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Five U of T Law students recognized for exemplary leadership and service to the university

Saturday, February 13, 2021

The University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (formerly known as the Cressy Award) continues U of T’s long-standing tradition of recognizing outstanding student leadership, service and commitment to the university. Five U of T Law students (JD 2021) are being honoured for their exemplary leadership and service to the university.

Who decides? Consent, meaningful choices, and accountability: Professor Lisa Austin

Friday, February 12, 2021
Lisa Austin

Faculty of Law Professor and Schwartz Reisman Research Lead Lisa Austin, comments on aspects of Canada’s newly-proposed privacy law reform.

How Bill C7 will sacrifice the medical profession's Standard of Care: Professor Trudo Lemmens for Policy Options

Friday, February 12, 2021

Faculty of Law Professor Trudo Lemmens, Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy and a professor with the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Joint Centre for Bioethics, along with Dr. Mary Shariff (University of Manitoba Law) and Dr. Leonie Herx (Queen's University School of Medicine), write for Policy Options on Bill C-7's expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Act:

Legal advocate for Indigenous children and families named one of U of T’s Outstanding Indigenous Students of the Year

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Jessie Stirling (JD 2020)

Jessie Stirling (Wa’ya T’so-la) is a Kwakwaka’wakw woman and a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation located on the east coast of Vancouver Island. She was brought up on the traditional lands of her people in Campbell River, B.C., and lived on reserve until the age of eighteen.

U of T Law alumna Linda R. Rothstein (LLB 1980) receives The Advocates’ Society Medal

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Advocates' Society Medal 2021

The Advocates' Society Medal is intended to honour those members of The Advocates' Society ("TAS"), who: have clearly demonstrated their pre-eminence as counsel and are unequivocally acknowledged as leaders of the bar; have been dedicated and active members of TAS; and have made a significant contribution to the profession of law and to the well-being of the community at large.

Alumnus Jerry V. DeMarco (LLB 1994) appointed Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD), Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Auditor General of Canada, Karen Hogan, has appointed Faculty of Law alumnus Jerry V. DeMarco (LLB 1994) to join her executive team as Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD). Mr. DeMarco will officially stepped into his new role with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) on 1 February.

Landmark ruling on Civil Code shows the resilience of Quebec's trans communities: SJD student Florence Ashley writes about what led to the decision

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Florence Ashley writes for CBC News Point of View, about what led to Quebec's landmark Civil Code ruling. Ashley is a transfeminine jurist and bioethicist, originally from Quebec. They are currently pursuing a doctorate at the the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law and Joint Centre for Bioethics.

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