Symposium Articles
Residency, Discrimination and Self-Government in First Nations Communities and Canadian Jurisprudence – By: Robert Houle
Residency, Discrimination and Self-Government in First Nations communities and Canadian Jurisprudence explores the long-standing practice of First Nation communities and leadership maintaining a small candidate pool for on-reserve elections. One mechanism they utilize to achieve this is the application of residency clauses which require candidates to reside on the reserve for a fixed period of time…
Mental Health and MAiD – By: Connor Fletcher
This paper considers the roll-out of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for individuals with mental disorders. First, an overview of the Carter decision is provided before moving into an analysis of what a hypothetical prohibition on MAiD for individual with mental disorders would be viewed constitutionally. The paper then examines the present safeguards for accessing MAiD,…
Introducing Intimacy Coordinators in Mainstream and Adult Entertainment Film Industries: Towards Legally Ensuring Performer Safety On-Set – By: Brietta Stewart
This paper first addresses legal issues of consent (or lack thereof) during simulated sex scenes in the mainstream film industry. The primary question raised in this essay is: if a performer contractually agrees to do a simulated sex scene, does the performer have legal rights to continuous and ongoing consent throughout the scene? Actresses in…
“NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US”: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its influence on Legal Capacity and Disability Rights in Canada – By: Brett Ryan Book
Author: Brett Ryan Book ‘Nothing about us without us’ is a slogan that signifies the belief that disability rights should not be created without including the voices of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations. It was this belief that allowed for the contributions of disabled persons in drafting the United Nations Convention on the…
The Forgotten World of Indigenous Procurement: Developing Effective Legal Language – By: Danielle Blanchard
Danielle Blanchard, a former law student and research assistant at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, presents an analysis of Indigenous-centered public procurement policies in Canada. Noting that Indigenous businesses are underrepresented in the construction industry, the paper reviews various approaches which could be adopted to increase participation, including “set-asides”, unbundling of large scale scope, tender…