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Legal Issues of the Arctic
It will be a cold day in January. Yup. And what better opportunity to learn about the Arctic?
Save the date!Sunday, January 5, 20149:00 AM – 12:00 PMASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS
- SECTION ON ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW
- SECTION
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Capnocytophaga Info Sheet
We’ve just posted a new info sheet about Capnocytophaga. One member of this bacterial group in particular, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, makes the news periodically because it can cause devastating infection in some individuals, like the Ottawa woman who lost three limbs…
Fascinating Canadian Story on “Academic Freedom”
Employers Require Evidence to Support Restrictions on Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace
By guestauthor
This post was contributed by Peter MacTavish, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Ottawa) and Brittany Hinds, summer student, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Ottawa)
A recent arbitral decision invalidating the Ottawa Hospital’s restrictions on employee piercings and tattoos…
Canada Adopts New Federal Food Safety Law
By News Desk
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has won the unanimous consent of the House of Commons for Canada’s new federal food safety law. With its earlier passage by the Senate, that means the Safe Food for Canadians Act, Bill S-11,…
Safe Foods for Canadians Act Ready for Final Passage
By News Desk
Canada Proposes Single Food Safety Inspection Model
In May 2012, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published a report called The Improved Food Inspection Model: The Case for Change which outlined the agency’s current approach to food inspection, the context for a new food inspection approach, and the proposed components…
Ottawa May Mandate Food Safety Training for Employees at Restaurants with Bad Record
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Mungwarere Genocide Trial Begins
By Rob Currie
The trial of Jacques Mungwarere on charges of participating in the Rwandan genocide begins today in Ottawa. Coverage here. This is Canada’s second trial since bringing in the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act in 2000. As with
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