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Box of Treasures or Empty Box?

Edited by Ardith Walkem & Halie Bruce

Over twenty years ago, Aboriginal and Treaty Rights were included in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. They provided the basis for recognition of the unique status of Indigenous Peoples within Canada. After four first ministers' conferences on Aboriginal Constitutional ... Read more

Dishonour of the Crown

By Paula Sherman
Introduction by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

The territory of the Omàmìwinini (Algonquin) peoples of southern Ontario is rich with natural resources. Yet for more than four centuries, the Algonquin have been economically and politically marginalized, while corporate and foreign interests profited from their land. In ... Read more

Driven

By Richard Foot

Shortlisted, East Coast Literary Award and Evelyn Richardson Prize for Non-Fiction

It was over in seconds.

In the early hours of January 12, 2008, seven members of a high school basketball team and their coach's wife died instantly when their school van collided with a tractor ... Read more

Estate Planning in Six Simple Steps

By Edward Olkovich

Offers legal insights along with stories, real-life examples, and six simple steps that make real estate easy for everyone.

Guide to Law Schools in Canada

Edited by Catherine Purcell

This comprehensive resource helps people considering a law degree to differentiate between schools and to answer common questions regarding the law degree. The emphasis is placed on what is unique about each law school, and where the school`s strengths and weaknesses lie. Comparisons ... Read more

How to Tax a Billionaire

By Doug Smith

In 1991 an unnamed wealthy family--widely reported to be the Bronfmans--moved $2 billion out of Canada without having to pay the appropriate taxes. When CHO!CES, a Winnipeg-based social justice coalition, decided to take the federal government to court to force it to collect ... Read more

In Defence of Copyright

By Hugh Stephens

Copyright is one of the cornerstones of western civilization; it is as relevant today, if not more so, than it was when the first formal copyright laws were enacted in the eighteenth century. This is something that seems to have been forgotten — at the political level, where ... Read more

Justice Belied

Edited by Sébastien Chartrand & John Philpot

P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Written by practicing criminal defense lawyers, jurists, investigators, and specialized journalists, this book criticizes the whole initiative of international criminal justice and considers the idea that it must be abandoned in ... Read more

Legal Counsel, Book Four: Criminal Law

By Les Vandor

Take the law into your own hands ? with Les Vandor’s help. For the past nine years, Ottawa lawyer Les Vandor has been dispensing legal advice to 400,000 listeners of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today program. His monthly, hour-long segment fields calls about wills, landlord-tenant ... Read more

Legal Counsel, Book One: An Introduction to the Legal System, Individual Rights, and Employment Rights

By Les Vandor

Take the law into your own hands ? with Les Vandor’s help. For the past 9 years, Ottawa lawyer Les Vandor has been dispensing legal advice to 400,000 listeners of CBC Radio’s Ontario Today program. His monthly, hour-long segment fields calls about wills, landlord-tenant ... Read more