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Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Blog Post / BloguePublic Policy / Politique publique
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian population mirrors the effect of poverty on Canadians. The pre-existing challenges...

La Société canadienne du sang modifie sa politique controversée

Blog Post / Blogue
— L’auteur est un diplômé du programme de common law en français à l’Université d’Ottawa (2022). Il remercie le Professeur...

Free Vaccines and Lost Privileges

Blog Post / BlogueConstitutional Law / Droit constitutionnelPublic Law / Droit public
Governments are resorting to incentives to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Using Canada as a case study, this article...

Starving Off Copyright Trolls: An Approach to Non-Commercial Statutory Damages Reform

Blog Post / BlogueIntellectual Property Law / Droit de la propriété intellectuelle
A copyright troll is a plaintiff who seeks damages for infringement upon a copyright it owns, not to be made...

Balancing Access to Justice with the Rule of Law: Constitutional Impediments to Legislating Time Limited Civil Trials in Ontario

Blog Post / BloguePublic Law / Droit public
Ontario suffers from an access to civil justice problem. Civil trials in Ontario are chronically delayed and backlogged, while the...

The Constitutional Catholic Schools Issue in Ontario: How the Province of Ontario Could Remove its Obligations to Fully Fund Catholic Schools by Way of a Constitutional Amendment

Blog Post / BlogueConstitutional Law / Droit constitutionnelPublic Law / Droit public
For many students in the province of Ontario, it is common to attend a school that is within a public...

Federal efforts to ban “conversion therapy” practices call for local government action. How can Ontario municipalities be part of the solution?

Blog Post / BlogueCriminal Law / Droit pénalHuman Rights Law / Droits de la personneMunicipal Law / Droit municipalPublic Law / Droit public
New federal legislation to criminalize so-called “conversion therapy” holds promise as the most comprehensive Canadian legislative effort to date to...

An Uncertain Future for Unwritten Constitutional Principles: Did the Supreme Court of Canada Just Import a Conservative Judicial Philosophy from the United States?

Blog Post / BlogueConstitutional Law / Droit constitutionnelPublic Law / Droit publicU.S. Law / Droit américain
Canadians often struggle to fully grasp the makeup of Canada’s constitutional framework, especially with respect to the role of unwritten...

Ending Poverty: A Step in the Right Direction

Blog Post / BloguePublic Law / Droit public
This paper summarily lays out one potential legislative solution to poverty and homelessness in developed countries. This solution would be...