Other Voices

THE LAW – We need a new conversation about the penalties for sexual violence

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

By LUCIA LORENZI McMaster University THE PAST FEW YEARS have seen intense bouts of media coverage of high profile sexual assault and harassment cases. However, the #MeToo [Continue]

LEGALIZING CANNABIS – The trouble with edible marijuana products

July 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Edibles scare Health Canada and the food industry, since they’re discrete, convenient and potentially dangerous By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for [Continue]

INDIGENOUS RIGHTS – Too many Indigenous Canadians are in jail

July 9, 2018 // 3 Comments

Canadian governments continue to allow the operation of a justice system constructed on a foundation of systemic racism By COREY SHEFMAN EvidenceNetwork.ca THE ’60s SCOOP [Continue]

MEDIA – No news is not good news as newspapers continue to struggle

July 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Don’t blame the Internet, embrace it as a means to deliver quality reporting to a broader audience By LEE HARDING Research fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy THE [Continue]

RELIGION – Denying TWU’s bid for a law school was the right decision

July 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

But why were so many provincial law societies silent in the face of clear LGBTQ discrimination? Opinions about a Supreme Court of Canada decision denying a proposed new law [Continue]

RELIGION – Denying TWU’s bid for a law school was the wrong decision

July 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Supreme Court decision reeks of judicial activism and defies liberty and freedom Opinions about a Supreme Court of Canada decision denying a proposed new law school at [Continue]