Reading Time: 3 minutes Gun control is one of many issues on which American elected officials are far out of sync with constituents
Tag: Law
Ottawa needs to reset its relationship with drug developers
Reading Time: 6 minutes Politicians have to stop creating impediments to access
Tracing the controversial legacy of the West
Reading Time: 3 minutes The West is blamed for many of the ills of modern society, so why is it a haven for many?
Lockdowns are unlawful, and are not justified
Reading Time: 5 minutes No one has a moral obligation to obey COVID-19 lockdown orders. Therefore civilly disobeying them is justified
History shows a path to resolve lobster fisheries dispute
Reading Time: 4 minutes Non-Indigenous fishers in Atlantic region need not be worried that Indigenous rights will come at the expense of conservation
The horrible cost of constantly punting Indigenous claims to court
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governments have more resources and delays can drag on for years. Indigenous peoples pay heavily for the delays in resolving their claims
Caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture trolls
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cancel culture slaughters reputations, leaving its victims to endure financial uncertainty, isolation, bewilderment and pain
New scholarship encourages law students to champion racial justice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotiabank launches nationwide scholarship supporting future lawyers tackling systemic discrimination and creating change
Canada’s divorce system discriminates against men
Reading Time: 4 minutes This injustice will be difficult to overturn. While women are viewed as victimized minorities, men are not – regardless of evidence
Family-friendly podcast decodes basics of criminal law for children
Reading Time: 3 minutes Law professor Peter Sankoff and his 11-year-old daughter, Penny explore basic elements of criminal law in ways children can easily grasp