Quiet revolution in relations with natives

by Douglas Sanderson

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on July 23, 2008.

On July 14, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Ontario's intention to protect half of the great northern boreal forest.

Prof. Sujit Choudhry was interviewed in the Spring 2008 issue of the SSHRC magazine Dialogue. Prof. Choudhry, winner in 1997 of the SSHRC’s William E. Taylor Fellowship for most outstanding doctoral award recipient, spoke about his studies overseas and how Canada benefits from students with international experience.

Read the interview on the Dialogue website.

The International Human Rights Program is pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, one of our IHRP internship students has been awarded a Helton Fellowship from the American Society of International Law to contribute to the cost of her summer internship.  Kate Oja (II) was selected from a pool of over fifty applicants from around the world.

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh has written a two-part series in the Financial Post analyzing the recent decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal in favour of BCE bondholders, and exploring the larger issue of the principle of "shareholder primacy" ("The Peoples corporate law: unsafe at any speed," June 10, 2008, and "Engine of wealth," June 11, 2008).

Read "The Peoples corporate law: unsafe at any speed"