The monarchy in Canada
The recent royal visit offers a good chance to talk about monarchy in Canada. Besides just being nice Canadians, the people who greeted the newly married royal couple were often ecstatic, filled with genuine love…
Legal Reform
From 3 Kilometres to 3 Clicks Away
Most law students are not strangers to the limitless potential of the internet. The internet has been tamed for us to apply to write the LSAT(s), apply to law schools, receive our acceptance(s), select our…
SCC on Funding Orders
Funding orders must be exceptional, says the Supreme Court: ‘For the first time the Supreme Court has ruled that superior courts are empowered to order governments to fund public interest litigation before statutory courts and…
Access Copyright: Outrageous and Unnecessary
As a UWO student (and at many other Canadian universities,) you automatically pay an annual fee to an organization called Access Copyright. An item is included in your student activity fee, and it used to…
National Listserv for Social Justice Law Students
Are you a progressive law student in Canada? Join the Justice League! Justice League-Canada is a nationwide listserv for progressive law students, articling students, and new calls. Its purpose is to create a national grassroots…
Bringing Animal Rights to the Forefront of Correctional Services Reform
Why Animal Rights matter when there are so many legal issues concerning the well being of human beings?
Are prisons really about correcting people?
Take-Back Laws…
Are you aware of “Take-Back Laws”? Well, view the video below, and then you’ll understand why we need them!
Aligning Interests in Investment Industry
Should our main focus be on aligning the self interests of investors with those of others or with teaching investors to take others’ interests into account when making decisions?
Reminiscing about the history of legal education and law schools in Canada
For those looking for an interesting reminiscence about the history of law schools and legal education in Canada, view Christopher Guly’s article in The Lawyers Weekly: “Apprenticeship to academe: The history of law schools in…
A Legal Student – Then and Now
It’s a lot of tuition, and even more hard work. But the journey to be a lawyer in Canada just might be worth it. In my column of this week’s Lawyers Weekly I ask the…
The Donkey and the Carrot: Why Law May Not Be So “Cool†After All
For the class of 2013 (or 2014 in my case), the end of summer signals the beginning of law school. Â Buoyed by hopes of success and spurred by the prospect of good paying jobs at…
Canadians have a constitutional right to government-held info: SCC
According to a recent ruling of the SCC, the right to access to government records is now protected by the Charter. In a unanimous 7-0 ruling in Ontario (Public Safety and Security) v. Criminal Lawyer’s…