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In an analysis in Policy Options magazine, Prof. Kent Roach and University of Ottawa professor Craig Forcese conduct a detailed assessment of Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters, recently introduced by the federal government to reform Canada’s national security law ("A report card on the national security bill," June 22, 2017).

Prof. Brenda Cossman and SJD student, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar and Vanier Canada Scholar Ido Katri, have written a commentary in the Globe and Mail hailing the passage of Bill C-16, which adds protection of gender identity and expression to the Canadian Human Rights Code and the Criminal Code, but noting the amount of work still to do ("Today, trans Canadians celebrate Bill C-16. Tomorrow, the work begins for us all," June 15, 2017).

University of Toronto Faculty of Law bestows an honorary degree to TRC and Indigenous rights advocate and leader, Larry Phillip (Phil) Fontaine

The remarkably accomplished group that makes up Faculty of Law alumni now has more than 200 new members, as the Class of 2017 officially graduated on Convocation Day, June 9, and celebrated with their family and friends.

JD/MBA student Dr. Alec Yarascavitch is the winner of the inaugural Law School Essay Competition from the Canadian Bar Association National Health Law Section for his paper entitled Assisted Dying for Mental Disorders: Why Canada’s Legal Approach Raises Serious Concerns.