According to a National Post article, federal legislation will see a new statutory definition of hate and could also see the reincarnation of a controversial hate speech law. The new definition, part of legislation aimed at tackling online hate content, will be based on previous court decisions and how the Supreme Court has defined hate, said Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister David Lametti.
— Published on Mar 3rd, 2021
Green Ummah — a non-profit organization co-founded in January 2020 by law alum Aadil Nathani '20, third-year law student Mariam Rajabali, and LLM student Yousef Wahb — aims to create a green movement among Canada’s Muslim community.
— Published on Mar 2nd, 2021
In a recent The Hill Times: Hot Room podcast, Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice Arif Virani and Professor Bill Bogart join to walk us through Bill C-22.
— Published on Feb 26th, 2021
This month, second-year law student Roxana Jahani Aval is applying her Human Dignity course learnings to the world of podcasts.
— Published on Feb 26th, 2021
The Canadian Bar Association has recognized Associate Dean (Research & Graduate Studies) Laverne Jacobs for her work to promote equality in the legal profession, the judiciary, and the legal community in Canada.
— Published on Feb 24th, 2021
In a CBC News: The National interview, Profesor Danardo Jones commented on a new bill that calls for relaxed penalties for non-violent drug offences. The legislation also includes measures to reduce incarceration of Indigenous and Black Canadians, as they are disproportionately impacted.
— Published on Feb 24th, 2021
— Published on Feb 23rd, 2021
Thora H. Espinet was one of very few Black women lawyers in Ontario when she
graduated from Windsor Law in 1982. Photo by Kelly-Ann Jones.
— Published on Feb 23rd, 2021
According to a CBC Windsor article, hateful vandalism on the office windows of Windsor's WE Trans Support agency has left staff feeling "disheartened," but serves as a reminder to them that there's more work to be done to encourage a change of heart in the region.
— Published on Feb 22nd, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart's article "What If We Legalized Heroin?" has been published on the Policing Insight website.
With the debate around the legalization of heroin back in the headlines, Professor Bill Bogart sets out the case for legalization and strict regulation of all currently illegal narcotics, with decriminalization as the first step towards resolving the failed war on drugs.
— Published on Feb 22nd, 2021
