Parents, Schools and Children's Rights: Session Recap March 12, 2024 Brittany Ross-Fichtner On February 27, 2024, the University of Ottawa’s Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC) held an informative and engaging virtual program titled, “Parents, Schools and Children's Rights.”
The Supreme Court of Canada Declares An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and families Constitutional February 29, 2024 Ethan Radomski The article discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.
A Quick Trip to the Ombudsman’s Office: A Law Student’s Experience December 19, 2023 Dylan Challinor Dylan Challinor, a third-year Practice Placement student, discusses his week-long experience in the public sector at the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman.
A Call to Arm’s Length? Changes to Adjudicative Tribunal Appointment Processes discussed at this year’s SOAR Conference November 09, 2023 Willem Crispin-Frei A key principle in administrative law is that justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done. What does this mean in practice? A panel at this year’s Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) Conference on November 2, 2023, took up this question in the context of modernization within three different organizations.
Panel Discussion: Human Rights and Equitable Outcomes November 09, 2023 Brittany Ross-Fichtner On October 30, 2023, the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission joined others to discuss a wide range of topics and best practices related to human rights and equity. The conversation and key takeaways are summarized below.
An Interview with Diana Cooke, Director, Children and Youth Unit, Ontario Ombudsman October 23, 2023 Laura Pettigrew The article summarizes an interview with Diana Cooke, Director, Children and Youth Unit at the Ontario Ombudsman.
A Regulated Approach to Healthy Eating: Enforcing Packaging and Advertising to Restrict Consumption of Foods High in Salt, Saturated Fat, and Sugars May 30, 2023 Julia Witmer, student-at-law, G.S. Jameson & Company This article will briefly outline the history and forthcoming plans for restricting advertising to children and the front of packaging (FOP) labelling requirements now in force.
Competition Policy and Canada's Grocers March 15, 2023 Amy Hill, articling student, The Public Interest Advocacy Centre This article discusses current issues facing Canadian grocery retailers, an upcoming market study and the potential impact of amendments made to the Competition Act.
KPI Pitfalls in the Public Sector March 10, 2023 Tatiana Zeleni and Brian Osler KPIs are key to managing organizational effectiveness and efficiency. KPIs can sometimes result in undesirable regulatory outcomes when they are conflated with organizational objectives. KPIs are a tool to help make decisions, allocate resources, identify problems and build accountability. By taking a sophisticated and thoughtful approach to KPIs, public sector bodies can achieve these purposes without the KPIs themselves inadvertently steering the organization down the wrong path.
Discussion of Workshop at the SOAR Conference on Culturally Competent Decision-Writing November 22, 2022 Sarah Schumacher, Counsel to the Chair, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal This article provides an overview of the SOAR Conference's Culturally Competent Decision-Writing workshop.