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March 2024

March 21, 2024

Les avocats du Québec dénoncent des pressions politiques 
Published : Radio-Canada | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire. 

Florida Bill Would Allow Only The Sales of PMTA Approved Flavoured Vapes 
Published : www.vapingpost.com | David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Chair, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

Quebec lawyers denounce political pressure 
Published : The Times Hub | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBF)
Published : Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBF) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Les villes à l’avant-poste de la lutte linguistique 
Published : Aurore boréale | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

March 20, 2024

Liberal MP blocks B.C. journalist on social media 
Published : Burnaby Now | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

Le père de la justice bilingue en Ontario s’est éteint 
Published : ONFR TFO | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

Audio Streamers Warn of Higher Canada Subscription Fees Due to Pending Rules
Published : Dow Jones Institutional News | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

L’AVENIR FRANCOPHONE PASSE PAR L’ÉDUCATION TOUT AU LONG DE LA VIE 
Published : Le Moniteur Acadien (Shédiac, NB) | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

Three Ottawa-based legal professionals recognized for outstanding achievements 
Published : obj.ca | Juliet Chang Knapton, Advocate-in-Residence and Part-Time Professor

March 19, 2024

Chrystia Freeland's dinner party diplomacy 
Published : Politico | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

March 18, 2024

Could your health data be stored on U.S. servers? Lawsuit tests Ontario's privacy safeguards 
Published : Toronto Star | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.       

Could your health data be stored on U.S. servers? Lawsuit tests Ontario's privacy safeguards 
Published : NIAGARA FALLS REVIEW | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

March 17, 2024

Radio clip from Radio NL (CHNL) - Mar 17, 2024 
Published : Radio NL (CHNL) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

March 16, 2024

March 16th Episode 
Published : Player FM | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

China Gives Warnings on Vietnam-Australia Strategic Relationship 
Published : GlobalSecurity.org | Vu Duc Khanh, Professeur à temps partiel Khanh Vu Duc

March 15, 2024

Canada’s Online Harms Act is revealing itself to be staggeringly reckless; The more time one spends with the legislation, the clearer it becomes that many of its provisions will chill free speech in this country 
Published : The Globe and Mail (Breaking News) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

Ottawa mass killing: Lawyer says accused Sri Lankan student is in protective custody 
Published : adaderana.lk | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.     

The Quebec Court of Appeal affirms that the legislature has the last word 
Published : thehub.ca | Stéphane Sérafin, Assistant professor

Controversy erupts after Quebec Appeal Court grants asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare 
Published : Law in Quebec | Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance

Radio clip from AM 800 CKLW - Mar 15, 2024 
Published : AM 800 CKLW | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

Radio clip from Newstalk 800 CJAD - Mar 15, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 800 CJAD | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Mar 15, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 610 CKTB | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.  

Radio clip from Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) - Mar 15, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

March 14, 2024

Expert forecasts lengthy legal battle in Ottawa mass killing - Breaking News 
Published : DailyMirror | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.

PRINT FILE: What we know about Ottawa’s deadliest mass murder and the man charged 
Published : The Canadian News | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.

L’avenir francophone passe par l’éducation tout au long de la vie 
Published : L'Express de Toronto | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

L’avenir francophone passe par l’éducation tout au long de la vie 
Published : Franco Presse | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

Suspect in killing of Ottawa Sri Lankan family held in protective custody 
Published : Colombo Gazette | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.

March 13, 2024

Pornography, Parliament and parents; There are a host of critical issues with Bill S-210: How a minor’s age could be verified; what agency would enforce the rules; and, most critically, how regulators would determine what is sexually explicit material 
Published : The Globe and Mail (Breaking News) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Crime and Punishment, Not in That Order 
Published : The Wall Street Journal | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.     

Conférence à venir : Large Language Models and Law Schools de Prof. Marina Pavlović, Prof. Wolfgang Alschner et Prof. Jane Bailey(27 mars 2024) 
Published : Centre de Recherche en Droit Public | Jane Bailey, Full Professor

加拿大超市如何处理过期食品?捐掉或直接仍掉? -留园新闻速递 NEWS 
Published : 留园新闻速递 | Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Full Professor

Key features and implications of ISED’s sweeping amendments to the proposed legislative scheme to regulate artificial intelligence systems 
Published : Osler | Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy and Full Professor   

Pornography, Parliament and parents 
Published : The Globe and Mail | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

Radio clip from Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) - Mar 13, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 1010 (CFRB) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Mar 13, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 610 CKTB | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

Radio clip from 580 CFRA - Mar 13, 2024 
Published : 580 CFRA | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Tuesday March 12 Hour 2 – Mono Carbon Rebate | Yearbook | Online Harms Bill | Salary Lies 
Published : Newstalk Tonight | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.      

What we know about Ottawa’s deadliest mass killing, and the man accused 
Published : Ottawa Citizen | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.

March 12, 2024

加拿大超市如何处理过期食品?捐掉或直接仍掉? 
Published : iask.ca | Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Full Professor     

Bill S-510 has concerning implications for our privacy 
Published : the-peak.ca | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Radio clip from Newstalk 610 CKTB - Mar 12, 2024 
Published : Newstalk 610 CKTB | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor. 

Radio clip from CFAX 1070 - Mar 12, 2024 
Published : CFAX 1070 | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Radio clip from 580 CFRA - Mar 12, 2024 
Published : 580 CFRA | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

March 11, 2024

Notwithstanding clause centre stage in Quebec Appeal Court ruling over controversial secularism law
Published : Law360 Canada | Errol Mendes, Full Professor   

A plan to add one million permanent residents to Canada in a single year was among ideas floated behind the scenes, government docs show 
Published : Toronto Star | Amir Attaran, Full Professor (on secondment)

A plan to add one million permanent residents to Canada in a single year was among ideas floated behind the scenes, government docs show 
Published : The Hamilton Spectator | Amir Attaran, Full Professor (on secondment)    

A plan to add one million permanent residents to Canada in a single year was among ideas floated behind the scenes, government docs show 
Published : The Record | Amir Attaran, Full Professor (on secondment)

Attorney general calls B.C. privacy case ‘premature,’ says federal political parties can ‘self-regulate’ use of voter data: new documents 
Published : The Hill Times (Ottawa, ON) | Adam Dodek, Full Professor 

Canada urged to crack down on forced-labour imports after North Korean revelations 
Published : EIN Presswire | Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice Dean Research

Radio clip from City News 680 (CFTR) - Mar 11, 2024
Published : City News 680 (CFTR) | Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice Dean Research

Radio clip from City News 95.7 (CJNI) - Mar 11, 2024 
Published : City News 95.7 (CJNI) | Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice Dean Research

Radio clip from City News 680 (CFTR) - Mar 11, 2024 
Published : City News 680 (CFTR) | Penelope Simons, Associate Professor and Vice Dean Research   

Liberals considered upping immigration to one million annually 
Published : True North | Amir Attaran, Full Professor (on secondment)

Radio clip from City News 660 (CFFR) - Mar 11, 2024 
Published : City News 660 (CFFR) | Penelope Simons, Associate Professor
 

March 10, 2024    

Chris Selley: How to make the notwithstanding clause work better - without weakening it 
Published : National Post | Adam Dodek, Full Professor      

Selley: How to make the notwithstanding clause work better - without weakening it 
Published : Ottawa Citizen | Adam Dodek, Full Professor
 

March 8, 2024      

Un pas dans la bonne direction pour protéger les internautes au Canada 
Published : IPolitics | Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director, Centre for Law, Technology, and Society and Faculty Member, University Research Chair in Technology and Society, Associate Professor, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, AI + Society Initiative.

Online Harms Act: a step in the right direction to protect Canadians online 
Published : IPolitics | Florian Martin-Bariteau, Director, Centre for Law, Technology, and Society and Faculty Member, University Research Chair in Technology and Society, Associate Professor, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, AI + Society Initiative.

March 7, 2024

Online bill could criminalize free speech, critics say 
Published : The Catholic Register | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

March 6, 2024

La Chambre accepte de garantir le financement des garderies francophones 
Published : La Voix acadienne (Summerside, PE) | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBKF (Regina, SK) - Mar 6, 2024 
Published : ICI Radio-Canada Première CBKF (Regina, SK) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBKF (Regina, SK) - Mar 6, 2024
Published : ICI Radio-Canada Première CBKF (Regina, SK) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

March 5, 2024

There's nothing controversial about a conservative premier appointing conservative judges 
Published : thehub.ca | Adam Dodek, Full Professor

Shadow of illicit e-cigarette sales continues to grow over sector 
Published : Winston-Salem Journal | David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Chair, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

La laïcité dans l’État, un délicat équilibre 
Published : Le Devoir | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

LawBytes Podcast on 20th Anniversary of Landmark CCH Copyright Case 
Published : www.openlegalblogarchive.org | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Hub Headlines: Is it controversial for Conservative Premier Doug Ford to Appoint conservative judges? 
Published : Hub Podcasts | Adam Dodek, Full Professor

March 4, 2024

Ang Zyn nicotine pouch ay maaaring makatulong sa mga naninigarilyo na huminto, sabi ng dating US FDA exec 
Published : Philippines Times |David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Chair, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

Zyn nicotine pouches help Americans quit smoking-FDA official 
Published : Journal News | David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Chair, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

Smokers' health seen to improve with shift to Zyn nicotine pouches-former FDA official 
Published : Metro News Central | David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Committee Chair, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

Radio clip from CKOM News Talk 650 (Saskatoon, SK) - Mar 4, 2024 
Published : CKOM News Talk 650 (Saskatoon, SK) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Radio clip from News Talk 980 CJME - Mar 4, 2024 
Published : News Talk 980 CJME | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

La Chambre accepte de garantir le financement des garderies francophones 
Published : Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

March 3, 2024

Quebec Appeal Court Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause 
Published : saskNOW.com | Errol Mendes, Full Professor

March 2, 2024

Quebec Appeal Court Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause 
Published : CBC | Errol Mendes, Full Professor

Preparing Canada’s Future as North Korea 
Published : PJ Media | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Mulroney, le dernier réconciliateur, salué par Couillard 
Published : TVA Nouvelles | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Bill C-63 gives Commissions too much power 
Published : GD's Political Animal | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

La Chambre accepte de garantir le financement des garderies francophones  - Le Goût de vivre 
Published : www.legoutdevivre.com | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

CTV News Montreal 
Published : CTV Montreal (CFCF) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from News Talk 980 CJME - Mar 2, 2024 
Published : News Talk 980 CJME | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Radio clip from Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBF) - Mar 2, 2024
Published : Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBF) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBV) - Mar 2, 2024 
Published : Ici Radio-Canada Première (CBV) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) - Mar 2, 2024 
Published : Ici Radio-Canada Première Toronto (CJBC) | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5 - Mar 2, 2024 
Published : ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-5 | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire.

Radio clip from ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-15 - Mar 2, 2024 
Published : ICI Radio-Canada Première CBAF-FM-15 | Benoît Pelletier, Professeur titulaire. 

La Chambre accepte de garantir le financement des garderies francophones 
Published : Franco Presse | François Larocque, Research Chair on the Francophone World, Linguistic Rights, and Challenges, Full Professor, and 2021 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

March 1, 2024

Star Editorial Board: Online harms bill a promising start to tackle the internet's dark corners 
Published : Toronto Star |Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Online harms legislation a good start 
Published : Toronto Star (ON) | Michael Geist, Chair of Internet & E-com. Law and Full Professor.

Senate Proceedings 
Published : Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) | Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor.

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