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Article: Trebilcock - Blowing away taxpayers

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Blowing away taxpayers

Wind power is unreliable, expensive and doesn't result in lower C02 emmissions. Why is Ontario still rushing ahead with it?

by Michael Trebilcock

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on March 06, 2010.

Article: Lee - Look to past policies

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Look to past policies, not present, to gauge charter's need

by Ian Lee

This commentary was first published on the Western Australia news site WA Today on March 1, 2010. At the time of writing, Prof. Lee was a visiting scholar at the Sydney law school, University of Sydney.

Media Release: "Supreme Court of Canada has failed Khadr"

Thursday, February 18, 2010

(Toronto, Jan. 29, 2010) – In its decision today in the Prime Minister of Canada v. Omar Khadr, the Supreme Court of Canada found a s.7 breach of the Charter.

Prof. Audrey Macklin, Diana Juricevic and Cheryl Milne - "A chance to do the right thing"

Thursday, February 18, 2010

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law's International Human Rights Program and David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rightsjoined forces to intervene in the appeal of the Omar Khadr case before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Laura Zizzo ('07) featured in Globe story about setting up sole practice

Friday, February 12, 2010

Alumnus Laura Zizzo ('07) has been featured in an article in the Globe and Mail about setting up a sole practice. In the article, she talks to a marketing expert about how best to get her new company up and running ("Ready, set, thrive: How to successfully work alone," October 20, 2009).

Read the article on the Globe and Mail website.

Prof. Kent Roach: "Keep public inquiries independent"

Friday, February 12, 2010

In a commentary in the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Kent Roach analyzes the threat to the independence of judicial inquiries in a bill recently introduced by the Ontario government, and argues for the importance of maintaining their independence ("Keep public inquiries independent," November 16, 2009).

Read the full article.

U of T ranked first in Maclean's magazine Canadian law school rankings

Friday, February 12, 2010

The University of Toronto Faculty of Law has been ranked first in the 2009 edition of Maclean's magazine's annual ranking of Canadian law schools.

Read about the law school rankings on the Maclean's website.

Read the Maclean's press release.

 

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed"

Friday, February 12, 2010

Prof. Emeritus Jacob Ziegel has published a commentary in The Lawyers' Weekly that examines the lack of progress in improving the federal judicial appointments process in Canada ("Federal judicial appointments: nothing has changed," November 20, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Valcke's article cited by House of Lords

Friday, February 12, 2010

An article by Prof. Catherine Valcke comparing French and English contract law was cited recently by Lord Hoffman, of the UK’s House of Lords, who called it “illuminating.”

Article: Macklin etc - A chance to do the right thing

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

A chance to do the right thing

by Audrey Macklin, Diana Juricevic and Cheryl Milne

This commentary was first published in the Globe and Mail on February 1, 2010.

As you read this, the Canadian government is violating the rights of Omar Khadr.

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