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Dalhousie dentistry students taught separately, senate mulls review 
Publication: CBC
Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, will lead the external investigation examining Dalhousie’s faculty of dentistry.

Dalhousie dentistry students in Facebook scandal go to separate class 
Publication: CBC
Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, will lead an independent task force set up to look into the issue of misogyny on the campus of the University of Dalhousie.

Michael Pal: The government is making it harder for Canadians to vote 
Publication: Ottawa Citizen
In this Op-Ed, Michael Pal, Common Law Section, writes about The new Citizen Voting Act and argues that the federal government makes it hard for Canadians to exercise their right to vote.

Ottawa prof leads investigation into Dalhousie Facebook scandal 
Publication: Ottawa Citizen
Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, will lead the external investigation examining Dalhousie’s faculty of dentistry. “I think the key thing is that the university has asked our task force to look at the environment, the culture within the faculty of dentistry to see if there is some evidence that misogyny, sexism, homophobia exists and then to look at what steps might be taken to eliminate it,” she said in an interview.

Sanctioned Dal dentistry students return to class but will be taught separately 
Publication: CBC
Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, will led the task force set up to look into the issue of misogyny on the Dalhousie campus.

Le Canada s'oppose à une enquête de l'ALENA sur les sables bitumineux 
Publication: Radio-Canada
Le Canada s'oppose à un examen de ses bassins de décantation depuis plusieurs mois. Selon Debra Steger, Section de common law, « [L'enquête d'une commission de l'ALENA] produit un rapport qui peut être critique des actions d'un gouvernement et aucun gouvernement n'aime ça. »

Bill Cosby's fans believe comedian innocent until proven guilty 
Publication: CBC
Amidst the barrage of sexual assault allegations that have plagued him for weeks, Canadian fans of Bill Cosby gave him three consecutive standing ovations at recent shows in Ontario . On this matter, Penny Collenette, Common Law Section, comments: "If they really wanted to go they would say in their hearts 'these are simply allegations, there are no charges yet, everyone has the presumption of innocence. The people that bought tickets and did not go made a very strong ethical and moral decision ... the people that went jumped over that hurdle."

External investigation into Dalhousie scandal not about punishment 
Publication: News 95.7 Halifax
In this article concerning the investigation on the Dalhousie’s Faculty of Dentistry case, Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section, comments "This is more of a systemic overview. This issue of what to do with the various individuals involved in the incident that blew up is in other people’s hands."

Dalhousie dentistry students to be placed in separate classrooms 
Publication: The Globe and Mail
An external investigation into Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry of the will be led by Constance Backhouse, Common Law Section.

Gormley: China's daddy complex 
Publication: Ottawa Citizen
This article on the upcoming Chinese elections mentions a previous piece by Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, which discussed partisan ads in Canada. 

After 15 years of charitable giving, David Sweanor goes public with his philanthropy 
Publication: Ottawa Citizen
Over the past 15 years, David Sweanor, Common Law Section, has quietly donated more than a million dollars to the Community Foundation of Ottawa. He has now decided to discard his cloak of anonymity in hopes of inspiring others to follow his example.

Cannabinoid e-cigarettes to be available in more countries in 2015 
Publication: CBC News
Makers of a non-toxic hemp vaporizer, said to help consumers relax, are hoping to get their product to more markets. According to David Sweanor, Common Law Section, these kinds of entrepreneurs are more likely than large companies to challenge government regulations. "You get new products and innovative technology coming from entrepreneurs who are seeing a market demand, and they’re willing to be very entrepreneurial and creative about how to get something into a marketplace."