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Prof. Trudo Lemmens - "Is privacy really at the heart of mandatory census change?"

Friday, November 5, 2010

In a commentary in The Hill Times, Prof. Trudo Lemmens takes a closer look at the privacy issues cited by the federal government as the reason for the cancellation the mandatory long-form census ("Is privacy really at the heart of mandatory census change?" August 23, 2010).

Read the full commentary (PDF).

Prof. Arthur Ripstein elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Friday, November 5, 2010

Prof. Arthur Ripstein(Sept.  14, 2010) Prof. Arthur Ripstein has been elected as a new Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. The Royal Society, “Canada’s National Academy,” is the country’s senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. 

Prof. Douglas Sanderson debates state of Aboriginal affairs on TVO

Friday, November 5, 2010

Catch up on the "State of Aboriginal Affairs" in Ontario on TVO's "The Agenda", as Prof. Douglas Sanderson debates the issue on the panel.

View the edition here: http://tinyurl.com/39hm7by

 

Profs. Mohammad Fadel and Arthur Ripstein discuss secularism on CBC radio's "Ideas"

Friday, November 5, 2010

Profs. Mohammad Fadel and Arthur Ripstein participated in a panel discussion on the CBC radio show "Ideas" on the topic of "Talking Philosophy: Secularism" (Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, 2010).

We live in a Secular Age. Here in Canada, as in other liberal democracies, religion no longer plays a central role in public life. How then are we to think, in a principled way, about a host of issues riddling society today?

Prof. Anand to chair OSC investor advisory panel

Friday, November 5, 2010

Prof. Anita Anand(August 31, 2010) Prof. Anita Anand was appointed the chair of the Ontario Securities Commission investor advisory panel today.

Anand is an associate professor and a past associate dean of the J.D. program here at the UofT Faculty of Law. She teaches securities regulation and corporate law.

In memoriam: Prof. Betty Mayfoon Ho, 1948-2010

Friday, November 5, 2010

By Prof. Mayo Moran, Dean, Faculty of Law 

Dean Moran chairs advisory panel on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation

Thursday, September 23, 2010

By Lucianna Ciccocioppo

The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has appointed Dean Mayo Moran to chair an advisory panel looking into drafting legislation to target Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation lawsuits. The panel includes alumni Brian M. Rogers, LLB 1977, and Peter Downard, LLB 1984, and will advise how targeted legislation could improve existing protections in the Rules of Civil Procedure.

From the rink to Rideau Hall: Law school congratulates former professor and new GG, David Johnston

Friday, September 17, 2010

Dean Mayo Moran applauds the appointment of former U of T law professor, David Johnston, as Canada’s next Governor General.

“Professor Johnston is indeed a perfect fit for this role, one that encapsulates his life-long commitment to public service. For decades, he has served the academy and beyond with excellence, passion and humility,” says Moran.

Prof. Audrey Macklin - "Guilty of contempt"

Friday, September 17, 2010

In the Ottawa Citizen, Prof. Audrey Macklin has written a commentary condemning the upcoming trial of Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay and the Canadian government's failure to act on court decisions regarding this issue ("Guilty of contempt," July 20, 2010).

Read the full commentary.

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