Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

Children and the Justice System in Canada: Developmental considerations for enhancing evidence

Discourse on AI and the law often centres on the prospect (or lack thereof) of catastrophic injury to existing legal institutions and structures. Will AI tools decimate the legal profession, replacing all the lawyers? Or will lawyers who use AI simply replace lawyers who do not? Will our courts be overrun by hordes of robo-judges? Or is human decision-making essential and here to stay? These debates have proved remarkably resilient. Versions of them have bounced around for years, shifting shape as the technology progresses and our anxieties evolve. I’m all for looking at the big picture and asking big questions, . . . [more] The post Trust Fractures: AI, Law, and the Small Cracks Worth Watching appeared first on Slaw.

From Leibniz's wit to Tolkien's magic: Philosophy, fantasy, and literary treasures.

Provincial honour recognizes lawyers’ contributions to the legal profession

Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Background The Convention on the Rights of the Child (Convention) was adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and ratified by Canada in 1991. According to the Convention, children have a right to partic...

And so here we are – New Year’s Eve 2025, the end of an extraordinary and turbulent year whose passage many of us will be happy to celebrate, as we equally fervently welcome the hope and potential …

And so here we are – New Year’s Eve 2025, the end of an extraordinary and turbulent year whose passage many of us will be happy to celebrate, as we equally fervently welcome the hope and potential of 2026. It’s a time for looking back and reflecting – and also for handing out some awesome […]

Book recommendations for the holidays from some of Canada’s top legal minds

When starting a PhD thesis or other long piece of writing (any substantial intellectual project really), choosing the right topic is a significant part of whether the end result will be successful. Gr...

It’s December first and that of course means it’s time to open up Clawbies nominations! And because we are getting set to issue our 20th edition of the awards, we called in for reinforcements! The 201...

It’s December first and that of course means it’s time to open up Clawbies nominations! And because we are getting set to issue our 20th edition of the awards, we called in for reinforcements! The 2011 Friends of the North Winners, Three Geeks and a Law Blog were kind enough to use their Geek in Review podcast to host Sarah, Jordan and myself to kick off this year’s awards. The conversation gave us a chance to reflect on twenty years of open legal web publishing, and the role of legal authors as beacons for truthful online conversation. . . . [more] The post #Clawbies2025 – Celebrating 20 Years of Canadian Content! appeared first on Slaw.

“It was twenty years ago today…” Where were you in December 2006? Were you listening to speeches from Prime Minister Paul Martin or US President George W. Bush? Just returned from seeing Borat in t…

Lawyers as truthtellers. Steve Matthews, Owner of Stem Legal Web Enterprises, Inc., Sarah A. Sutherland, Founder and Principal Consultant at Parallax Information Consulting Ltd., and Jordan Furlong, P...

“It was twenty years ago today…” Where were you in December 2006? Were you listening to speeches from Prime Minister Paul Martin or US President George W. Bush? Just returned from seeing Borat in theatres, listening to Eve Avila or were excited when Justin Timberlake’s ‘SexyBack’ came on the car radio? It’s possible you might […]

Editor’s Note: I learned of Gary Rodrigues’ passing this morning. As one of our longstanding Slaw writers, Gary will be remembered for his incredible knowledge and stories behind Canadian legal publishing. Our ‘Legal Publishing’ group here at Slaw have always been well connected to each other. As such, I asked Robert McKay if he might be willing to compose some thoughts. Thankfully he agreed and crafted the kind tribute below. RIP Gary. :( .. Steve M. Slaw readers and many others, among them lawyers, law librarians, legal information publishers and legal academics, in many parts of the world, will mourn . . . [more] The post Gary Peter Rodrigues (1946-2025) appeared first on Slaw.

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