Elgie
On climate change, political actions speak louder than words (Niagara Falls Review)

Amy Salyzyn
Jewish Tax Court judge barred from presiding over cases involving Muslims, documents show (CBC/Radio-Canada)

David Sweanor
House Democrats Seek to Hike Taxes on Vapes as Smokers Keep Dying (filtermag.org)

Errol Mendes
Constitutional Expert Pans Trudeau’s Doublespeak on Quebec’s Bill 21 (Toronto Star)

Michael Pal
From COVID conspiracies to rigged voting machines, misinformation plagues federal election (Montreal Gazette)

September 13, 2021

Amy Salyzyn
Tax Court tried to steer Jewish judge from cases involving Muslims, court record shows (The Globe and Mail)

Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Joao Velloso
Des parents dénoncent la tenue d’un bureau de vote à Francojeunesse (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (site web))

Colleen Flood
Would a vaccination mandate cause labour shortage? : Province concerned workers may quit, but experts say it's needed in health care, schools (Toronto Star (ON))

Céline Castets-Renard
PLAGIAT ET TRICHERIE | Des logiciels de surveillance discriminatoires (Justice et faits divers)

September 10, 2021

Penelope Simons
Penelope Simons named human rights chair at uOttawa Common Law Section (Law Times)

Amir Attaran, Raywat Deonandan, Carissima Mathen
U of O medical experts share beliefs on vaccine hesitancy and vaccine passports (University of Ottawa Fulcrum)

Colleen Flood
Your Morning (Newfoundland TV)

September 8, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Le long retour à la vie (Justice et faits divers)

Benoît Pelletier
NÉCESSITÉ D’UN VOTE STRATÉGIQUE? (Acadie Nouvelle)

September 7, 2021

Michael Geist
Pierre Karl Péladeau veut une intervention du fédéral pour la concurrence (Le Devoir)

François Larocque, Yves Le Bouthillier
Une cédille à la fois (La Presse)

Michael Geist
Time to put robocall annoyance on hold (Winnipeg Free Press)

Allan Rock
What the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Texas law means for abortion rights (The Globe and Mail)

September 3, 2021

Michael Geist
FIRST READING: Erin O'Toole, the socialist crusading rainbow warrior? (The Star Phoenix)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Craig Forcese
Roomies and Zoomies: Pandemic has sparked new terms, some innovation in law school teaching (IP Newsflash - news of the week)

Une rentrée active dans les facs! (Droit-Inc.com)

September 2, 2021

Stephane Emard-Chabot
Ontario cottage country property owners warn of 'campground coup' by seasonal residents (CBC)

Michael Geist
Erin O'Toole the socialist crusading rainbow warrior? (Montreal Gazette)

Stephane Emard-Chabot
Radio clip (CBC 93.5 FM (CBCL))

Emmanuelle Bernheim
Quebec Appeal Court ruling shows danger of modifying oral decisions, law prof says (IP Newsflash - news of the week)

Colleen Flood
Your Morning (CTV Vancouver (CIVT))

September 1, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
PLUS DE SIÈGES SANS LE POUVOIR? : Le 20 septembre, les conservateurs pourraient obtenir plus de sièges que les libéraux tout en n’étant pas à même de former un gouvernement (La Presse+)

Amir Attaran
The secrets they keep: Why Canada fears Afghan interpreters (LabourStart)

David Sweanor
Electrified Tobacco Harm Reduction (C! Magazine)

Paul Daly
Federal Court of Appeal says no more judicial ‘hyper-deference’ to regulations under attack (IP Newsflash - news of the week)

Release Date:
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
August 2021

August 2021
Summary:
August 31, 2021

Michael Geist
Twitter’s slap-down of Liberal video reveals growing role of social media giants in election | CBC News (Washington News Post)

David Sweanor
Experts say investment in cigarette alternatives offers public health gains (Punto! Central Luzon)

August 30, 2021

David Sweanor
Experts say investment in cigarette alternatives offers public health gains (Punto! Central Luzon)

Carissima Mathen
Defence lawyer praises judge's decision to dismiss non-vaccinated jurors (CBC)

David Sweanor
Public health gains from investment in non-combustible alternatives (Cebu Daily News)

Carissima Mathen
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

Jennifer Quaid
Radio clip (CBC Radio One 91.5FM (CBO))

David Sweanor
Harm reduction investments benefits public health | front (Mindanao Daily News)

August 29, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Un procès pour meurtre se tiendra avec un jury complètement vacciné, tranche le juge (Radio-Canada)

August 28, 2021

Colleen M. Flood
'The urgency is there': COVID-19 pandemic puts health at election forefront | Q107 Toronto (q107.com)

August 26, 2021

Jabeur Fathally
Vote 2021 (La Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble (CPAC-F))

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from Talk Radio AM640 (Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ))

David Sweanor
Investment in harm reduction seen to benefit public health (SunStar Philippines)

Thomas Burelli
Tories’ climate plan would violate Paris Agreement: experts (iPolitics)

August 25, 2021

Amir Attaran
Canadian universities finally move to mandate vaccines (Times Higher Education (THE))

Florian Martin-Bariteau
Pervasive role of algorithms in daily life raises concerns over need for government oversight (National Post)

Michael Geist
Big bureaucracy the wrong tool against hate speech : COMMENTARY (The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, ON))

Michael Geist
Trudeau government targets free speech (thefilipinopost.com)

August 24, 2021

Carissima Mathen, Bryan Thomas
Companies are implementing vaccine mandates. Can employees reject them? (Radio-Canada)

Benoît Pelletier
Relations intergouvernementales : le bilan de Justin Trudeau (IPolitics)

Michael Geist
Apple généralise l'analyse côté client et ouvre la boîte de Pandore (ZDNet)

Michael Geist
Free speech can't be filtered through a bureaucratic superstructure (The Niagara Independent)

Nathalie Chalifour, Lynda Collins and Anne Levesque
Federal government files objection to interveners in youth climate case (Canadian Lawyer)

Jennifer Chandler
New panel to ensure safe delivery of MAID to those with mental illness (Canadian Lawyer)

Colleen Flood
Radio clip from CBC Radio One CBX (Edmonton, AB) - Aug 24, 2021 (CBC Radio One CBX (Edmonton, AB))

August 23, 2021

Carissima Mathen, Bryan Thomas
Companies are implementing vaccine mandates. Can employees reject them? | CBC News (CBC)

Carissima Mathen, Bryan Thomas
Les entreprises peuvent-elles imposer la vaccination à leurs employés? (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Apple Has Reportedly Been Scanning Your iCloud Mail for Child Abuse Images Since 2019 (CA POSTS)

August 22, 2021

Marie-Ève Sylvestre
Une tragédie de trop (Le Devoir)

Michael Geist
Apple is bringing client-side scanning mainstream and the genie is out of the bottle (ZDNet)

August 21, 2021

Amir Attaran
Le Bloc québécois dresse un bilan « sombre » de la gestion de la pandémie par Trudeau (Le Devoir)

August 20, 2021

Errol Mendes
Le filon pandémique de l'intérêt politique (Le Devoir)

Carissima Mathen
Toronto, Vancouver Island protests shine spotlight on media access - Burnaby Now (www.burnabynow.com)

Michael Geist
Free speech can’t be filtered through a bureaucratic superstructure (troymedia.com)

August 19, 2021

Errol Mendes
La COVID-19 pourrait pousser davantage de Canadiens à s'intéresser à l'élection (L'actualité)

Errol Mendes
Your federal-election questions — answered (TVO)

August 18, 2021

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, Kumanan Wilson
Chris Selley: The Liberals' vaccination wedge collapses — thank goodness (National Post)

Jabeur Fathally
Vote (Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC))

Amir Attaran
Risk-loving Justin Trudeau puts his career on the line with a summer election (The Georgia Straight)

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, Dr. Kumanan Wilson
The Liberals' vaccination wedge collapses - thank goodness (Windsor Star)

Benoît Pelletier
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF - Aug 18, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF)

August 17, 2021

David T. Sweanor
Working with consumers to end tobacco’s death toll (The Economic Times)

Jabeur Fathally
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBON - Aug 17, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBON)

Jabeur Fathally
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF - Aug 17, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF)

Michael Geist
Opinion: Free speech can’t be filtered through a bureaucratic superstructure (Financial Post)

August 14, 2021

Amir Attaran
'Choices have consequences': Can you sue if an unvaccinated person gives you COVID-19? (Saltwire - Atlantic Canada (web site))

August 13, 2021

Amir Attaran
'Choices have consequences': Can you sue if an unvaccinated person gives you COVID-19? (National Post)

Elizabeth Sheehy
Why 'battered woman syndrome' is not a straightforward defence for women who kill (Montreal Gazette)

Colleen M. Flood
Radio clip from CBC 93.5 FM (CBCL) - Aug 13, 2021 (CBC 93.5 FM (CBCL))

Elizabeth Sheehy
Why 'battered woman syndrome' is not a straightforward defence for women who kill (National Post)

Benoît Pelletier, Charles Castonguay
The big French-language debate on Bill 96 will begin in Quebec on Sept. 21 | CTV News (Montreal - CTV News)

Amir Attaran
Can you sue if an unvaccinated person gives you COVID-19? (Ottawa Sun)

Carissima Mathen, Rama Nair
Domestic vaccine passports the favoured option to keep Canadians safe, but not without concerns (Hill Times)

August 12, 2021

Benoît Pelletier
Passeport sanitaire | La clé d’un gouvernement majoritaire pour les libéraux ? | La Presse (La Presse)

Duff Conacher
Duff Conacher: The new Governor General should say no to illegal and dangerous snap election call by Trudeau (The Georgia Straight)

Carrisima Mathen
It’s time for vaccine passports. So what are our leaders waiting for? (National Observer)

Michael Geist
Time to rethink Bill C-10, step back, and answer: is the internet a public or private good? (Hill Times)

Michael Geist
LIBERAL INTERNET BILL UNDERMINES FREE EXPRESSION: READER (Renfrew Mercury (ON))

Michael Geist
ALBAS: Will there be an election? (Merritt Herald)

August 11, 2021

David Sweanor
Experts: Tobacco harm reduction already successful in reducing smoking in many countries (Malay Mail)

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ) - Aug 11, 2021 (Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ))

August 9, 2021

Michael Geist
COLUMN: Anticipating a federal election call (BC Local News)

August 8, 2021

Jabeur Fathally
Cinq questions sur la situation en Tunisie (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Aug 8, 2021 (Newstalk 610 CKTB)

August 7, 2021

Bryan Thomas
"The tide is really turning" on support for vaccine passports (CBC)

August 6, 2021

Amy Salyzyn
Canada Joins U.S. in Nonlawyer Legal Service Ownership Tests (Bloomberg Law)

Bryan Thomas, Colleen M. Flood
LETTER: In support of vaccine passports | SaltWire (The SaltWire Network)

Michael Geist
‘A slippery slope’: Liberals’ proposed online harms bill raises serious privacy, free speech concerns, say experts (Hill Times)

August 5, 2021

Carissima Mathen
Police actions spur concerns over freedom of the press (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Election within days? (Dan in Ottawa) (Castanet)

Michael Geist
Liberal internet bill undermines free expression: reader (Inside Ottawa Valley)

August 4, 2021

Carissima Mathen
Toronto, Vancouver Island protests shine spotlight on media access, freedom of the press (Global News)

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, Kumanan Wilson
Des groupes médicaux veulent le vaccin obligatoire pour les travailleurs de la santé (ici.radio-canada.ca)

Michael Geist
Liberals’ ‘Online Harms’ Proposal Alarms Free Speech Advocates (Epoch Times)

Michael Geist
Okanagan MP anticipates election call (iHeartRadio)

David Sweanor
The Rise of Synthetic Nicotine Risks Regulatory “Whack-a-Mole” (filtermag.org)

August 3, 2021

Stewart Elgie
This Climate Bill Would Actually Send Checks To Americans. Can It Help Save The Planet And Grow Our Economy? (Forbes)

Teressa Scassa
Un fonds d’investissement montréalais poursuivi pour son nom (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (tablette))

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 630 CHED - Aug 3, 2021 (630 CHED)

Stewart Elgie
This Climate Bill Would Actually Send Checks To Americans. Can It Help Save The Planet And Grow Our Economy? (Forbes)

Teressa Scassa
Un fonds d’investissement montréalais poursuivi pour son nom (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (tablette))

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, Kumanan Wilson
Groups representing doctors, nurses call for mandatory vaccination of health-care workers (CBC)

August 2, 2021

David Sweanor
Public health experts question WHO’s campaign against tobacco harm reduction (Executive Magazine)

Teressa Scassa
Montreal investment fund sued over use of founder's great-great-grandfather's name | Times Colonist (www.timescolonist.com)

David Sweanor
Public health experts question WHO’s campaign against tobacco harm reduction (Executive Magazine)

August 1, 2021

Errol Mendes
Radio clip from CBC Radio One 88.3FM (CBQT) - Aug 1, 2021 (CBC Radio One 88.3FM (CBQT))

Michel Drapeau
L’affaire Fortin: une affaire politique marquée par la division et la nervosité ? (45eNord.ca)

Release Date:
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
July 2021

July 2021
Summary:
July 30, 2021

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Critics question impact of proposed rules to crack down on harmful online content (Windsor Star)

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Contenu en ligne à surveiller: Ottawa lance une consultation en prévision d’une loi (Le Droit (Ottawa, ON) (tablette))

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas
In defense of vaccine passports (Prince Albert Daily Herald (SK))

July 29, 2021

Michael Geist
Feds eye new powers to block platforms that fail to combat harmful content online (CTV News)

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Federal online harms bill would allow secret hearings and raises Charter concerns: critics (National Post)

Amir Attaran
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Canada, Mexico before... (Daily Mail)

Errol Mendes
Radio clip from Classical 96.3 (CFMZ) - Jul 29, 2021 (Classical 96.3 (CFMZ))

Bryan Thomas
Radio clip from AM980 (CFPL) - Jul 29, 2021 (AM980 (CFPL))

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas
In defence of vaccine passports : Turning unvaccinated people away from a gym during a pandemic is not a human rights violation (The Guardian (Charlottetown, PE))

July 28, 2021

David Sweanor
Higher cigarette prices may be curtailing demand from smokers (Winston-Salem Journal)

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas
In defense of vaccine passports : VIEWPOINT (The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, ON))

John Packer, Slava Balan
Why the world should follow Scotlands embrace of a human-rights based approach - OpenGlobalRights (www.openglobalrights.org)

Errol Mendes
Jagmeet Singh demande à Mary Simon de ne pas plonger le Canada en élections (Radio-Canada)

Errol Mendes
'No chance' GG would grant Singh's request to keep Trudeau from calling election, experts say | insauga.com (insauga.com - Be in tune to Mississauga from the roots up!)

Benoît Pelletier
Mary Simon, gouverneure générale : «Une nomination presque parfaite» (La Voix acadienne (Summerside, PE))

Benoit Girardin
Rencontre avec l’analyste juridique des Jeux Olympiques (Droit-Inc.com)

July 27, 2021

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas
Vaccine passports would allow us to safely lift restrictions and incentivize people to get fully vaccinated (St. Catharines Standard)

Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas
The direct benefit of having vaccine passports is clear : Vaccinating people against their will is a rights violation; turning unvaccinated people away from a gym during a pandemic is not (Waterloo Region Record (ON))

Michael Geist, Teressa Scassa
Is Canada’s reform of privacy legislation dead? | IT World Canada News (Work In Canada)

Gilles LeVasseur
Mort d'une piétonne sur un chantier : le Grand Sudbury se tourne vers la Cour suprême (Radio-Canada)

Jabeur Fathally
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF - Jul 27, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBEF)

Pascale Thibeault
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF - Jul 27, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBOF)

July 25, 2021

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Jul 25, 2021 (Newstalk 610 CKTB)

July 24, 2021

Amy Salyzyn
It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from class action ruling (CBC)

July 22, 2021

Errol Mendes
Federal parties need new ideas to fight hate, says professor (iPolitics)

Amir Attaran
University of Ottawa prof wonders why there's a ban on Canadian flights to India but not to the U.K. (The Georgia Straight)

Errol Mendes
Evening Brief: Battles and banning Ben & Jerry's (iPolitics)

July 21, 2021

Michael Geist
Les libéraux n'ont pas fait leurs devoirs (La Presse+)

Colleen M. Flood
Why vaccine passports make so much sense (Toronto Star (ON))

Michael Geist
Canada: Modern but No Longer Very Democratic or Western (Epoch Times)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Jul 21, 2021 (Newstalk 610 CKTB)

July 20, 2021

Teresa Scassa, Michael Geist
Is Canada’s reform of privacy legislation dead? (IT World Canada)

Michel Drapeau
Former military commander in Canada accused of obstructing justice (Good Word News)

Amir Attaran
Even with high vaccination rates among athletes, Tokyo Olympics are a 'gamble,' experts say (Yahoo News)

Tamir Israel
Canada’s Border Agency Quietly Tested Facial Recognition at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: Report (FindBiometrics)

July 19, 2021

Sarah Berger Richardson
From farm to front door: Meat seller hopes to help local industry (CBC)

Tamir Israel
Ottawa tested facial recognition on millions of travellers at Toronto’s Pearson airport in 2016 - The Globe and Mail (The Globe and Mail)

Sarah Berger Richardson
Achat d'un abattoir à Chesterville pour aider les éleveurs de la région d'Ottawa (Radio-Canada)

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs
Apple’s Siri Is No Longer A Woman by Default, but is This Really A Win for Feminism? (The National Interest)

Anne Levesque
Les injustices envers les enfants des Premières Nations se poursuivent encore aujourd'hui (Institut Broadbent)

Teresa Scassa
Les enjeux éthiques derrière la preuve vaccinale (Radio-Canada)

July 18, 2021

David Sweanor
Asia asked to follow Japan’s model in addressing smoking problem (Manila Bulletin)

July 17, 2021

Micheal Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 1290 CJBK - Jul 17, 2021 (Newstalk 1290 CJBK)

July 15, 2021

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs
Apple's Siri is no longer a woman by default, but is this really a win for feminism? (National Post)

David Sweanor
Public health experts question WHO’s campaign against tobacco harm reduction (ETHealthworld)

Anne Levesque
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBSI - Jul 15, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBSI)

Michel Drapeau
Former Military Commander in Canada Is Charged With Obstruction of Justice (The New York Times)

July 14, 2021

Gabriel Poliquin
The Supreme Court and the office of the Governor General are apples and oranges (IPolitics)

Stewart Elgie
Big plastic's 'trashy' lawsuit (Rabble.ca)

July 13, 2021

Amir Attaran, Raywat Deonandan
Colleges, universities grapple with making vaccines mandatory for students (Saltwire - Atlantic Canada (web site))

Michael Geist
Hate speech bill won’t curb freedom of expression, but enhance it, supporters argue (WorldNewsEra)

Anne Levesque
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5 - Jul 13, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from CFAX 1070 - Jul 13, 2021 (CFAX 1070)

Coleen Flood, Bryan Thomas, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Ryan Tannerà
Vaccine Ins and Outs: An Exploration of the Legal Issues Raised by Vaccine Passports (CD Howe Institute)

July 12, 2021

Amir Attaran, Raywat Deonandan
Colleges, universities grapple with making vaccines mandatory for students (National Post)

Aimée Craft
Our future is about forgiveness, reconciliation (Winnipeg Free Press)

Benoît Pelletier
Nomination de Mary Simon : Vous avez bien dit réconciliation ? (Justice et faits divers)

Anne Levesque
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CJBR - Jul 12, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CJBR)

July 11, 2021

Anne Levesque
Honour those found at residential schools by respecting the human rights of First Nations children today (The Conversation)

July 9, 2021

Anne Levesque
Les injustices envers les enfants des Premières Nations se poursuivent encore aujourd’hui (Journal Métro)

Han-Ru Zhou
Cette faculté de droit recrute une grosse pointure (Droit-Inc.com)

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports (CKFR) - Jul 9, 2021 (AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports (CKFR))

Steven Chaplin
July 9: ‘There may be a tangible way to convince those who are still undecided.’ How do we raise vaccination rates? Plus other letters to the editor (The Globe and Mail)

Benoît Pelletier
Simon, Murphy… ces nominations qui font grincer les dents des francophones (ONfr - TFO)

July 8, 2021

Anne Levesque
Les injustices envers les enfants des Premières Nations se poursuivent encore aujourd’hui (The Conversation)

Benoit Pelletier
Mary Simon, gouverneure générale: «Une nomination presque parfaite» (Acadie Nouvelle)

Samuel Singer
University of Ottawa law professor awarded for paper on trans people’s fight for legal recognition (Law Times)

Errol Mendes
NDP MPs call for investigation of child abuse at residential schools (CBC)

John Packer
Mary Simon's appointment as governor general is a win for Canada (Edmonton Journal)

July 7, 2021

John Packer
Packer: Mary Simon's appointment as governor general is a win for Canada (Ottawa Citizen)

Michael Geist
Canadians’ trust in the internet has been badly shaken | CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)

Michael Geist
Le mouvement Hardball de Facebook en Australie comporte des risques (Bruxelles.Marketing)

Julie Ada, Hassan Ahmad, Brandon D. Stewart
Ça bouge dans les facultés ! (Droit-Inc.com)

Michael Geist
#78 Senators are Good at Something (Hint... Stalling C-10) (Canadian Taxpayers Podcast)

July 6, 2021

Amir Attaran, Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
Arbitration not invoked with failed vaccine deal (The Guardian (Charlottetown, PE))

Michael Geist
486. The Dean Blundell Show With Michael Geist, James DiFiore, Lochlin Cross & Chris Rooke (The Dean Blundell Show)

July 5, 2021

Amir Attaran, Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
Canada didn't invoke dispute clause when Chinese vaccine deal fell apart, documents reveal (The Star Phoenix)

Release Date:
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
June 2021

June 2021
Summary:
June 30, 2021

Michael Geist
Hate speech bill won't curb freedom of expression, but enhance it, supporters argue (Windsor Star)

David Sweanor
Tobacco Harm Reduction – An Opportunity, or a Challenge to Public Health? (georgiatoday.ge)

Claudette Commanda
Radio clip from Cool 106.3 (CHKS) - Jun 30, 2021 (Cool 106.3 (CHKS))

June 29, 2021

François Larocque
Des communications d'urgence en français « négligées » par l'Ontario, selon l'ombudsman (Radio-Canada)

Jennifer Quaid
Gazoduq assure que ses affirmations proviennent d'un travail sérieux (Radio-Canada)

Jennifer Quaid
Une plainte pour information trompeuse contre Gazoduq et Symbio Infrastructure (Radio-Canada)

David Sweanor
Investing on safer alternatives to cigarettes will benefit public health – UK firm founder (Inquirer News)

June 28, 2021

Kyle Kirkup
How a unicorn is helping Ontario high schools teach about gender expression and identity (Queen's Journal)

David Sweanor
$40 million settlement reached between North Carolina and Juul Labs. | Local | journalnow.com (Winston-Salem Journal)

David Sweanor
Investing on safer alternatives to cigarettes will benefit public health – UK firm founder (Inquirer News)

June 27, 2021

Amir Attaran
Should the whole world be worried about Trudeau's lawsuit? (OpentheWord.org)

June 25, 2021

François Larocque
Moderniser la Loi sur les langues officielles pour mieux protéger la francophonie canadienne (Journal Métro)

Michael Geist
Senate leaders doubtful conversion therapy, Broadcasting Act bills will pass before summer break (Hill Times)

David Sweanor
Harm reduction fund good for health (Manila Times)

June 24, 2021

Michael Geist
Canada’s House passes internet censorship bill in late night vote (LifeSite)

David Sweanor
Public health gains from investments in smoke-free products (Manila Standard)

David Sweanor
Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking (filtermag.org)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 800 CJAD - Jun 24, 2021 (Newstalk 800 CJAD)

David Sweanor
Investment in harm reduction offers upside to public health — fund manager (Manila Bulletin)

François Larocque, Linda Carnidal
Ordre de la Pléiade: des francos-ontariens décorés (Justice et faits divers)

Paul Daly
Environmental groups might ignore orders from Kenney inquiry (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Bill C-10 - Serious implications for free speech (LifeCanada)

June 23, 2021

Michael Geist
Liberals pass Bill C-10 to regulate social media, streaming (Ottawa Citizen)

Michael Geist
Justin Trudeau Passes Bill-10 to Regulate Social Media Programming, Streaming (thedeepdive.ca)

Michael Geist
Justin Trudeau’s party passes bill to regulate social media, streaming in Canada (The Economic Times)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from CBC Radio One 89.1FM (CBLA-FM2) - Jun 23, 2021 (CBC Radio One 89.1FM (CBLA-FM2))

Marie-Ève Sylvestre
Supreme Court nominee Mahmud Jamal highlights significance of his nomination (The Globe and Mail)

David Sweanor
Forum global sur la nicotine : La science avance, l’idéologie recule (WalFadjri)

June 22, 2021

Eva Ottawa
Enfants autochtones : l’autogouvernance passe par la décolonisation des pratiques (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Trudeau's Bill C-10 is an overbroad reach, goes beyond what must be regulated: Michael Geist - Video - BNN (BNN Bloomberg)

June 18, 2021

Marie-Eve Sylvestre
Trudeau nomme le juge ontarien Mahmud Jamal à la Cour suprême (www.nouvelles-du-monde.com)

June 17, 2021

Geoff White
One of Canada’s most important institutions is failing Canadians (The Globe and Mail)

Marie-Eve Sylvestre
'Taunted and harassed' as a youth, judge Mahmud Jamal receives historic Supreme Court nomination ¨(CTV News)

Martha Jackman
Mahmud Jamal becomes the first person of colour appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada (The Star (Toronto, ON) (web site))

David Sweanor
Reynolds plans another 14-cent hike to list prices for its traditional cigarettes | Local | journalnow.com (Winston-Salem Journal)

Michael Geist
MacDougall: After Trudeau, no one will ever believe another word about ‘respecting’ Parliament (Ottawa Citizen)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 580 CFRA - Jun 17, 2021 (580 CFRA)

Rupa Karyampudi
Availability of mental health care creating barriers for long-term disability claims (Law Times)

June 16, 2021

Michael Geist
Canadian politician promises new bill to regulate ‘the moderation of content’ online (LifeSite)

June 15, 2021

Pierre Thibault
Ottawa proposera un calque de la loi 96 pour les entreprises fédérales au Québec (Radio-Canada)

Pierre Thibault
Ottawa will propose a copy of Bill 96 for federal companies in Quebec (Archyde)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 580 CFRA - Jun 15, 2021 (580 CFRA)

Nathalie Des Rosiers
How to get cities out of their constitutional straitjacket (policyoptions.irpp.org)

Adam Dodek
The quixotic quest to get elected senators into the red chamber (Maclean's)

Michael Geist
Bill C-10 hits speed bump as Speaker voids dozens of 'secret' amendments (National Post)

David Sweanor
Experts Warn Bloomberg-Funded Groups About Interference (www.vapingpost.com)

June 14, 2021

Michael Geist
‘A pox on both your Houses’: Grits, Tories battle to manipulate dwindling hours left for lawmaking (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON)

David T. Sweanor
Smoke, not nicotine, causes deaths, health expert says (Yahoo Phillipines)

Lynda Collins
Les nouvelles des Facs (Droit-Inc.com)

Florian Martin-Bariteau
Le Téléjournal / Manitoba (ICI Manitoba (Winnipeg) (CBWFT))

June 12, 2021

Amir Attaran
Québec et Canada: une relation de couple toxique (Le Journal de Québec)

Michael Geist
Is the CRTC getting too cosy with big telecom? Star analysis finds major telecoms met with government and CRTC officials hundreds of times prior to reversal on wholesale internet rates (The Star (Toronto, ON) (web site))

Claudette Commanda
‘Lip service’: The need for Indigenous-led language revitalization (charlatan.ca)

Eva Ottawa
Eva Ottawa : « Il faut dire la vérité » (Radio-Canada)

June 11, 2021

Lynda Collins
Canada’s Constitution should include right to healthy environment, argues new book (Express Informer)

June 10, 2021

Allan Rock
Canadians are leading the push for a global anti-corruption court (Maclean's)

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs
UN must regulate the 'Wild West' of AI (Winnipeg Free Press)

Carissima Mathen
Ontario to use notwithstanding clause to override election ruling (The Globe and Mail)

Carissima Mathen
Ford to override election-spending ruling (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from News Talk 980 CJME - Jun 10, 2021 (News Talk 980 CJME)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from CKOM News Talk 650 (Saskatoon, SK) - Jun 10, 2021 (CKOM News Talk 650 (Saskatoon, SK)

Lynda Collins
Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan (CBC)

François Larocque
Language, Culture and Identity : Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation welcomes its 2021 Fellows to its three-year leadership program (nationtalk.ca)

June 9, 2021

Jamie Liew
Canada, allies urged to safeguard Afghan helpers (The Globe and Mail)

Allan Rock
Quebec’s Bill 96 has its merits, notwithstanding one big flaw (The Globe and Mail)

Paul Daly
John Ivison: MPs back crowd-pleasing motion that won't help solve First Nations crisis (The SaltWire Network)

Carissima Mathen
Ford to invoke notwithstanding clause to override Superior Court ruling on election advertising (The Globe and Mail)

David Sweanor
Complete 3-Hour Show For World Vape Day 2021 (www.vapingpost.com)

June 8, 2021

Tamir Isreal
Feds planning to use biometrics at Canada-US border | Canada's National Observer: News & Analysis (National Observer)

Jamie Liew
Human Rights Watch report calls for countries to extricate Afghan aides before U.S. troop withdrawal (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Liberals’ ‘Time Allocation’ Motion to Limit Study of Bill C-10 Draws Flak (Epoch Times)

June 7, 2021

Allan Rock
BEHIND THE CRIMES: 'The day I was going to die': Domestic abuse survivor shares her story to help others (Mississauga News)

Tamir Isreal
Canada’s border agency urgently developing biometric plans in response to COVID-19 (Toronto Star)

Adam Dodek
Adam Dodek to step down as uOttawa Common Law Section dean, with Alain Roussy to be interim dean (Law Times)

June 6, 2021

Francois Larocque
Pour en finir avec un faux débat (La Presse)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 680 CJOB - Jun 6, 2021 (680 CJOB)

June 5, 2021

Francois Larocque
Laurentian – Insolvency, mass firings and the erosion of multiculturalism ( University World News)

Lynda Collins
Chile activists eye chance for unmatched environmental protection (DNyuz)

June 4, 2021

Michael Geist
The Dean Blundell Show W. Michael Geist, Lochlin Cross & James DiFiore (The Dean Blundell Show)

June 3, 2021

Allan Rock
BEHIND THE CRIMES: 'The day I was going to die': Domestic abuse survivor shares her story to help others (Brampton Guardian)

Michael Geist
Canada: Should User-Generated Content (UGC) be Exempt from Law and Regulation? – Hugh Stephens (inforrm.org)

David T. Sweanor
Letter: WHO must urgently reassess its tobacco &… (Web-Release.info)

Allan Rock, Alex Neve
Neve and Rock: After Kamloops discovery, nothing can be as before (The London Free Press)

June 2, 2021

François Larocque
Des Anglo-Québécois inquiets face à la modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles et au projet de loi 96 (ONfr - TFO)

Michael Geist
Bill C-10 amendment that would exempt social media content from regulation voted down (Head Topics)

David T. Sweanor
Smokers Condemned To Death By Anti-Vaping WHO Say the Experts (www.ecigclick.co.uk)

Michel Drapeau
C ivilian courts should handle military misconduct cases: report (The Globe and Mail)

Errol P. Mendes
The Oxford Statement on International Law Protections in Cyberspace: The Regulation of Information Operations and Activities (Opinio Juris)

Michael Geist
Should we be forced to see more Canadian content on TikTok and YouTube? (canadianinquirer.net)

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from News Talk 980 CKNW - Jun 2, 2021 (News Talk 980 CKNW)

François Larocque
Bilingualism and diversity: The Supreme Court can — and should — have both (The Conversation)

Aimée Craft
Bill C-15 will mean everything for Canada’s reconciliation progress with Indigenous peoples (The Globe and Mail)

Aimée Craft
Indigenous law expert receives research grant for work on Treaty relationships and sustainability (Law Times)

Errol Mendes
How Quebec’s amendment could sever ties with Canada (iPolitics)

Amir Attaran
New Disturbing Details Emerge About Activities Involving the Wuhan Institute of Virology (Beaufort County Now)

June 1, 2021

Michael Geist
A ‘dark period’ for smaller operators (The Star)

Michel Drapeau
Me Michel Drapeau analyse les résultats de l’examen par l’ex-juge de la Cour suprême Morris Fish de la Loi sur la défense nationale (45eNord.ca)

Michael Geist
Reader letter: Proposed federal legislation Bill C-10 should be scrapped (Windsor Star)

Teresa Scassa
Old before its time (National Magazine)

Allan Rock, Alex Neve
Neve and Rock: 215 reasons for transformative change (Ottawa Citizen)

Allan Rock, Alex Neve
Opinion: 215 reasons to make up for decades of failure toward Indigenous People (Montreal Gazette)

Release Date:
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
May 2021

May 2021
Summary:
May 31, 2021

Amir Attaran
Health Canada agrees to extend shelf-life of AstraZeneca as variant from India ups COVID threat (National Post)

François Larocque
At committee: Indigenous rights, language laws and clause-by-clause review (iPolitics)

Florian Martin-Bariteau, Tina Dekker
Canada must act fast to prepare for the quantum age (iPolitics)

Eleonore Fournier-Tombs
The United Nations needs to start regulating the 'Wild West' of artificial intelligence (Yahoo News Canada)

May 30, 2021

Michael Geist
Canadian telecoms regulator's latest ruling spells 'dark period' for smaller operators

May 28, 2021

Michael Geist
Teksavvy scraps wireless plans, says CRTC reversal on wholesale broadband rates a ‘tombstone’ for competition (The Globe and Mail)

Linda Collins
Windsor Morning (CBC Windsor (CBET)

Linda Collins
Radio clip from CBC Radio One 89.1FM (CBLA-FM2) - May 28, 2021 (CBC Radio One 89.1FM (CBLA-FM2))

May 27, 2021

Teresa Scassa
Federal COVID Alert app caught 400 cases of COVID-19 in April | CBC News (CBC)

Constance Backhouse
Efforts are needed to make entry to Canada more welcoming and secure: Constance Backhouse (Website of Kourosh Ziabari, Iranian journalist and writer)

May 26, 2021

Amir Attaran
COVID-19 : Little Fed support for firm's 'better' vaccine (Cape Breton Post (NS)

Jason Nickerson
Radio clip from CBC Radio One 97.5FM (CBEW) - May 26, 2021 (CBC Radio One 97.5FM (CBEW)

Michael Geist
Is C-10 a bill too far? (Timmins Daily Press)

Michael Geist
Better Conversations w/ Daniel Proussalidis (Water Cooler Talk Podcast)

Kyle Kirkup
Virtual unicorn teaches kids about gender identity and gender expression discrimination in schools (CTV News Ottawa)

Errol Mendes
Trudeau expected to name Ontario judge to Supreme Court of Canada before Canada Day (Toronto Star)

Amir Attaran
New Disturbing Details Emerge About Activities Involving The Wuhan Institute Of Virology By Ryan Saavedra (The Daily Wire)

Amir Attaran
Why did Biden admin shut down investigation of Wuhan lab? (OpentheWord.org)

Amir Attaran
Québec Solidaire tightens party discipline with a view to election (Canadian Dimension)

May 25, 2021

Vivek Krishnamurthy, Colleen M. Flood
We need vaccine passports, but how should they be designed? (The Peterborough Examiner (ON)

Michael Geist
Better Conversations w/ Daniel Proussalidis (Water Cooler Talk Podcast)

May 24, 2021

Amir Attaran
Canadian firm works with controversial U.S. company to make 'better' COVID vaccine, but says Ottawa not interested (The Province)

May 23, 2021

Michael Geist
Radio clip from AM 800 CKLW - May 23, 2021 (AM 800 CKLW)

May 22, 2021

Amir Attaran
NDP seeks probe into 2017 'illegal' access-to-information interference by Trudeau cabinet minister (CISN Country 103.9)

May 20, 2021

Michael Geist
Heritage, Justice ministers called to defend Bill C-10 changes to Broadcasting Act - Burnaby Now (www.burnabynow.com)

May 19, 2021

Errol Mendes
Ottawa supports Quebec constitutional change, PM says (The Globe and Mail)

Amir Attaran
How much COVID-19 can we live with? Experts offer glimpses of a post-pandemic future (Ottawa Citizen)

Michael Geist
Heritage committee votes in favour of proposed opposition amendment to controversial Bill C-10 (National Post)

May 18, 2021

Michael Geist
Lametti grilled over protection of free expression in Bill C-10 (iPolitics)

Michael Geist
Justice minister defends finding that Bill C-10 doesn’t pose free speech concern (MSN)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from 580 CFRA - May 18, 2021 (580 CFRA)

Michael Geist
Witness tells committee Bill C-10 does not impede freedom of speech (Calgary Herald)

Michael Geist
House committee hears clashing expert opinions on Bill C-10 (Head Topics)

Vivek Krishnamurthy, Colleen M. Flood
VIEWPOINT : Vaccine passports not a question of if, but when (The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay, ON)

May 17, 2021

Michael Geist
Bloc Québécois offers to work with Liberals to shut down debate, pass bill C-10 before summer (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
House committee hears clashing expert opinions on Bill C-10 (CTV News)

Michael Geist
'It's about promotion of Canadian choices': Academics argue that Bill C-10 does not impede freedom of speech (National Post)

Michael Geist
Le Bloc propose son aide pour accélérer l’adoption de C-10 (Le Devoir)

Michael Geist
Defenders, critic of Bill C-10 clash over limits for shared social media content (The Daily Courier)

Michael Geist
C anadian actors' union calls for end to impasse over Bill C-10 (The Mirror)

Michael Geist
'It's about promotion of Canadian choices': Academics argue that Bill C-10 does not impede freedom of speech (Timmins Daily Press)

Amir Attaran
Should the 2021 Tokyo Olympics play on in a pandemic? (news-24.fr)

Amir Attaran
A quicker path to normal: U.K. reopens at 30% vaccinated while Canada waits for 75% (National Post)

Amir Attaran
Should the Olympics play on in a pandemic? | 67nj (www.67nj.org)

Vivek Krishnamurthy, Colleen M. Flood
Opinion: It's no longer a question of whether Canada should have vaccine passports – but how they should be designed (The Star Phoenix)

Amir Attaran
Should the Olympics play on in a pandemic? (VOX)

Michael Geist
Une bataille de culture (La Presse)

Michael Geist
iPolitics AM: Net-zero transparency, broadcasting reform on agenda (iPolitics)

Penny Collenette
Ottawa faces growing calls for answers after general overseeing vaccine effort sidelined (The Globe and Mail)

May 16, 2021

Vivek Krishnamurthy, Colleen M. Flood
It’s no longer a question of if we should have vaccine passports in Canada but how they should be designed | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly (The Georgia Straight)

Michael Geist
What We’re Watching: Military misconduct and broadcasting overhaul (iPolitics)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Radio NL (CHNL) - May 16, 2021 (Radio NL (CHNL)

Penny Collenette
Vaccination : Ottawa sous pression après le départ du major-général Fortin (Radio-Canada)

May 15, 2021

Amir Attaran
Quebec Solidaire gears up for 2022 election amid internal rift | CTV News (Montreal - CTV News)

May 14, 2021

Vivek Krishnamurthy And Colleen M. Flood
Opinion: Vaccine passport design in Canada must take privacy issues into account (CHEK News)

John Packer
Canada should engage U.N. racism group, though chair independence a question: expert (National Post)

Florian Martin-Bariteau
Publicités électorales : CBC perd sa cause contre le Parti conservateur (Radio-Canada)

Michael Geist
Erin O’Toole says his government will repeal Bill C-10, should it pass (tnc.news)

Duff Conacher
Trudeau cleared, but Morneau broke rules in WE affair, ethics probe finds : Watchdog's report cites limitations of law governing conflicts of interest (Toronto Star (ON)

David Fewer
Lost bid to block set-top box sales upholds notion that neutral technology can’t infringe copyright | Canadian Lawyer (Canadian Lawyer)

May 13, 2021

Michael Geist
Les conservateurs se rappellent-ils 2008? (Le Journal de Montréal | The Journal of Montreal)

David Sweanor
As FDA Readies Menthol Cigarette Ban, What’s Next? (Washington Monthly)

Colleen Flood, Bryan Thomas
The Agenda with Steve Paikin (TVOntario (CICA)

May 12, 2021

Michael Geist
OPINION : The two solitudes and the politics of internet broadcasting (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports (CKFR) - May 11, 2021 (AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports (CKFR))

Amy Salyzyn
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds Law Society Tribunal decision involving Toronto lawyer (IP Newsflash - news of the week)

François Larocque
Éducation postsecondaire : et si les Franco-Ontariens s’inspiraient du Québec ? (ONfr - TFO)

Michael Geist
Who watches Ottawa’s watchers? (The Suburban)

May 10, 2021

Michael Geist
News News News : Bill C-10: how closing the YouTube 'loophole' created a political firestorm (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON))

May 9, 2021

Michael Geist
Radio clip from AM 800 CKLW - May 9, 2021 (AM 800 CKLW)

May 8, 2021

François Larocque
Good morning, Sudbury! Here are six stories to start your day - Sudbury News (Sudbury.com)

Kyle Kirkup
The Social (CTV Two Barrie/Toronto (CKVR)

May 7, 2021

Amir Attaran
Radio clip from News Talk 980 CKNW - May 7, 2021 (News Talk 980 CKNW)

Michael Geist
Episode 1079: PM’s Chief of Staff Testifies at Defence Committee (CTV Power Play Podcast with Evan Solomon)

May 5, 2021

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
OPINION | Canada needs safeguards before adopting new technologies at the border (CBC)

Kyle Kirkup
Two University professors are helping Ontario students and educators learn about gender discrimination with the help of a non-binary unicorn | All in a Day with Alan Neal | Live Radio | CBC Listen (CBC)

Michael Geist
Liberals' new proposed amendment to Bill C-10 doesn't address free speech concerns: expert (The Province)

Suzie Dunn
More dynamic solutions to privacy violations needed : As we moved online during COVID, levels of technology-facilitated gender-based violence sky-rocketed, contributing to what the United Nations has dubbed the 'shadow pandemic' of gender-based violence. (The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON)

Eva Ottawa
Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBSI - May 5, 2021 (ICI Radio-Canada Première CBSI)

May 4, 2021

Michael Geist
After criticism over Bill C-10, Liberals vow to make it clear CRTC won't regulate social media posts (MSN)

Michael Geist
Federal government hungry for censorship (The Niagara Independent)

Michael Geist
CRTC may regulate your social media (Penticton Herald (BC)

Michael Geist
Radio clip from Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) - May 4, 2021 (Newstalk 1010 (CFRB)

Michael Geist
Episode 1076: Vaccine Mixed Messaging & Fort McMurray’s COVID-19 Crisis (CTV Power Play Podcast with Evan Solomon)

May 3, 2021

Anthony Daimsis
Customer records 3 Bell reps offering same deal, then is told he can't have it (CBC)

May 1, 2021

Amir Attaran
Quebec Solidaire asks members to vote on party faction | CTV News (Montreal - CTV News)

Amir Attaran
Quebec Solidaire asks members to vote on party faction (iHeartRadio)

Amir Attaran
Tories' vaccine deal goes sideways : Calgary company, contracted to produce doses in Winnipeg, says it's leaving country (Winnipeg Free Press)

Release Date:
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Content Groups:
Faculty in the News
- Français
April 2021

April 2021
Summary:
April 27, 2021

Chidi Oguamanam
Are vaccine passports the ticket to a safe re-start of international travel? (CBC Information Morning - Saint John)

Jodie Primeau
Deep River, Ontario’s Jodie Primeau on building a ‘feminist legal ecosystem for rural areas’ (Law Times)

Michael Geist
Le gouvernement canadien accusé d ‘agression’ contre la liberté d’expression suite à une proposition de vidéo policière publiée sur les réseaux sociaux (News-24.fr)

Christiane Saad
Taking the business approach to legal services (CBA National Magazine)

Michael Geist
Uploads to social media could be regulated under proposed changes to Canada’s broadcasting law (Toronto Star)

April 26, 2021

Amir Attaran
Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie receive AstraZeneca vaccine in wake of damning newspaper story (The Georgia Straight)

Michael Geist
Justin Trudeau Just Made YouTube Uploads, iTunes Podcasts and More Subject to CRTC Rules (iPhone in Canada Blog)

Michael Geist
Liberal MP Leaks CRTC to Regulate Apps, Too (iPhone in Canada Blog)

Amir Attaran
More than half Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine came from U.S. plant accused of quality-control problems (Head Topics)

Heather Neufeld
Why choosing the wrong ‘door’ may have cost this man his chance to claim asylum in Canada and rejoin his wife (Toronto Star)

April 23, 2021

Stewart Elgie
Canada has upped its emissions reductions target. How do we achieve it? (Global News)

Kyle Kirkup
Judge rules key federal sex work laws unconstitutional (Toronto Star)

Amir Attaran
More than half Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine came from U.S. plant accused by FDA of quality-control problems (National Post)

Amir Attaran
Who's calling the shots? More confusion in AstraZeneca rollout (Montreal Gazette)

April 22, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Arrestation de Robert Charbonneau à Montréal (ICI Radio-Canada.ca)

Stéphane Émard-Chabot & François Larocque
Provincial pandemic missteps get local — and vocal — pushback (CBC Ottawa)

Michael Geist
Steven Guilbeault peut-il faire plus? (Le Journal de Montréal)

Amir Attaran
Who's calling the shots? More confusion in AstraZeneca rollout (Ottawa Citizen)

April 21, 2021

Errol Mendes
Derek Chauvin found guilty in death of George Floyd (CTV News)
(This segment begins at 25:00 / Ce segment débute à 25:00)

Errol Mendes
Derek Chauvin found guilty in death of George Floyd (CTV Thunder Bay News at 5)

Ed Ratushny
Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs submits internal review after initial refusal (Richmond Sentinel)

Lynda Collins
Letters to the editor: Budget 2021: 'As fiscally responsible Canadians, we have lost oru minds' (National Post)

Carissima Mathen
Quebec court upholds law banning religious dress, with exceptions for English schools, MNAs (The Globe and Mail)

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Should Canada block websites that post terrorist content and child porn? Ottawa is considering it (Toronto Star)

Nathalie Chalifour & David Robitaille
Voici ce que cet arrêt de la Cour suprême signifie pour la lutte contre les changements climatiques (Droit Inc.)

April 20, 2021

François Larocque & François Charbonneau
Études postsecondaires en français en Ontario : les élèves du secondaire s’expriment (ICI Radio-Canada.ca)

Jennifer Quaid
Critique de Gloria Epstein de la police de Toronto (Dans la mosaïque)

Stewart Elgie
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals focus on clean technology for climate spending (Ottawa Citizen)

April 19, 2021

Colleen Flood
'We’ve allowed this to happen': Why it's 2021 and Ontario is still headed for a COVID cliff (National Post)

Chidi Oguamanam
An African Champion On the Global Stage (The Good Men Project Magazine)

Colleen Flood
B.C. among few provinces to have specific protection allowing workers COVID-19 vaccination leave (Canadian Lawyer)

Jamie Liew
Canada’s top court could be asked to rule if US safe for refugees (Wardheer news)

Vivek Krishnamurthy
Feds likely to be drawn into talks on standardizing use of vaccine passports, despite reticence to wade in (The Hill Times)

François Larocque
L'avenir des universités francophones en Ontario (Le telejournal)

Michael Geist
Telecommunications regulator: Canada telcos regulator orders big firms to boost competition to lower bills (Toys Matrix)

April 16, 2021

Jamie Liew
Appeal court overturns suspension of Canada-U.S. asylum agreement (The Hill Times)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Appeals court upholds Canada-U.S. asylum-seeker agreement (Metro)

Stewart Elgie
Canada's cleantech innovators keep heading south. Let's reverse the trend. (MACLEANS)

Michael Geist
Canada telcos regulator orders big firms to boost competition to lower bills (The Financial Post)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Canada-US asylum seeker agreement upheld by court (DNYUZ)

Stewart Elgie
Conservatives unveil their climate plan (CBC News Network The Rundown)

Michael Geist
CRTC orders 3 big wireless providers to boost competition to lower bills (Toronto Sun)

François Larocque
L’Ontario protège-t-elle l'éducation bilingue? (Droit Inc.)

Stewart Elgie
Low-carbon bucks: Conservatives pitch consumer carbon pricing through savings account (Pique Newsmagazine)

Stewart Elgie
O’Toole changes Conservative course on climate with personal carbon savings account proposal (The Globe and Mail)

Michael Geist
Upcoming federal budget could include a tax on big tech's earnings: Michael Geist (BNN Bloomberg)

April 15, 2021

Michael Geist
Canada is considering a proposal that would allow internet providers to block piracy websites (National Post)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Canada offers 90.000 slots for permanent residency as pandemic cuts arrivals (The Jakarta Post)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Guardians wanted: Canada opens door to wider immigration as pandemic lowers arrivals (ExBulletin)

Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Janitors wanted: Canada opens immigration door wider as pandemic cuts arrivals (Ottawa Citizen)

François Larocque
La Loi sur les services en français protège-t-elle l'éducation bilingue en Ontario? (ICI Radio-Canada.ca)

Eugene Matos de Lara
President of Malta at the Vienna Process: No Europe without its Neighborhood (Modern Ghana)

Constance Backhouse
Sex-assault victim appeals conviction for breaking publication ban on her identity (The Globe and Mail)

April 14, 2021

Errol P. Mendes
Canada must take a stronger stand against Myanmar’s military junta (IPolitics)

Colleen Flood
Can your employer require you to be vaccinated? It's very likely (Ottawa Citizen)

Natasha Bakht
Decision revisits intersection between a religious marriage and requirements under Family Law Act (The Lawyer's Daily)

François Larocque
L'Université Laurentienne et la loi sur les services en français de l'Ontario (Jonction 11-17)

Eugene Matos de Lara
President of Malta at the Vienna Process: No Europe without its Neighborhood (APN News)

Michael Geist
Why Air Canada’s new loophole may allow it to deny refunds for COVID-19 flight cancellations (Toronto Star)

April 13, 2021

Penelope Simons
At committee: Misconduct in the military, Indigenous rights and rail safety (IPolitics)

Teresa Scassa
Everything You Need to Know About What Your Car Knows About You (RATESDOTCA)

April 12, 2021

Jennifer Quaid
Ces accusés qui refusent de passer des tests psychiatriques en vue de leur procès (ICI Radio-Canada.ca)

Katherine Lippel
Egan: Ottawa as a toxic workshop, with the servants saying 'no more' (Ottawa Citizen)

Florian Martin-Bariteau
Investir en temps de pandémie, pas que pour les pros (#ONfr)

Michael Geist
Rogers-Shaw Merger Should Not Include Freedom Mobile, Say Telecom Experts (iPhone in Canada Blog)

Katherine Lippel
Santé et sécurité au travail, et alphabétisation numérique des aînés (Désautel le dimanche)

April 8, 2021

Michael Geist
Canada is Bringing in New Legislation to Stop the Spread of Online Hate. Here’s How It Can Work. (PressProgress)

Teresa Scassa
Massive Facebook data breach affecting millions of Canadians was not reported to federal privacy watchdog (iPhone in Canada Blog)

Michael Geist
Rogers-Shaw Merger Should Not Include Freedom Mobile, Say Telecom Experts (iPhone in Canada Blog)

Josh Ginsberg
Supreme Court of Canada’s carbon tax decision alters landscape for Canada’s climate law: Queen’s Law (Law Times)

Allan Rock
The UN should stop playing politics with children’s lives (Al Jazeera English)

April 7, 2021

Michael Geist
Academics, Business Groups Testify Rogers Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy Freedom Mobile (To Do Canada)

Michael Geist
Academics, smaller telecoms say Rogers shouldn’t be allowed to buy Freedom Mobile (Non Perele)

Michael Geist
Academics, Smaller Telecoms Say Rogers Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy Freedom Mobile (National Newswatch)

Michael Geist
Cut Freedom Mobile from Rogers-Shaw deal, MPs told (InsideHalton.com (Metroland Media Group))

Michael Geist
Des spécialistes affirment que Rogers ne devrait pas être autorisé à acquérir Freedom (MSN Canada)

Michael Geist
Don’t let Rogers buy Freedom Mobile, telecom experts tell MPs (IPolitics)

Michael Geist
Experts say Rogers shouldn’t be allowed to acquire Freedom (ARCHYDE)

Michael Geist
Freedom Mobile should be free of Rogers, MPs told (Orangeville (Metroland Media Group))

Amir Attaran
How BC Fumbled the Third Wave (The Tyee)

Teresa Scassa
Is the COVID Alert app a failure? (Toronto Star)

Michael Geist
Le retrait de Freedom Mobile de la transaction demandé (LaPresse.ca)

Teresa Scassa
Massive Facebook data breach affecting millions of Canadians was not reported to federal privacy watchdog (National Post)

Michael Geist
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Toronto Star)

Michael Geist
Rogers ne devrait pas être autorisé à acquérir Freedom, selon des spécialistes (Les Affaires)

Constance Backhouse
Sex-assault victim’s breaking of publication ban results in calls for legal, policy changes (Head Topics)

Stephen Fuhr & Elizabeth Dubois
Staffing moves for ministers Vandal, Freeland, and Wilkinson (The Hill Times)

April 6, 2021

Michael Geist
Canada could face U.S. tariff 'retaliation' over proposed tax on digital services (Financial Post)

Michael Geist
iPolitics AM: Trudeau back on COVID-19 briefing circuit as former PCO clerk Wernick set to testify in Vance probe (IPolitics)

François Laroque
L'alerte Amber aurait dû être dans les deux langues officielles, selon un chercheur (ICI Radio-Canada.ca)

Teresa Scassa
Parts of proposed privacy legislation worse PIPEDA, says commissioner (The Financial Post)

Colleen Flood
Will vaccine passports be implemented in Canada? Here's what we know so far (Mississauga (Metroland Media Group))

April 1, 2021

François Larocque
En attente de nouvelles législations linguistiques, les juristes font le point (L'Express)

Céline Castets-Renard & Florian Martin-Bariteau
Le bout du tunnel est de moins en moins visible (La Presse+)

Colleen Flood
The Saturday Debate: Is there a role for vaccine passports in Canada? (UM Today)

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