Ethics at Ryerson Speaker Series November 15, 2007, Noon – 1pm: “Advertising, Branding, Intellectual Property Issues Across the Professionsl” The Ethics of Intellectual Property: Copy Rights? Marcus Bornfreund, Creative Commons Canada Susan Crean, Creators’ Rights…
This kid would put you to shame. He’s only eight, and he passed the law school exam. Okay, it is in Brazil, but it’s still pretty incredible. The Brazillian Bar Association does concede this indicates…
CLC Report Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, and in commemoration the Canadian Labour Congress released a report on gender equity in the workforce with some surprising findings, Strikingly, the pay gap has grown rather than…
Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, “The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness, thinks so. And as expected, the neo-cons are celebrating. Dr. Rossiter said, The roots of liberalism – and…
Ontario Court Justice James Blacklock ruled today that laws mandating helmets do not discriminate against turban-wearing Sikhs. Baljinder Badesha fought a fine to pay $110 for not wearing a helmet, and the Ontarion Human Rights…
Barbara Sibbald, Associate Editor, comments in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
We previously discussed the case of Dr. Smith, the pathologist whose errors have wrongfully convicted many. The defence that Dr. Smith relied upon was that it was an honest error in judgement. There is no…
by Kamila Pizon, UWO law The American criminal justice system is unfairly biased against an accused, Canada’s most renowed criminal defence attorney told Western Law students during a recent lecture on the role of defence…
Ageism, or discrimination in the workplace against seniors, is a well known issue in Western societies facing an older Baby Boomer population. But the Times Online reports a case of age discrimination against a teenager….
A Dirty Job A 2007 episode of 60 Minutes reported a story of how American ships are decommissioned and dismantled by going to Bangladesh and shoring up, permanently. Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries…
It’s the latest fad these days, suing for libel (and good business for lawyers). But the most recent suit is by the Prime Minister himself, directed at Stephane Dion and the Liberal leadership. The dispute…
Should a person’s bona fide beliefs be used to extract confessions to crimes by the police? Most would say no, it would violate Charter rights. What about if the beliefs are not considered mainstream or…
