In May 2007, University of Toronto law professor Ernest Weinrib was named one of Ontario's most outstanding university teachers in a province-wide competition adjudicated by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Awards Committee. He received a 2006 OCUFA teaching award at a ceremony in Toronto on June 8, 2007.

Read the award citation.

Read the OCUFA press release.

Privatized medical care no cure for waiting lists

by Colleen M. Flood and Meghan McMahon

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on September 18, 2007.

A constitutional challenge to Ontario legislation that prohibits the purchase of private health insurance for medically necessary health-care services (dubbed the "Ontario Chaoulli") was announced on Sept. 5.

Adjudication lottery for refugees

by Sean Rehaag

This commentary was first published in the Toronto Star on August 30, 2007.

This summer, the minister of citizenship and immigration announced revisions to the appointment procedures for new Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicators. Under the revised process, the minister has a direct role in naming members of a body that will screen candidates for IRB appointments.

Supreme Sellout

Canada's Top Court Has Sold Out Consumers By Handing Businesses An Easy Way To Avoid Class Action Suits

by Jacob Ziegel

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on August 9, 2007.