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B.C.'s case over oil flow through province might be damaged by NDP's old anti-Trans Mountain expansion stance (National Post)
Carissima Mathen, vice-dean of the Faculty of Law, comments on B.C.'s court case over the flow of heavy oil through the province.

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Andrew Coyne: Why tax Canadian-based video, but not Netflix? (National Post)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on the taxing process of Canadian-based video or music streaming services and foreign-based services, like Netflix.

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Customer battles Bell price increases in court and wins as judge calls telecom 'high handed' (CBC News)
Anthony Daimsis, Faculty of Law, comments on the Ontario case of a customer taking Bell to court and suggests that this could initiate a class-action lawsuit.

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Liberals look to election law changes after Facebook scandal (Toronto Star)
Elizabeth Dubois, Faculty of Arts, comments on the issue of political use of Facebook and other online platforms concerning the next federal election.

It's Going to the World; Giant Fines Await Companies As Tough European Privacy Regulation Looms (Financial Post)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, explains why it's easier for Europe to be tough on the internet giants.

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Elizabeth Sheehy and Isabel Grant: Canada needs national agency to review domestic homicides and violence (The Province)​​​​

Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, writes about the national crisis of domestic violence in Canada.

What does it take to lay terrorism charges? An internal government document explains the RCMP view (Global News)
Craig Forcese, Faculty of Law, comments on the criteria of terrorist activity.

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Don't expect changes to Canadian anti-spam law in near future, lawyers say (Mobile Syrup)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, says he doesn't expect changes to the Canadian anti-spam law in the near future.

Tax Views: Taxation of cryptocurrency transactions | Vern Krishna (The Lawyer's Daily)
Vern Krishna, Faculty of Law, shares his thoughts on the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions.

Student group says restricting copyright exceptions will hurt education (Toronto Star)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on the Copyright Act, which is currently being reviewed by the Commons commitee on industry, science and technology.

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Dean at University of Ottawa's faculty of law wins legal writing award (The Lawyer's Daily)
Adam Dodek, who is the newly installed dean of the common law section at the University of Ottawa's faculty of law, has been honoured with a legal writing award.

Près de 3500 fonctionnaires dans les services d'information d'Ottawa (TVA Nouvelles)
Teresa Scassa, Faculté de droit, partage son opinion sur le fait qu’il y a 3500 fonctionnaires au services d’information du gouvernement.

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Can we die? The seriously ill need clarity (The Conversation)
Article co-authored by Jennifer Chandler, Faculty of Law, on assisted dying.

Saskatchewan launches constitutional challenge of federal tax (National Post)
Stewart Elgie, Faculty of Law, comments on the Saskatchewan government launching its challenge of the federal carbon price.

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Saskatchewan is launching a court reference that just might kill the carbon tax (Maclean’s)
Nathalie Chalifour, Faculty of Law, comments on Saskatchewan launching a court reference against the carbon tax.

Carbon court: Saskatchewan seeks Court of Appeal ruling on federal carbon tax (Boe Report)
Amir Attaran, Faculty of Law, comments on Saskatchewan asking the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa can impose a carbon tax.

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Canada introduces measures aimed at improving intellectual property development (Toronto Star)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on the new measures unveiled by the federal government which aim to improve intellectual property development.

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Targeting whistleblowers equals intimidation, says watchdog (CBC News)
Duff Conacher, Faculty of Law, comments on whistleblowing rights.

Saskatchewan launches constitutional challenge of federal carbon tax (National Post)
Stewart Elgie, Faculty of Law, comments on the Saskatchewan government launching its challenge of the federal carbon price.

Saskatchewan seeks Court of Appeal ruling on federal carbon tax   (CTV News Toronto)
Nathalie Chalifour and Amir Attaran, Faculty of Law, comment on the Saskatchewan government launching its challenge of the federal carbon price.

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Accès à l'information: les données ouvertes loin de suffire (TVA Nouvelles)
Teresa Scassa, Faculté de droit, partage son opinion sur les données ouvertes du gouvernement.

Tobacco manufacturers reach agreement on wording for corrective statements (Winston-Salem Journal)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, comments on the agreement between the US government and tobacco companies.

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The Supreme Court's beer ruling doesn't mean Trans Mountain is doomed (Maclean’s)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, comments on the planned expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Rogers e-mail service terms allow access to users' contacts, raising privacy concerns (The Globe and Mail)
Teresa Scassa, Faculty of Law, talks about the new set of terms and conditions recently sent to Rogers e-mail users which include a Canada-specific provision that would allow the service provider to mine their friends’ and contacts’ personal information.

B.a-ba de l'Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs (Le Droit)
Joao Velloso, Faculté de droit, discute de la suspension de l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs, signée par le Canada et les États-Unis.

L'accès à l'information recule à Ottawa (TVA Nouvelles)
Teresa Scassa, Faculté de droit, discute du système inefficace d’accès à l’information du fédéral.

Bill C-75 reforms too little, too late to respond to domestic violence (Toronto Star)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, shares her thoughts on domestic violence in Canada.

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Police likely to have 'more to say' in teen's alleged breach of N.S. website (Charlottetown Guardian)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, explains why the arrest of a 19-year-old Halifax man for an alleged breach of a provincial website was an “overreach”.

The 'free the beer' ruling and the Supreme Court's record of putting the brakes on change (Maclean’s)
Craig Forcese, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, comments on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision allowing provincial governments to keep on putting up barriers to beer being shipped across provincial borders.

Why the Supreme Court didn't 'free the beer' (Maclean’s)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, comments on the Supreme Court of Canada handing down its judgement on the so-called “Free the Beer” case.

Rules still hazy around where you'll be able to smoke legal pot (CBC News)
Eugene Oscapella, Faculty of Law, suggests bylaw enforcement on smoking cannabis will soon become a non-issue.

Philip Morris Results Sink Tobacco Shares -- WSJ (Morningstar Advisor)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, comments on falling cigarette sales.

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Halifax police 'overreached' in arrest of man accused in breach of Freedom of Information site: experts (Toronto Star)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, explains why the arrest of a 19-year-old Halifax man for an alleged breach of a provincial website was an “overreach”.

Conflict of interest complaint against Vancouver councillor has merit: watchdog (Toronto Star)
Duff Conacher, Faculty of Law, comments on the conflict of interest complaint against Vancouver councillor Hector Bremner.

Québec National Assembly is right to call for judicial inquiry into the Lac-Mégantic disaster (Rabble)
Bruce Campbell, Faculty of Law, shares his thoughts on the Québec National Assembly calling for judicial inquiry into the Lac-Mégantic disaster

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Dear Liberal Party: To Help End Overdose Death Crisis, Decriminalize Now (HuffPost Canada)
Emilie Taman, Marie-Eve Sylvestre and Martha Jackman, Faculty of Law, and Jennifer Kilty, Faculty of Social Sciences, signed an open letter regarding the decriminalization of low-level possession.

Larochelle and Sniderman: High time to do away with the mandatory victim surcharge (Ottawa Citizen)
Andrew Stobo Sniderman, visiting researcher at University of Ottawa Law school, shares his thoughts on the mandatory victim surcharge.

Bringing the dispute in time (CBA National)
Alexander Gay, Faculty of Law, shares his thoughts on the requirements of a contractual time bar clause in an arbitration agreement.

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Big buzz about new cannabis law course at U of O (CBC News)
Adam Dodek, dean of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law, talks about offering two courses in the emerging field of cannabis law— making the University of Ottawa the first Canadian university to do so.

Why can't prime ministers just stay home? (Toronto Star)
Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law, shares her thoughts on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's travels.

Canada risks falling behind on data protection (GlobeAdvisor)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on data protection in Canada.

Has BlackBerry become a 'patent troll'? (Canoe)
Jeremy de Beer, Faculty of Law, comments on BlackBerry's patent infringement lawsuits against Facebook and Snapchat.

Environmental overhaul (Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
Joshua Ginsberg, Faculty of Law, comments on the federal government's legislation to rename and restructure the National Energy Board and create a new agency in charge of environmental assessments.

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New legal supports for sex assault survivors fall short, advocates say (CBC News)
Blair Crew, Faculty of Law, comments on a pilot program that delivers free legal advice to sexual assault survivors.

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'This Could Be a Very Big Moment in Canadian History' (in News) (The Tyee)
Duff Conacher, Faculty of Law, discusses the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Sen. Kim Pate to Introduce Bill Aimed at Mandatory Minimum Penalties (The Epoch Times)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, talks about the commitment to repeal or reform mandatory minimum penalties.

Why the panic over JUUL and teen vaping may have deadly results - Health Care Policy Studies - AEI (American Enterprise Institute)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, examines the popular vaping device called the Juul.

Celebrated Indigenous law school dean resigns claiming systemic racism (Toronto Star)
Gilbert Deschamps, Faculty of Law, comments on Angelique EagleWoman's resignation, the first Indigenous dean of a Canadian law school, alleging systemic racism at Lakehead University.

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Why it's finally time to crack down on Facebook (Maclean’s)
David Fewer, Faculty of Law, and some University of Ottawa students filed a complaint about Facebook's data-harvesting practices back in 2009.

Why the Canadian music industry's secret copyright protection plan is off key (The Globe and Mail)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, shares his thoughts on why the Canadian music industry's secret copyright protection plan is off key.

Ontario senator will introduce bill to change mandatory minimum penalties (CTV News Toronto)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, talks about the commitment to repeal or reform mandatory minimum penalties.

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