The OBA Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural OBA Foundation Essay Competition in Canadian Aboriginal, Environmental and/or Natural Resources.  This year the contest was administered by a faculty member at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. The competition was open to law students in Ontario and the entries are  intended to address issues in Canadian aboriginal (including indigenous legal traditions), environmental and natural resources law.  Entries from law students across Ontario were received and judged by a distinguished panel of judges.

The OBA Foundation congratulates the winners:

First place - Shirelle Goodman -  Western Law - "Over-Incarceration, the Residential School System and the Destruction of Indigenous Legal Traditions; Why Canadian Jurisprudence is not Going to Solve the 'Problem' of Over-Incarceration of Aboriginal People in Canada but a US-Style Tribal Court System Will" ($1,000 prize)

Second place - Maria Nunez - Queen's University - "O Canada, Keep our Land Glorious and Free.  Exploring the Implications of the Federal Communications Policy on the Freedom of Expression of Federal Scientists" ($500 prize)

Third place - Lisa Hawker - Queen's University - "Viability of Class Actions in Environmental Law" ($250 prize)

The first prize-winning entry will be posted shortly.