A look into the fierce activist and namesake of OUTLaws’ annual drag show CW: suicide, death, mental health, violence against sex workers, violence of child welfare When asked about the highlights of Osgoode, many cite the Wendy Babcock Drag Show, a night of performances by fantastic Toronto drag queens and fun. In the past, the show has been known to be a night to remember, a creation of a...
Upper year advice for applications, interviews, and morale In the annual law school life cycle, January marks the beginning of the 1L summer frenzy for Osgoode students looking to find work. While the east coast and the Ottawa intellectual property recruits for 1L happened in first semester, the beginning of this semester is when students begin applying for other opportunities, mostly in...
A Note from the Editor in Chief: We are pleased to welcome Priyanka Sharma to Obiter’s Editorial Board, as our News Editor. Her previous experience with campus newspapers, and her enthusiasm for student journalism will make her an excellent addition to our team. What is news writing? For the Obiter, it’s many things. It means reporting on the impact of legal aid cuts to the Parkdale...
After participating in a climate strike in Victoria, BC, the leader of the Federal NDP, Jagmeet Singh, took the time to sit down and call me from the other side of the country. Upon introducing myself as a 1L at Osgoode, he immediately wished me good luck and offered advice about the OCI process, recalling his own experience and the pressure he acutely recognized. “I feel...
Statement of Principles debate reflects lawyers’ unwillingness to address systemic racism in the profession Over the past two years the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has become a public forum for the debate about the existence of systemic racism in the legal profession. Tomorrow, the regulator will open its floor once again to consider and possibly vote on the source of this debate: the Statement...