Canadian Constitutional Law

Prof. Yasmin Dawood appeared as a guest on CBC TV's "Power and Politics" to discuss what could happen after the Oct. 19 election if no party gains a majority ("Coalition conversation," Oct. 13, 2015).

Watch the 8-minute clip below.

In a commentary in the Globe and Mail, Prof. Kent Roach and Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa) analyze the new law that enables Canada to revoke the citizenship of dual citizens convicted of terrorism offences ("Banishment is a poor tool in fight against terrorism," September 29, 2015).

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

In a commentary in the National Post, Prof. Kent Roach and Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa discuss what Canada needs to do to create a truly effective anti-terrorism strategy ("Press the reset button on security," September 17, 2015).

Read the commentary on the National Post website, or below.

Press the reset button on security

By Kent Roach and Craig Forcese

The new book about Bill C-51 by Prof. Kent Roach and Prof. Craig Forcese of the University of Ottawa, False Security: The Radicalization of Canadian Anti-Terrorism, has been featured on television and in the print media. Here are some of the stories:

By Noreen Ahmed-Ullah

In a commentary in the Hamilton Spectator, JD student Riaz Sayani-Mulji argues that Hamilton's police need to address the issue of carding and racial profiling ("Hamilton police carding policies target vulnerable minorities," August 10, 2015).

Read the full commentary on the Hamilton Spectator website, or below.

SJD student and Trudeau Scholar Kyle Kirkup has written a commentary in the National Post examining how solitary confinement is described and used in Canadian prisons, and why a constitutional challenge has been launched against this practice ("Kyle Kirkup on solitary confinement: An abuse by any other name," March 31, 2015).

Read the full commentary on the National Post website, or below.