In a commentary in the National Post, JD student Karen Chen, with co-authors Hugh Segal and Maureen Silcoff, argue that Canada needs higher immigration levels and an end to the Safe Third Country Agreement to stay competitive ("Canada's future prosperity depends on opening — not closing — our borders," July 4, 2018).

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In a commentary for the CBC, Prof. Anna Su analyzes the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the case of Trinity Western University's law school accreditation by provincial law societies in terms of its approach to religious practice ("The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision," June 18, 2018).

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The Supreme Court has dismissed religious practice as a matter of mere choice in its TWU decision

By Anna Su

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach writes about the implications of the acquittal verdict in the Peter Khill trial for second-degree murder of Jonathan Styres, and Indigenous man ("Khill verdict should make us think twice about our self-defence laws," July 4, 2018).

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One alumnus of U of T Law has handed over the reins to another as treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario. The treasurer is the top elected official of the Law Society, which regulates Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest.

Paul Schabas '84 wrapped up his two-year term as Treasurer on June 28, 2018. In a farewell article in the Law Society of Ontario Gazette, he reviewed the accomplishments and challenges of those years. He concludes:

In a commentary in the Washington Post, Prof. Audrey Macklin argues that the U.S. can no longer be considered a safe country for refugee claimants and that Canada should suspend or revoke the Safe Third Country Agreement ("Canada is abandoning asylum seekers in a hostile country: The U.S.", June 25, 2018).

Another academic year of incredible activity at the Faculty of Law

"Warrior ally" Senator Kim Pate and Dr. Pam Palmater discuss women and the penal system at PBSC's conference dinner

Story by Jessie Stirling, 2L / Photos by Laura Pedersen