The Globe and Mail | Ottawa too secretive with government contracts, business groups say August 2, 2023
Law's Matt Malone says public funds should never be considered confidential information. Read more
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The Vancouver Sun | Feds doing ’broader review’ of social media after banning TikTok from work devices July 17, 2023
All social-media apps should be banned from government devices unless there are compelling reasons to keep them, given the sensitive data “that’s being vacuumed up,”…
The Prince George Citizen | Law professor defends judge's decision on Vanderhoof RCMP shooter July 4, 2023
Law faculty member Robert Diab says he can understand why the Vanderhoof RCMP shooter verdict would raise questions for many. Read more
The Globe and Mail | Export Development Canada releases documents years after Globe challenges access to information disclosure June 23, 2023
Faculty of Law's Matt Malone says Export Development Canada’s reports to Parliament show the agency fully releases records in response to a request about 3 percent…
The Globe and Mail | ArriveCan’s erroneous orders urging 10,200 Canadians to quarantine breached Privacy Act, commissioner says May 30, 2023
The Faculty of Law's Matt Malone says the privacy commissioner’s report vindicates his complaint that the government did not appropriately safeguard Canadians’ personal information as…
The Globe and Mail | Only a quarter of Canadians trust government to regulate artificial intelligence – no surprise May 26, 2023
Although many Canadians harbour concerns about the rise of AI, few believe the government is up to the task of regulating it. The Faculty of…
Faculty of Law
New law alum with Benedict Turner May 16, 2023
With the closing of the 2022-23 academic year, we welcome a new cohort of graduates to the TRU Law alumni community. We'd like to introduce…
Faculty of Law
Law alumni feature - Danielle Ching McNamee May 16, 2023
In this spotlight, we feature Danielle Ching McNamee from the law class of 2018. After law school, Danielle started a clerkship with the BC Supreme…
Faculty of Law, Featured, Giving, Indigenous Education
A future with more Indigenous lawyers April 26, 2023
Barry Wilson spent his youth fighting for Indigenous rights through protests and activism. Thanks to those efforts, his daughter Tara-Lynn Wilson can continue the fight…
Faculty of Law, Featured, The Conversation Canada
It’s not the end of privacy yet in Canada, but the threat remains April 18, 2023
The Conversation Canada article by TRU Law faculty member Robert Diab Despite early predictions that the internet would spell the end of privacy, it continues…
Faculty of Law
Law students compete in national hockey arbitration competition March 28, 2023
Two TRU Law students got as far as the quarter finals of this year's national Hockey Arbitration Competition of Canada (HACC) held in Toronto in…
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TRU Law hosts national Indigenous moot March 27, 2023
One of the top Indigenous law events for Canadian universities is coming to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) for the first time next year. The Kawaskimhon…
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Lecture examines determining privacy, within reason March 20, 2023
What is legally private? Can the police, without a warrant, access the records of your electricity consumption, train an infrared camera on your home or…
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Day of Giving exceeds goal by $6,100 March 6, 2023
TRU’s sixth annual Day of Giving raised $54,095 for TRU students at the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses last week, surpassing the goal of raising…
Faculty of Law
Internal Moot Competition puts students through their paces March 2, 2023
TRU Law students competing in this year's Internal Moot Competition tackled a Mr. Big operation and abuse of process. The competition, held earlier this year,…
Experts, Faculty of Law, Indigenous Education
Law students get an inside look at Indigenous business March 1, 2023
Taxation implications, land-use legalities, Charter rights, codified reconciliation — if a law student needed a firsthand lesson in what’s happening in on the BC legal…
Faculty of Law
Dean’s Course Prize Reception celebrates students outstanding accomplishments February 28, 2023
This year's recipients of the Faculty of Law Dean’s Course Prize were acknowledged at a reception on Tues., Feb. 7. These are the students who…
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Law faculty member to speak at NATO February 23, 2023
Law Assistant Professor Matt Malone has been invited to speak at the annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon), which is held by NATO’s Co-operative…
Faculty of Law
Law students host Access to Justice events February 17, 2023
TRU Law hosted this year's Access to Justice Week BC (A2J) with events that touched on Indigenous rights, drug-treatment courts and failures of the welfare…
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Scholar confronts racial violence and settler colonialism February 15, 2023
Canadian scholar, author and activist Dr. Sherene Razack has spent decades researching, writing and teaching about racial violence. Best known for her contributions to feminist…
