Western Law hosted a forum on pension reform this past Thursday, featuring community leaders, legal academics, and practitioners. Pension Plan Basics Prof. Robert Brown of the University of Waterloo explained some of the basics behind…
The CBC reports: Anti-Olympic signs could mean jail: rights group (Oct 9): A proposed B.C. law would allow municipal officials to enter homes to seize unauthorized and possibly anti-Olympic signs on short notice, civil libertarians…
Remember those Ontario Reports? They’re baaa-aack.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper rebuked Governor General Michaëlle today after the Governor General referred to herself as Canada’s head of state at an executive meeting of UNESCO in France. He is correct: Canada’s head of…
A single gold ring leaves in its wake, on average, 20 tons of mine waste. Bill C-300 Purpose 3. The purpose of this Act is to ensure that corporations engaged in mining, oil or gas…
Chris Hedges is the author of Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, released this summer. He wrote the book before the economic meltdown, but foreshadowed some of the challenges…
The Toronto Star reports today on quiet negotiations to bring legal expenses insurance (LEI) to Ontario. DAS Canada is a subsidiary of a German firm which has successfully provided LEI to Europeans for a number…
Court lets Canadian spies snoop on targets overseas Joanna Smith writes for the Toronto Star: CSIS can spy on Canadians but could not do so beyond its borders. CSE can collect intelligence in foreign countries…
Abdullah Khadr takes stand to fight extradition The US is trying to have Canada extradite Abdullah Khadr, a member of the Khadr family. His father sent Abdullah to Afghanistan when he was a teenager. Colin Freeze…
Sex workers set to launch landmark challenge Tracey Tyler writes for the Toronto Star: “The one thing I can tell you from looking at this, both as an academic and as a person constructing a…
Today, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidelines for bloggers who accept payment or free merchandise in exchange for product reviews. The new guidelines will require bloggers to disclose any material connections with…
The New York Times reports that an American man has been arrested and charged with “hindering apprehension or prosecution, criminal use of a communication facility and possession of instruments of crime.†Pennsylvania State Police are…
