Careers in Labour Law
A panel of experts spoke at the University of Western Ontario on careers in labour law on Feb. 14, 2008.
February 2008
Planning, not Stressing, over your Career
As law students progress through their second semester of school, they invariably worry about obtaining a summer job after their first year. Andre Bacchus, former Acting Director of the Career Development Office at Osgoode Hall…
Crack Tax “Unfair” to Pushers
Gov. Spitzer of New York has proposed a state tax on drug dealers that would exempt from criminal prosecution. An agreement of confidentiality would also be issued to the dealer, …none of the information may…
First-Year Law Student Teaches Ethics to Chinese Delegation
(reproduced with the author’s permission) First-Year Law Student Teaches Ethics to Chinese Delegation TORONTO – Omar Ha-Redeye, a law student at the University of Western Ontario, presented a seminar on ethical behaviour in disasters to…
MIT: Intro to Copyright Law (US)
Massacussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a free open course available on Introduction to Copyright Law. Although the course content has an American focus, there are considerable implications between intellectual property and NAFTA. The course…
(Relationship) Advice to Law Students
If I could give one piece of advice to my fellow law students it would be: When you go to moot, don’t forget your suit. If I could give two pieces of advice I would…
Regional Discrimination in Immigration
Wait times are up. And no, we’re not talking about health care. Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis reports that applications for immigrations have increased by 20 per cent since 2004. But what’s worse is that the…
Break Your Mother’s Back
Unconscionable Organ Donations
“Dr. Horror” Captured An internationally wanted physician from Brampton, Ontario, was caught in Nepal last week. Dr. Amit Kumar was wanted for harvesting organs from poor Indians, usually sold to more affluent people, including international…
In Canada, We Get to See them All…
Some good old Canadian national pride, to the beat of none other than Stomping Tom Connors‘ Cross Canada. This was a submission to the My Canada Video Contest, which closed at the end of last…
When the System Fails, Can Justice Prevail?
Four RCMP officers died in the tragic shootout in the Town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, the greatest one-day loss in over 100 years. On March 3, 2005, James Roszko retaliated to a property seizure for growing…
Accessibility Issues at Queen’s Park
Corey Davidson, a Public Administration and Governance student at Ryerson University, shared with us some concerns about accessibility at Queen’s Park: A Clear Message While on a tour of Queen’s Park today, I noticed that…