Nos profs dans les médias

Ottawa needs to combat abuse of intellectual property rights: Geist (Toronto Star)
In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, highlights the importance of addressing the abuse of intellectual property rights that may inhibit companies from innovating or discourage Canadians from taking advantage of the digital market. 

Foiled attack puts spotlight on Canada PMs security revamp (Reuters)
Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, discusses the Aaron Driver case and its potential implications on Bill C-51.

Dallas Police Want to Suppress Bomb Robot Evidence That's 'Embarrassing' (Vice)
Ian Kerr, Common Law Section, comments on the use of a robot bomb by law enforcement officers during the Dallas police shooting. 

Fighting terrorism in Canada: Five questions from the Driver case (The Globe and Mail)
Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, outlines the case of Aaron Driver, the ISIS sympathizer who was killed on Wednesday, and how it will impact Bill C-51.

Carbon tax would be good for N.B. economy, says environmental law professor (CBC News)
Stewart Elgie, Common Law Section, explains why New Brunswick would benefit from starting a carbon tax to offset the cost of fossil fuel emissions while reinvesting it into green infrastructure.

Canada's first baby with Zika-related birth defects reported: 'It was only a matter of time' (National Post)
Steven Hoffman, Common Law Section, comments on news of Canada's first baby born with “severe neurological congenital anomalies” resulting from the Zika virus.  

Liew and Powell: Citizens need a more equal playing field at the Ontario Municipal Board (Ottawa Citizen)
In this Op-Ed, Jamie Liew, Common Law Section, outlines the challenges faced by ordinary citizens when appealing to the Ontario Municipal Board.

E-cigarettes a public health breakthrough (Northumberland Today)
David Sweanor, Common Law Section, explores the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a means of breaking cigarette dependency.

Dodek: Here's a history lesson for the electoral reform committee (Ottawa Citizen)
Adam Dodek, Common Law Section, analyzes the effectiveness of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform as well as the Liberal government's electoral reform project's level of clarity.

Who's responsible when there's an injury on publicly accessible private land? (Ottawa Citizen)
Bruce Feldthusen, Faculty of Law, explores who is legally responsible when a tragedy, such as a drowning, occurs on a publicly-accessible property that is privately owned. 

La ministre de la Justice embauche un conseiller opposé à l'aide à mourir (Le Devoir)
Errol Mendes, Section de common law, affirme que les opinions de Gregoire Webber au sujet de l’aide médicale à mourir sont « bien plus complexes » que celles des conservateurs antitribunaux.

The Rio Olympics calamity (Tolucan Times)
This article mentions Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, who has outlined the potential health risks of proceeding with the Summer 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Piracy on agenda in copyright law review (Toronto Star)
In this article, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, discusses a recent government-commissioned study which indicates that fighting piracy is a low priority for rights holders.

Justice minister hires academic who thinks Supreme Court erred on assisted dying (Metro News)
Errol Mendes, Common Law Section, comments on the new legal affairs adviser Gregoire Webber. "He is undoubtedly a brilliant and highly capable individual," Mendes said.

The Rio 2016 Games Are Unhealthy and Un-Olympian (CityLab)
This article references Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, who has emphasized the potential health risks of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Abbreviated pundit round-up: Stalking Bill McKibben; GOP's voter suppression backfired (Daily Kos)
This article mentions research conducted by Stewart Elgie, Common Law Section, that shows the amount of fuel used by people in B.C. decreased by as much as 17 per cent from 2008 to 2012, whereas the use in the rest of Canada increased three per cent over the same time period.

Canadian Lawyer Announces Its Top 25 Most Influential Figures in Justice System and Legal Profession | Thomson Reuters (Reuters)
Craig Forcese, Common Law Section, was named one of the top 25 most influential figures in the Canadian justice system and legal profession by Canadian Lawyer.

Five Things That Might Kill You at the Rio Olympics (Breitbart)
This article mentions Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, who has urged that the Rio Olympic games be relocated, cancelled or postponed due to potential health risks related to the Zika virus.

La Colombie-Britannique critique les méthodes de la GRC (Radio-Canada : Midi info)
(39:07 - 45:18) Nathalie Des Rosiers, Section de common law, discute du jugement de la Cour Suprême de la Colombie-Britannique qui estime que la GRC a piégé un couple accusé de terrorisme.

Make Ottawa crime data more open, says U of O professor (Metro News)
Teresa Scassa, Common Law Section, affirms that the Ottawa Police Service should make crime data more open to the public in order to give residents an accurate picture of what’s going on in their city.

As Rio Nears, Zika Questions Increase (The Huffington Post)
This article mentions Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, who has urged that the Rio Olympic games be relocated, cancelled or postponed due to potential health risks related to the Zika virus.

Fighting the tax man: What to do if the CRA has ordered you to pay $50,000 in back taxes (Financial Post)
Vern Krishna, Common Law Section, explains the steps to follow if the Canada Revenue Agency is ordering you to pay additional taxes.

Canada needs beefed up online privacy consent laws: Geist (Toronto Star)
In this Op-Ed, Michael Geist, Common Law Section, addresses a discussion paper released by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, which opened the door to rethinking how Canadian law addresses consent.

Rio Olympics 2016: Does the Zika virus pose a great enough risk to cancel the Games? (International Business Times)
Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, has suggested that the Rio Olympic games be relocated, cancelled or postponed due to potential health risks related to the Zika virus.

Mount Sinai Hospital's refusal to eliminate one fetus from twin pregnancy triggers human rights battle (Ottawa Citizen)
This article mentions Amir Attaran, Common Law Section, and his client's human rights complaint following a Toronto hospital’s refusal to reduce her twin pregnancy to one fetus.