Secrecy around $30M Ontario music fund strikes wrong notes: Geist
Publication: Toronto Star
In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses the impact of the Ontario Music Fund in the province, after the British Columbia government unveiled a new $15 million music fund to support the local music industry.
Why Zika matters to Canada
Publication: Toronto Star
In this Op-Ed, Steven J. Hoffman, Common Law Section, and Gaëlle Groux, Post-Bachelor Fellow, discuss Canada’s response to the Zika virus and the main ways we can help stem the spread of the outbreak.
Antonin Scalia and the origins of originalism
Publication: Toronto Star
Adam Dodek, Common Law Section, discusses originalism in Canada
This law may be stopping Canadians from playing Jeopardy! What is the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation?
Publication: National Post
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses why Canadians can no longer legally apply to be contestants on the game-show Jeopardy!, in relation to Canada's online privacy laws."That's really strange. The only major law that has changed in recent years is the anti-spam legislation. However, there is nothing in the law that would preclude Canadians from taking an online test, wherever located."
Free TV for life? It's here, and it may even be legal
Publication: CBC News
Michael Geist, Common Law Section, comments on the growing legal questions Free TV Box in Canada, a new service that gives the promise of television with no monthly bills, is generating.
Mike Duffy trial: Crown, defence to deliver closing arguments
Publication: CBC News
Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law, comments on Mike Duffy's trial, which enters its final phase today, and says the verdict could set precedent for other troubled senators, and in time transform the upper chamber.
What Apple's encryption battle could mean for cellphone security in Canada
Publication: CBC News
Tamir Israel, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, comments on how the outcome of Apple's encryption legal battle could reverberate in Canada.
Dentistry sexism update will be 'cherry picked,' prof says
Publication: CBC News Nova Scotia
This article mentions the external investigation led by Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, on the scandal at Dalhousie University's dentistry school that saw 13 fourth-year male students suspended for being members of a Facebook page that contained sexually violent content about their female classmates.
How Antonin Scalia’s brash ideas influenced Canadian courts
Publication: The walrus
Common Law, Adam Dodek