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Read the latest Asper Centre "Outlook" newsletter

Monday, April 30, 2012

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights has published the Spring 2012 issue of its newlsetter Asper Centre Outlook. The new issue features an interview with Joseph Arvay, the inaugural Constitutional-Litigator-in-Residence, case comments, and an overview of constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Canada during this 30th anniversary year of the Charter.

Read the newsletter (PDF).

Prof. Anita Anand: "Telus funds ignore governance"

Sunday, April 29, 2012

In a commentary in the Financial Post, Prof. Anita Anand analyzes the attempt by a major shareholder to profit from Telus' move to abolish its dual-class structure ("Telus funds ignore governance," April 28, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Financial Post website.

Prof. Kent Roach, with Jonathan Rudin, writes about aboriginal sentencing in the Globe and Mail

Friday, April 20, 2012

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and Jonathan Rudin, program director of Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, explain the process behind aboriginal sentencing in the courts ("Special consideration for aboriginals in the courts is a matter of fairness," April 20, 2012).

Read the commentary on the Globe and Mail website.

Prof. Audrey Macklin on TVO's "The Agenda" discussing "Realigning Canadian Immigration"

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Prof. Audrey Macklin was part of a panel on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin on the topic of "Realigning Canadian Immigration" (April 13, 2012). 

Watch the program on the TVO website.

PBSC thanks its volunteers for another great year

Monday, April 16, 2012

PBSC appreciation event
Back Row: Matt Kelleher, McCarthy Tétrault, Nikki Gershbain, PBSC National Director, Andrew Matheson, McCarthy Tétrault, Front Row: Wendy Komiotis, Metropolitan Education and Action Committee to End Violence Against Women (METRAC), Abby Deshman, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

Student is Beijing-bound to Tsinghua University

Monday, April 16, 2012

Jonathan Chow

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo 

(April 14, 2012) Law student Jonathan Chow, 2L, is Beijing-bound this fall. He’s the first Faculty of Law student to study for a semester abroad at Tsinghua University, taking courses in English as part of an LLM program for international students on the foundations of Chinese law.  And he says there’s never been a better time to go.

Prof. Kent Roach reflects on the impact the Charter has had on Criminal Law

Monday, April 16, 2012

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Prof. Kent Roach reflects in the Ottawa Citizen on the impact of the Charter on Criminal Law ("The government v. the Charter," April 14, 2012).

Read the full commentary on the Ottawa Citizen website.

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh publishes report on support for research and development

Monday, April 16, 2012

Prof. Jeffrey MacIntosh has authored a paper analyzing the Jenkins Report on federal and provincial support for research and development. The report, "Implications of the Recommendations of the Expert Panel on Federal Support to Research and Development," was prepared for the The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.

See the press release.

Prof. Kent Roach awarded Mundell Medal for his contribution to legal writing

Monday, April 16, 2012

Prof. Kent Roach is one of two legal writers awarded the 2011 David Walter Mundell Medal.

The Mundell Medal honours those who have made a distinguished contribution to law and letters. It celebrates great legal writing and recognizes that the artful use of language in the right style has the power to give life to ideas. It is awarded by the Attorney General of Ontario on the recommendation of a selection committee chaired by the Honourable Warren K. Winkler, Chief Justice of Ontario.

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