630 CHED | Policing apps January 9, 2024
Law's Matt Malone discusses why the federal government is so inept in policing apps like TikTok. Jan. 9 interview begins at 10 a.m., 07:39.
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Energetic City | Law students from northeast BC honoured for dedication to Indigenous people January 4, 2024
Law student Bailie Copeland has been recognized for her dedication to representing Indigenous people, receiving the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum (ALF) Student Appreciation Award. The ALF…
Investigative Journalism Foundation | Treasury Board President Anita Anand on cutting outsourcing: ‘We need to make sure we're utilizing public servants’ December 20, 2023
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she's determined to cut outsourcing. Law's Matt Malone thinks it's "empty rhetoric." Story behind paywall.
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The Tyee | Transportation Secrecy Board? Federal investigator slow to release Lytton docs December 19, 2023
After questions from The Tyee, Canada's Transportation Safety Board reversed a decision to keep its wildfire-related files - including some discussing its 2021 Lytton Creek fire…
CBC Kelowna | Leonard Marchand's appointment to BC's chief justice December 12, 2023
Law student Tara-Lynn Wilson and faculty member Bradford Morse say Leonard Marchand's appointment as BC's first Indigenous Chief Justice breaks new ground. Interview begins at…
The National Post | The slow-motion spectacle of the Freedom Convoy 'mischief' trial, now headed into 2024 December 11, 2023
Trial delay has become a spiraling problem, of which the Ottawa Convoy trial is the most current example. "It is generally agreed that trial delay…
IT Business Canada | Canadian law regulating social media platforms is needed fast, Parliament told December 6, 2023
Law's Matt Malone says Ottawa should ban federal employees from using any social media apps because of data collection worries, unless there is a business…
CBC News | Stayed charge against Mountie who kneeled on man's neck 'erodes trust' in police, justice system: expert November 27, 2023
"Under reasonable doubt, you can be possibly guilty," Law's Robert Diab told CBC News. "That's not enough. You can even be probably guilty, and that's…
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Law faculty explore Canadian charter in new book November 21, 2023
TRU Law professors Chris Hunt and Robert Diab examine section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in their newly published book: Search…
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Law team skates into finals at Hockey Arbitration Competition November 20, 2023
TRU Law students stickhandled their way to the finals of the Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada (HACC) in mid-November. And while they made it to…
The Centre for International Governance Innovation | Canada’s CyberSecure certificate program was a misfire — one we’re already repeating November 15, 2023
Law Assistant Professor Matt Malone writes that despite Canada's Cyber Security Assessment and Certification program underperforming, "it seems we are about to do it all…
Castanet | Indigenous Kamloops lawyer says he was searched illegally by conservation officer November 14, 2023
Law faculty member Robert Diab says it’s important Canadians not be subject to unreasonable search or seizure, which is why that right is enshrined in the…
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Law students negotiate sports issues in San Diego November 3, 2023
TRU Law was the only Canadian team in the National Sports Law Negotiation Moot (NSLNC) competition in San Diego, Calif. — the first competitive moot…
CBC News | The cost to protect the prime minister has shot up to more than $30 million a year October 27, 2023
The cost to Canadians of protecting the prime minister and his family shot up over the last two fiscal years to its highest level in…
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Faculty of Law celebrates Dean's Course Prize winners October 24, 2023
They achieved the highest grades in their Winter 2023 courses, and on Oct. 17, the Faculty of Law celebrated their accomplishments. The Dean’s Course Prize…
The Globe and Mail | Ottawa seeks to scale back outsourcing with new guidelines October 5, 2023
Faculty of Law's Matt Malone talks with The Globe and Mail's Bill Curry about guidelines around Ottawa outsourcing consultants. Read more (Note: article is behind a…
Investigative Journalism Foundation | Why do government IT contracts have such huge cost overruns? October 4, 2023
It’s not just ArriveCan and Phoenix. Half of outsourced tech work went over the original budget, data shows. “For many of these IT consultants, their…
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Law alumni feature: Cemeka Douglas October 3, 2023
In this alumni spotlight, we feature Cemeka Douglas from the class of 2018. Douglas articled with a mid-sized firm in Toronto and then joined a…
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Law students bring home Hooplaw victory October 3, 2023
Building on its successful showing at the 2022 Hooplaw event, TRU Law brought home the championship in this year's competition. Established in 1995, Hooplaw is…
Boom and Bust | Canada’s data protection standards September 20, 2023
The Faculty of Law's Matt Malone speaks with host Tony Clement about Canada's tech practices and the AI revolution. Watch the interview
