Health & Health Care: Time to Get real
By Brian Heal We often teach our systems planners and policymakers the mantra that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It is easier to provide affordable housing options for those in…
Nursing Union Wins Battle for Healthcare
In a Supreme Court of B.C. ruling released this weekend, British Columbia Nurses’ Union v. Attorney General of British Columbia, nurses have won the latest fight against two-tier healthcare. The British Columbia Nursing Union (BCNU)…
Lakehead Likely To Get New Law School
by Alex Dimson (from the March Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) A plan to create a new law school at Lakehead University is likely to be approved after significant political pressure was placed…
Laurier Law School Bid Remains Uncertain
by Alex Dimson (from the March Issue of Nexus, Western Law’s Student Newspaper) Even as Lakehead University’s application to open a new law school seems likely to be approved, a similar bid by Wilfred Laurier…
Holocaust Humour Seems Insensitive, to Say the Least
Tasteless Tattoos A recent online prank among bloggers has raised the issue of poking fun around sensitive issues such as the Holocaust. Racial and ethnic humour abounds among comedians, though most prefer to poke…
Windsor University Videos
This was the best we could come up with from Windsor. Windsor Law Social Orientation 2007
Spitzer Scandal Allegedly Violating Copyright Laws
Don D. Buchwald of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, counsel for the call-girl involved in the Gov. Spitzer scandal, is standing up for his client’s rights. He’s not defending against allegations of prostitution or the…
Future of Class-Actions in Canada
The largest Canadian Constitutional class-action suit in currently under scrutiny. Background Following M. v. H (1999), the Canada Pension Plan (1985) (CPP) was amended in 2000 to include survivor benefits for same-sex couples to comply…
Branding Takes on a New Meaning
It might be a corporate marketer’s dream. Millions are already spent on clothing and apparel to increase recognition of a company’s logo or brand. But some people willingly placing logos on their skin, through tattoos…
Bearly Liable for Damages
We’ve previously mused on the status of animals before the law. But the subject beared (sic) it’s ugly head in Macedonia this month. A court found a wild bear guilty for damages of US$3,500 for…
N.B. Sues Big Tobacco
The Attorney General of New Brunswick, T.J. Burke, announced last week a suit will be launched by the province against 14 tobacco companies. The claim? People are dying prematurely in the province due to smoking,…
Unfair Dealing – Another Independent Documentary
A new independent documentary has been released on the Internet called Unfair Dealings by David Weingarten. CKLN’s Mark Bills interviewed Weingarten on the production of the film. The documentary covers the arrest of the Toronto…