In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. David Schneiderman assesses the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Comeau interprovincial trade case and its relevance to disputes between Alberta and British Columbia ("Barriers for beer, but not oil," April 26, 2018).

Read the full commentary below (not available online).

Barriers for beer, but not oil

By David Schneiderman

April 26, 2018

Student oralists in the Faculty's competitive mooting program had another strong showing this past academic year.  Amongst this year's winners was the Jessup International Law Moot team which took first place in the nationals, and thereafter went forward to the international finals in Washington, D.C.  Our first-year contingent beat out Osgoode Hall for first place in the annual Goodman & Carr cup.  The law school also took second place in both the Securities Moot and the Wilson Moot.  Our Gale team was awarded with a third place overall standing, beating out 13 othe

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Maria Banda, Graham Fellow at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, analyzes the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Comeau case about inter-provincial beer purchase ("Comeau ruling about more than beer and the Supreme Court got it right," April 24, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.

Comeau ruling about more than beer and the Supreme Court got it right

Maria Banda

April 24, 2018

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Daniel Del Gobbo has co-authored (with Vathsala Illesinghe) a commentary in the magazine Policy Options, "The #MeToo movement has exposed inequalities in the legal system that disadvantage women. Restorative justice could help in certain sexual violence cases" (April 23, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Policy Options website, or below.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach argues that Alexandre Bissonnette could and should have been charged with terrorism as well as murder, on the basis of s.231(6.01) of the Criminal Code ("Why the Quebec City mosque shooting was terrorism," April 20, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Globe and Mail website, or below.

In a commentary in the Toronto Star, Prof. Lisa Austin assesses some key issues that Canadians concerned about the state of our own privacy laws should focus on in the wake of the U.S. Senate hearings on Facebook ("Protecting the public interest when ‘Your user agreement sucks’," April 17, 2018).

Read the full commentary on the Toronto Star website, or below.