In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Ed Morgan analyzes the legal status of long-standing US "Buy American" legislation, the waivers that affect it, the potential impact of new protectionist measures in the US, and the issue of similar potential measures in Canada ("Taking a Buy Canadian route would be a legal sell-out," February 12, 2009).

Read the full commentary.

In Yellowknife, language rights go back on the menu

by Ed Morgan

This commentary was first published in the Globe and Mail on April 21, 2009.

In taking on the chef who runs the famed Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife's city council appears to have concocted a recipe for bringing Quebec-style language politics to the Northwest Territories. In the process, it has given us the basis for a constitutional crise du jour.

"Without public confidence there can be no confidence in the rule of law"

Over the past year, a number of legal issues have slowly made their way to the mainstream media and public discourse. Some have shown the legal profession in a less than flattering light, inspiring the legal establishment and various levels of government to work together on initiatives designed to increase public confidence in the justice system.

Wind power is a complete disaster

by Michael Trebilcock

This commentary was first published in the Financial Post on April 9, 2009.