Jason Lamarche on the Insite Program
As a follow-up to the previous post on the Insite program, here is some commentary from Jason Lamarche of the Liberal Minute.
January 2009
Employment Lawsuits Will Rise in Recession
In the current economic climate, companies big and small are feeling the stress of financial insecurity and reduced profits. As a result, more and more Canadians are finding themselves unemployed. This will likely lead to…
The Harm Reduction Controversy & Injection Sites
Third post in a series on the First Annual Interprofessional Health Law Conference. The harm reduction panel spoke about strategies for reducing communicable diseases. Most of the discussion focused on the controversy over injection sites….
Bloggers, Beware of Comments
According to Out-law, the English High Court has ruled that a man who did not delete an allegedly-defamatory post from his blog could not sue the poster in defamation. Christopher Carrie, the would-be litigant, established…
Law Students Can Network with Lawyrs
Devin Johnston, a second-year law student at the University of Manitoba, predicts the death of Facebook within three years. A major reason is alternative social media platforms that will compete with it more effectively. I’ve…
Potential Career Alternative
At this time of year, as the legal community battens down the hatches against recession, and law students gaze over the desolate, frigid waste of their summer employment prospects, some might be tempted to give…
Dalton McGuinty: Union Buster
The Ontario legislature is set to reconvene tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to introduce legislation that will force CUPE 3903 members back to work, bringing an end to the 80-day strike at York University. Premier Dalton…
Osgoode Jumps on the JD Bandwagon
The Osgoode Hall community received an e-mail today regarding the “JD or LLB?” debate, that had pretty much disappeared from most of our minds due to the dramatic collective action (or perhaps more fitting, inaction)…
…And Now, Conservatives Budging on Khadr Too
In response to President Obama’s move yesterday, the Conservative government of Canada is finally reconsidering its position on Omar Khadr, Canadian citizen being detained at Guantanamo Bay. Canada remains the only industrialized nation to not…
Omar Khadr’s Guanatanamo Trial Suspended!
It’s over! For now, anyway. Staying true to his promise, Barack Obama has made it one of his first official acts as President to request a suspension of the military tribunal process in Guantanamo. Omar…
The Values and Ethics of Euthanasia
Second post in a series on the First Annual Interprofessional Health Law Conference. The euthanasia panel started off with Bob Parke, an ethicist with Humber River Regional Hospital. The discussion over euthanasia is often a…
Resume Writing Tips for Law Students
This educational video provides helpful and pragmatic resume writing tips for law students applying for articling positions. Follow these steps to move closer to your dream of being a partner in a Bay Street law…