Nos profs dans les médias

Criminal charges not quite applicable to fertility doctor impregnation cases (CBC News)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, analyses the civil suit against Norman Barwin, Ottawa fertility doctor accused of using his own sperm to impregnate patients.

Online privacy policy, enforcement needs to change, says lawyer (RCI)
David Fewer, Faculty of Law, talks about Canada's online privacy law.

Trans Mountain Still Salvageable; Six Scenarios (National Post)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, comments on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Campaign financing case from B.C. important to consider in Ontario election (Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
Michael Pal, Faculty of Law, explains why a Supreme Court of Canada decision that upheld a registration requirement for those sponsoring election advertising in British Columbia could be important for other provinces.

Hysteria Over Vaping Goes To New Levels As Media Calls Juuling The New Youth 'Epidemic' (Daily Caller)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, examines the popular vaping device called the Juul.

Why you shouldn't blame Facebook for what ails democracy (CBC News)
Michael Pal, Faculty of Law, comments on the political activity taking place on social media platforms.

Facebook claims its very busy man in Ottawa is not a lobbyist (Maclean’s)
Duff Conacher, Faculty of Law, is calling on the lobbying commissioner to investigate Facebook's activities--not because there is evidence of a violation of the act or code, but to ensure compliance.

Bill C-75 is justice reform that makes sense (The Globe and Mail)
Allan Rock, president emeritus and a professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, shares his thoughts on Bill C-75.

Juul presence on local school campuses prompting reviews of nicotine policies (Winston-Salem Journal)
David Sweanor, Faculty of Law, talks about how the Juul's popularity with teenagers has reached inside local high school campuses, prompting officials to review their policies on nicotine and tobacco products.

Editorial Exchange: Editorial: Ottawa's strong signal on intimate partner violence (Vancouver Province)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, comments on intimate partner violence.

Canadian wireless players weigh in on FairPlay anti-piracy proposal (Mobile Syrup)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, discusses FairPlay anti-piracy proposal.

Que doit faire le Canada? (Ici-Radio-Canada)
John Packer, Faculté de droit – section de droit civil, commente le rapport publié par Bob Rae sur la situation des Rohingyas au Myanmar dans le cadre de l’émission 24/60. (L’entretien débute à 27:16 min.)

Quebec shows that taxing digital sales is easier said than done (The Globe and Mail)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, shares his thoughts on government officials and cultural groups in Quebec banging the drum for much of the past year for the imposition of digital sales taxes on services such as Netflix.

Teaching Chatbots how to do the Right Thing (TechFinancials.co.za)
Amanda Turnbull, Faculty of Law, shares her thoughts on the chatbot industry.

Greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War (Diplomat and International Canada)
Article coauthored by Allan Rock, Faculty of Law, on the refugee crisis in Uganda.

FDA Looks At Regulating E-Cigarettes As Over-The-Counter Drug (Daily Caller)
David Sweanor of the Center for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, Faculty of Law, comments on the potential regulation of e-cigarettes as over-the-counter drugs.

Will Big Data in Crime-fighting Create a New Era of Racial Profiling? (The Walrus)
Teresa Scassa, Faculty of Law, explains that technology is moving at such a speed that safeguards surrounding privacy and civil liberties have not been able to keep up.

MMA – Une enquête publique? (Radio-Canada)
Jennifer Quaid, Faculté de droit – section de droit civil, commente la décision du DPCP de ne pas faire de procès contre la MMA en lien avec la tragédie ferroviaire de Lac-Mégantic.

A Whistle-Blower's Canadian Roots: the Canada Letter (New York Times)
Michael Pal, Faculty of Law, shares his opinion on why federal political parties aren’t subject to Canada’s internet privacy and data protection laws.

Two key figures are missing in action in Ottawa (Toronto Star)
Opinion Editorial by Penny Collenette, Faculty of Law on Canada lacking a chief electoral officer for 15 months.

What has the Senate ever done for us, really? (National Post)
Errol Mendes, Faculty of Law, shares his views on what Canada would have looked like without a Senate.

Changes to domestic violence law send 'profound signal' (The Globe and Mail)
Elizabeth Sheehy, Faculty of Law, says the new approach to domestic violence “has the potential to enhance the safety of victims and to increase their trust in the criminal-justice system.”

Feds table wide-spanning justice bill tackling court delays, jury selection   (CTV News Toronto)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, comments on the proposal to restrict the use of preliminary inquiries to serious offences.

Lawyer for Colten Boushie's family responds to jury selection changes (Global News)
Carissima Mathen, Faculty of Law, comments on the federal government’s legislation to end peremptory challenges.

Amazon, Google warns website blacklist could kill jobs in Canada (MSN)
Michael Geist, Faculty of Law, comments on the decision by Amazon and Google to  come out against a proposal to create a website-blocking system in Canada.

Des bancs publics intelligents qui enregistrent les déplacements des gens (Sympatico)
Florian Martin- Bariteau, Faculté de droit, souligne ue la protection de la vie privée semble en effet avoir été au coeur de la conception du produit Soofa.