Nos profs dans les médias

So why all the secrecy on TPP?

Publication: iPolitics

Observations made by Michael Geist, Common Law Section, are cited in this article about the relation between the Privy Council Office's guidelines on how government should operate during a campaign and the Trans-Pacific partnership negotiations. 

Trudeau’s passion shines in foreign policy debate: analysts

Publication: iPolitics

Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on the latest federal leadership debate on the topic of foreign policy. “The demeanours were fascinating. Trudeau wanted to show his passion for his position, Mulcair his fierce determination to not lose the progressive throne and Harper for his dogged determination for sticking to his security, anti-terrorism agenda.”

Meet the Canadian 'poster boy' behind skyrocketing drug prices

Publication: Global News

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the rapid acceleration in costs for several prescription drugs in North America. “It’s happening in Canada by Canadians. Valeant is probably the biggest [player] in the industry doing this.” 

Has Canada really taken in 15 per cent of Syrian refugees? Not exactly.

Publication: iPolitics

John Packer, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, comments on a claim about Canada's role in the Syrian Refugee crisis made at the Monk federal leadership debate.

Dalhousie dentistry dean updates progress after Facebook misogyny task force

Publication: CBC Nova Scotia

Constance Backhouse, Research Chair on the Sexual Assault Legislation in Canada, led a task force which released a report on misogyny, sexism and homophobia at Dalhousie University's school of dentistry.

Why is mum the word on Canada's maternal health record?

Publication: Macleans

Steven Hoffman, Common Law Section, comments on Canada’s relation to the United Nations, in wake of the 70th annual General Assembly meeting taking place this week. 

Roach and Forcese: Banishment is a poor tool in fight against terrorism

Publication: The Globe and Mail

In this Op-Ed, co-author Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, discusses banishment as a security policy.

Ontario will offer IVF treatment to any age

Publication: National Post

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the Health ministry’s plan for IVF treatments.

Ottawa lawyers offer to guide refugee sponsors

Publication: Ottawa Citizen

Jennifer Bond, Faculty of Law, comments on the local efforts to help bring refugees to Canada and on the assistance that The Refugee Hub, a University of Ottawa project that offers programs in refugee law and policy, is providing.

Canada- US legal battle over world's most expensive drug.

Publication: Radio Canada International

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the implications of U.S. drug company Alexion Pharmaceuticals taking the Canadian government to Federal Court for its attempt to lower the price of Soliris, which has been called the world's most expensive drug.

Hillary Clinton proposes legalizing prescription-pill imports from Canada

Publication: Toronto Star

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the implications of the possibility of the United States legalizing prescription-pill imports from Canada.

Make universal, affordable broadband an election issue: Geist

Publication: Toronto Star

In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the topic of making universal, affordable broadband an election issue.

Niqab debate recalls RCMP turban furor of the '90s

Publication: CBC

Natasha Bakht, Common Law Section, dicusses the rhetoric over the niqab in the federal election campaign and its similarity to the 1990's issue about the turban

U.S. drug company sues Canada for trying to lower cost of $700K-a-year drug

Publication: CBC

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the implications of U.S. drug company Alexion Pharmaceuticals taking the Canadian government to Federal Court for its attempt to lower the price of Soliris, which has been called the world's most expensive drug. "This is the single greatest threat to pricing of drugs in Canada ever."

 Baloney Meter: How meaningful is promise to ban face veils?

Publication: CTV News Montreal

Errol Mendes and Carissima Mathen, Common Law Section, comment on the legality of Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe's promise to ban women from wearing veils while taking the citizenship oath, voting, or providing public services. 

Couples paying most Canadian donors for their eggs, breaking controversial fertility law, study finds

Publication: The National Post

Vanessa Gruben, Common Law Section, comments on the legality of human egg donation for fertility treatments in Canada. She advocates rules limiting the number of eggs that clinics can retrieve from a donor, and requiring that different doctors treat the donor and the recipient – to avoid conflicts of interest.

Tom Mulcair rated most competent, trustworthy of leaders: Vote Compass

Publication: CBC

Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law, comments on the leadership of the federal political parties in relation to the upcoming federal election. "Leadership appears to be a more prominent theme in this campaign than in the last federal vote in 2011."

Awarded Canada's top honour in 2009, Gretzky has yet to pick it up

Publication: Macleans Online
A Tweet by Adam Dodek, Common Law Section, was quoted in this article noting that Wayne Gretzky has not yet been invested with the Order of Canada award he was appointed to in 2009.

Which refugees are affected by the battle over federal health care benefits?

Publication: CBC
Peter Showler, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, comments on refugee health care cuts in Canada. "It's one of the many ways in which the government has discouraged private sponsorship, while at the same time shifting the burden from government sponsorship for refugees over to private sponsorships." 

Turing CEO to roll back 5,000% price hike for Daraprim pills

Publication: Toronto Star 
Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the decision of Turing Pharmaceuticals to back down from a 5,000-per-cent price hike for the drug Daraprim, which is used to treat AIDS patients.

Canada has a long history of botching its response to terrorism

Publication: iPolitics

This article contains an excerpt from the first chapter of Craig Forcese, Common Law Section and Kent Roach’s new book, False Security: The Radicalization of Canadian Anti-Terrorism.

Tuberculosis drug price jumps 2,000%, shocks doctors

Publication: CBC News

Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, comments on the price increase in an essential medication for Tuberculosis. "Ottawa needs to regulate the price of those unpatented medicines … to prevent this happening again."

C-51’s post-election fate may not be so simple: Forcese and Roach

Publication: iPolitics

Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, comments on Bill C-51. "C-51 turns a blind eye to the most serious problems and in doing so manages to create counterproductive blow backs that will make it even more difficult to achieve real solutions."