By way of the CanLII listserv, Principal Editor Ivan Mokanov… [more] has just announced that the first two hundred Supreme Court of Canada decisions prior to 1985 have been digitized and
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I'm going to what looks to be a fantastic ABA conference on law school facilities: "Bricks, Bytes and Continuous Renovation" in Seattle in late March. Its very timely for us… [more]
Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Federal Court of Appeal has been nominated by Prime Minister Harper to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada. The Office of… [more]
As all the world (nearby) likely knows by now, Mr. Justice Rothstein will attend at a meeting of an ad hoc committee made up of members of Parliament in order… [more]
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After our recent kudos for the BCCLS website, I'm happy to announce that they are now offering yet another hidden gem from the BC legal… [more]
The last few years, with the rising number of television channels and the phenomenon of reality shows, I would jokingly tell my friends it was only a matter of time… [more]
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Posts have been a little thin on the ground this week, mainly because a bunch of us contributors were sidetracked by working on a project to put up as much… [more]
The Prime Minister's Office announced this morning that the Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall E. Rothstein, currently a member of the Federal Court of Appeal, is the candidate to be interviewed… [more]
Well, I will agree with Dennis M. Kennedy's recent post on this: the idea that "Attorneys Aren't Knowledge Workers", by Ron Baker, is worth to read and is thought provoking.… [more]
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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