#Don’tDisbelieveHer: Towards Recognition of Myths and Stereotypes about Intimate Partner Violence at the Supreme Court of Canada

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: #Don’tDisbelieveHer: Towards Recognition of Myths and Stereotypes about Intimate Partner Violence at the Supreme Court of Canada  Case Commented On: Barendregt v Grebliunas, 2021 BCCA 11 (CanLII); appeal allowed, 2021 CanLII 124350 (SCC; written reasons to follow) Over the last 20 years, there has been significant progress in the judicial recognition […]

Beyond Carbon Pricing: An Assessment of the Major Parties’ Other Environmental Policies

By: Martin Olszynski and Sharon Mascher PDF Version: Beyond Carbon Pricing: An Assessment of the Major Parties’ Other Environmental Policies Matter Commented On: Secure the Future (Conservative Party of Canada); Forward, For Everyone (Liberal Party of Canada); Ready For Better (New Democratic Party); Be Daring (Green Party of Canada) Climate change is widely recognized as […]

Conflating Dissent with Disloyalty, Allan Inquiry sets a Dangerous Precedent

By: Martin Z. Olszynski PDF Version: Conflating Dissent with Disloyalty, Allan Inquiry sets a Dangerous Precedent Matter Commented On: The Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns It’s late fall 2022. A popular mayor of a southern Alberta town wakes up to a peculiar email: the Second Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns has reviewed several […]

Protection Against Online Hate Speech: Time for Federal Action

By: Emily Laidlaw & Jennifer Koshan, with Emma Arnold-Fyfe, Lubaina Baloch, Jack Hoskins, and Charlotte Woo PDF Version: Protection Against Online Hate Speech: Time for Federal Action Legislation Commented On: Canadian Human Rights Act, RSC 1985, c H-6 Editor’s Note During Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Week at the University of Calgary in February 2021, […]

The AER is Seeking Public Input on its Proposed Regulatory Solution for the Growing Orphan Well and Other Unfunded Liabilities Problem in Alberta’s Oil and Gas Sector

By: Shaun Fluker & Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: The AER is Seeking Public Input on its Proposed Regulatory Solution for the Growing Orphan Well and Other Unfunded Liabilities Problem in Alberta’s Oil and Gas Sector Matter Commented On: Proposed amendments to AER Directive 067: Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals  On January […]