Prof. Colleen Flood - "Wrestling with Big Pharma"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Colleen Flood proposes New Zealand's model for purchasing drugs for its health care system as one that Canada can learn from ("Wrestling with Big Pharma," June 2, 2011).

Read the full commentary.

Prof. Colleen Flood comments on Insite case on CBC's The Sunday Edition

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Prof. Colleen Flood appeared on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition on October 16, 2011, to discuss the Insite safe-injection clinic decision by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Listen to the discussion on the CBC website (begins at the 27:50 minute mark)

Profs. Choudhry and Trebilcock - "Public insurance: a solution to Canada's legal crisis"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Profs. Sujit Choudhry and Michael Trebilcock have written a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly calling for the establishment of public insurance for legal costs in Ontario and other provinces as a solution to the problem of access to justice for the middle classes ("Public insurance: a solution to Canada's legal crisis," June 10, 2011).

Read the commentary on The Lawyers Weekly website.

Prof. Ed Morgan - "Canada has no business prosecuting Bush"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Ed Morgan examines the problems with Amnesty International's call for Canada to prosecute former President G.W. Bush for war crimes when he visits Canada ("Canada has no business prosecuting Bush," October 14, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Unacceptable delays in Supreme Court appointments"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in The Lawyers Weekly, Prof. Jacob Ziegel condemns the delay in appointing replacements for the two Supreme Court of Canada justices who retired this year ("Unacceptable delays in Supreme Court appointments," Sept. 23, 2011).

Read the full commentary on the Faculty Blog.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "Who can regulate Canadian securities?"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel provides an overview of the constitutional issues that the Supreme Court of Canada will have to consider in the Securities Act reference ("Who can regulate Canadian securities?", July 15, 2011).

Read the full article on the Faculty Blog.

Prof. Jacob Ziegel - "The right way to pick Supreme Court judges"

Saturday, November 12, 2011

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Jacob Ziegel analyzes the procedure announced by the federal government for the selection of new members of the Supreme Court of Canada, and calls for a better system to be implemented ("The right way to pick Supreme Court judges," August 19, 2011).

Read the full commentary.

There is no justice without access to justice: Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Chief Justice doesn’t hold back in her keynote address at the Faculty of Law’s Access to Civil Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

 Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin speaks at the
Access to Civil Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium
(See the end of this article for a link to the webcast of her speech)

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce new faculty members Vincent Chiao and Anthony Niblett

Saturday, November 12, 2011

(June 16, 2011) The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce Vincent Chiao and Anthony Niblett will be joining the Faculty as assistant professors this summer.