Bill Bogart
Congratulations to Professor Bill Bogart on his appointment to the Panel on Research Ethics for a three year term. This is the federal body that advises on research ethics issues regarding NSERC, CIHR, and the SSHRC. The appointment is made jointly by the three Presidents of these funding agencies.
— Published on Jan 16th, 2017
Bill Bogart
Professor Bill Bogart's book, Off The Street: Legalizing Drugs (Dundurn), has now been published in the US. Bill and his book are being represented in America by Dalyn Mill Public Relations (Chicago).
Since mid-November Bill has given more than 75 interviews on both sides of the border. Here's his interview with NPR (Wisconsin).
— Published on Jan 8th, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Julie Macfarlane on winning a 2016 Clawbie for the National Self Represented Litigant Project blog in the new Change and Advocacy category. This is the second Clawbie for the NSRLP. They first won in 2015 in the Non Lawyer Audience category.
— Published on Jan 3rd, 2017
Wissam Aoun
Professor Aoun calls for an overhaul of regulation of patent-agent profession
— Published on Dec 26th, 2016
Professors Anneke Smith and Gemma Smyth, and CLA's Jillian Rogin
Professors Anneke Smit and Gemma Smyth, and Community Legal Aid's Jillian Rogin, on the Syrian refugees' need for better ways to reconnect with their families in today's Globe and Mail.
— Published on Dec 19th, 2016
Bill Bogart
The federal Task Force on Marijuana published its Report on Tuesday, December 11. Access it here.
— Published on Dec 14th, 2016
Professor Richard Moon wrote an op-ed on indigenous smudging ceremonies in the public schools entited, "First Nation smudging ceremony does not infringe on religious freedom." The piece appeared in today's Vancouver Sun.
— Published on Nov 26th, 2016
Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic was interviewed by Blackburn News November 16, regarding the Judge Zabel complaint.
Click here to see the news clip.
— Published on Nov 17th, 2016
Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic commented on the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision on the powers of judges to sit outside of their jurisdictions in an article by Kim Arnott in The Lawyers Weekly entitled, "Judicial Leeway in Class Actions Praised," on November 18.
— Published on Nov 16th, 2016
Professor Richard Moon was quoted in a Toronto Star article entitled, "Top court to weigh in on accreditation for Christian law school," on November 5, 2016. The article explores the issue of accreditation of the Trinity Western University Law School.
— Published on Nov 7th, 2016
