Law, Politics, Podcasts
Later this month, the Quebec Court of Appeal should rule on whether or not a class action suit can proceed against Anvil Mining for alleged involvement in atrocities by the armed forces of the Democratic Repulic of Congo. Hugo Lagacé, an LL.M. student at the Université du Québec à Montréal, was at the hearing on…
Most observers are predicting Canada’s newly elected majority Conservative government to move quickly within its first 100 days to pass a package of tough-on-crime legislation. New sentencing laws, a crack-down on young offenders and organized drug crimes, even internet surveillance legislation. The Tories will also likely junk the long-gun registry, despite ample evidence that police…