Federal Cabinet Greatest Hits
Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed a new federal cabinet. A few key Ministers were shuffled around while several new MPs were added to the cabinet, which is larger in size than the previous one….
October 2008
The Legal Intersection Between Sexuality and Race
What do Sikh immigrants to B.C. almost a century ago have to do with gay issues? Everything. Or, maybe nothing. On Oct. 24, 2008 I saw a film, Rex vs Singh, a 20-min. short film…
What’s in a Name?
Middle Passage Law Series “What’s in a name?†Answer: something, nothing or perhaps everything. The Middle Passage name was carefully chosen and is the everything of the series. A little confused, let me explain. YES,…
Closure to the Free Speech Debate?
We are fairly confident that many of our readers are well aware that the CIC v. Maclean’s case has been officially closed (at least at this point in time; an appeal is still a legal…
Former Slave Wins Landmark Case
The government of Niger has been found guilty of failing to protect one of its citizens from slavery. Hadijatou Mani brought her case before the Court of Justice of the West African regional body Ecowas…
Law is Cool Podcast – Episode #16
Alternative Lawyer Jobs On today’s show Omar Ha-Redeye interviews Stephen Fine, creator of Alternative Lawyer Jobs. They discussed how many law school graduates and practising lawyers are looking for careers that are slightly off the…
Copyrighting Facts in Movies – “We Are Marshallâ€
Movie producers often attempt to purchase the rights of real stories they want to turn into film. However, media sources reporting events have no copyright interest in the facts they are reporting. A recent American…
International Law Conference Tackles Tough Contemporary Issues
By Daisy McCabe-Lokos of Windsor Law. The Canadian Council on International Law held their 37th annual conference last weekend in Ottawa. The conference ran three days and showcased a range of panels discussing a variety…
Ontario Expands “Justice on Target” Initiative
According to the Ontario Attorney General’s website: In 1992, it took an average of 4.3 court appearances to bring a charge to completion. By last year, this figure had more than doubled to 9.2 appearances….
Economic Downturns Might Mean Less Summer Hires
Here’s a tip today for OCIs (on campus interviews) from Dan Slater of WSJ Law Blog. If a firm offers you a position, take it up ASAP. There might not be many to go around….
SNAIL Offences Act
Thomas Wisdom and I were discussing the issue of Students Not Actually In Law (SNAILs), and how the phenomenon seems prevalent across different law schools. He mentioned a post on Slaw by Simon Fodden from…
CBA Joins Fight to Repatriate Omar Khadr
The Canadian Bar Association has announced that it is joining with a number of other agencies to fight for the repatriation of Omar Khadr to Canada. Omar Khadr, a 15-year-old boy at the time of…