Over 50,000 people marched in London, England to campaign for climate change ahead of COP21 in Paris, France (Photograph: Matthew Kirby) Loss and damage breakthrough at COP27 As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) comes to a close, the same question is again at the forefront of climate talks, but the answer may be different: Who will pay for the impacts of climate change? Well...
People weren’t wrong about the structured 2L recruit: It truly is as energy draining as everyone said it would be. I thought that people were exaggerating, but going through three days of interviews, especially as an introvert, has left me needing multiple days of straight up sleep. Stressful isn’t strong enough of a word to describe this process. People say that going through this process is...
Fallout of the FTX collapse If you invest in crypto, you should know how risky it is to keep your coins on an exchange. “Not your keys, not your crypto,” as the saying goes. It is no doubt that it is convenient to keep your coins on a platform—the ease of being able to trade, withdraw, store, or otherwise transact with your coins is much simpler. But in the wake of the latest crash of a once...
Polio vaccination in POC 3 at UN House. The Ministry of Health has been conducting the 4th (and last) round of its national immunization campaign for 2014, targeting children aged 0 – 5 years. Magna, a local NGO, has been working with the Ministry of Health, with the support of UNICEF and WHO, with the aim of immunizing 300,000 children in Central Equatoria State, and 2.4 million children...
Kanye West’s inflammatory statements have doubtlessly caused fervour over the past few weeks. What began as a series of tirades against other members of the fashion and music industries culminated into a slew of provocative statements and actions from Kanye. In early October, Kanye and right-wing commentator Candace Owens brandished shirts with the phrase “White Lives Matter” printed on them at...
I was spending time with some of my friends over the weekend, with the intention of watching holiday movies while consuming the occasional libation. After consuming more than intended—prior to watching anything—we inevitably came to the debate of which movie to watch. We all suggested some of our favourites, which were hotly debated, before we eventually settled on putting several ideas in a hat...
A selection of songs that I’ve been listening to recently by Black artists “Bikini Bottom” – Ice Spice: Unless you’ve been hiding out in a hyperbaric chamber for the past couple of months, you know who Ice Spice is. The queen of New York drill has been the focal point, for better or worse, of a great deal of attention online, primarily for her uber-catchy, male-deriding hit “Munch...
The Toronto Maple Leafs just lost defenceman Morgan Rielly for at least the next ten games. This was not welcome news: Over the last few weeks the Leafs have also lost TJ Brodie from their blue line and Ilya Samsonov from their crease. On the other hand, fans were seeing their team get on a roll with Matt Murray recovering and the team racking up at least one point in nine out of their last ten...
FIFA is a disgrace. I hope Gianni Infantino is forever smeared for the comments he made when defending the tournament this past week. I also hope that Sepp Blatter never has the opportunity to do anything relevant in the world ever again. Qatar should not be hosting this tournament. Unfortunately, it is. If you will not watch because your values and morals prohibit you to do so, then you are a...
November 12 saw one of the most anticipated UFC pay-per-views of the year come and go: UFC 281. The card featured several stand-out fights that resonated with both die hard and casual fans alike. I watched the card with some friends, most of whom rarely tune into UFC cards or combat sports in general, and they were all clamoring that the Poirier versus Chandler fight was one of the best fights...
Qatar, the host of this year’s FIFA World Cup of soccer, has faced a barrage of criticism that began in 2010 when it was awarded the tournament. Concerns about the treatment of migrant workers and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community have made this World Cup one of the most heavily criticized and denounced in history. Migrant workers in Qatar who helped build stadiums and World Cup infrastructure...
Bills @ Patriots To start us off, we have the Bills visiting Gillette Stadium to take on the Patriots. The Thursday Night games this season have been under par to say the least. However, this game has the potential to be a good one, within reason. The Bills are 0-2 against their own division and are looking to get a much-needed divisional win on the road. With the AFC East having the possibility...
On 22 October 2022, the Parkdale Legal Services held a symposium to commemorate its fifty-year anniversary. Osgoode students offered their time and energy to help plan and run the symposium. The “Parkdale Community Legal Services at 50: Defining Our Future” symposium brought together alumni, activists, lawyers, professors, community members, and current Osgoode students for a day of art...
Scientists discover genetic variation that offers largest evolutionary advantage found in humans A study published in Nature two weeks ago identified a genetic variation that gave certain people a 40% chance of surviving the Black Death—the largest evolutionary advantage found in humans. The Black Death, a plague that spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa ravaged the...
A congressional letter that urges President Biden to negotiate directly with Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, signed by thirty liberal democrats, was withdrawn by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on 25 October 2022. The House Democrats pointed out that the incrementally painful consequences are becoming increasingly far-reaching and are reflected not only in Ukraine but...
The Canadian housing market has been retreating due to increased interest rates over the past year. What was once a dominant sellers’ market has slowly become buyer-friendly as current homeowners cannot keep up with the rising interest rates. However, within this mayhem and the worrying housing price bubble, a niche area of housing financing is booming, particularly for a specific religious...
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has been making headlines this week following the announcement from French President Emmanuel Macron that his country would withdraw from the investment treaty because it did not align with the Paris Agreement. This follows announcements from Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands that they were pulling out of the agreement as well. The ECT is a multilateral investment...
On 7 September 2021, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, made a huge announcement: They would become the first country to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender alongside their current currency, the US dollar. The government said this would be a great way to attract foreign investment, generate jobs, and reduce reliance on the US dollar. There are many benefits of having decentralized currency...
The liberal case for preserving the constitutional monarchy in Canada Death of a Sovereign On 8 September 2022, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II (“QEII”), passed away at the age of ninety-six. Ascending to the throne in 1952 and being crowned a year later, QEII reigned for nearly seven decades, witnessing the world transition from World War II, to the Cold War, to the end of the millennium, and...
The watering down of DEI through personal preferences Recently, I read a post on LinkedIn which had one of the hottest takes I have ever seen on the platform, but that does not say a lot considering that most posts are cookie-cutter motivational pep-talks and pitchfork-in-hand rants about someone’s crappy day. The post in question, with almost 10,000 reactions when I read it, discusses the...
The double-edged sword of stoicism “I am doing good” may be my favourite white lie. We, as professionals, as friends, as family members, tell it to those closest to us all the time. Not only is it grammatically incorrect (Superman does good, I am doing well), it communicates nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to avoid spilling our stresses and our worries onto unsuspecting victims. What...
Steve Lacy’s current Give You The World Tour showcases the limits of TikTok pandemonium There can be no denying the significant effect TikTok has had on the music industry. Artists can achieve global superstardom with a single thirty second (or shorter) snippet of their song. This phenomenon is happening once again, with artist Steve Lacy. Lacy, who is not a newcomer to the music industry, is...
The need to reanalyze the questions posed in Paradis Honey Ltd v Canada Since 2015, there has been a lack of progress in assessing whether a public body (such as the government) can be held liable for a tort. The case of Paradis Honey Ltd. v Canada, 2015 FCA 89 sought to answer arguably one of the most interesting administrative law questions of the last decade: “whether there can be sufficient...
As much as it currently pains me to say it—while floating in the endless ether of law school readings—I really do love to read. Specifically, I love physical books, and more specifically than that, I love second-hand books. There is something special about an old book; maybe it’s the names of its owners scrawled behind the cover, maybe it’s the prose underlined in red pen, or maybe it’s the dirty...