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In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Brenda Cossman argues that the reason there has been a reaction to Prime Minister Trudeau hiring childcare workers for his children at public expense is that many Canadians still see child care as a private, largely female domain rather than a collective responsibility ("Because it’s (only) 2015: Trudeau’s childcare still considered his wife’s job," December 3, 2015).

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) has bestowed graduate scholarships to five outstanding SJD students at the Faculty of Law researching areas of international Law.

The awards are valued at $24,000 at the SJD level, and include a period of residency at the Waterloo-based CIGI campus to exchange ideas and pursue research at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.

The Faculty of Law congratulates: Ashley Barnes, Christopher Campbell-Duruflé, Daniela Chimisso Dos Santos, Francesco Ducci and Aman Gebru on these doctoral awards.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Jutta Brunnée, Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, emphasized the importance of "Paris 2015" being where the world confronts the threat of climate change as well as the threat of terrorism ("Let Paris be the moment we confronted two global threats," November 19, 2015).

At the first Fashion Law Society panel: (from left) founders and co-presidents Tamie Dolny and Amna Rehman introduced speakers Ashlee Froese, alumni Shawn Hewson and Ruth Promislow, and Mark Katz.

By Rida Fatima, University of Toronto student