The environment and Canada’s resource driven economy has been a recurring top story in the national news. There is currently an abundance of teachable moments to discuss the environment. The latest issue of LawNow magazine explores environmental causes and the law and is the perfect backgrounder for … [Read more...]
Youth Criminal Justice Act in Action
Amendments to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) came into force last October.The Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta has created a new video on these amendments.It’s an easy to follow explanation of the act and its application. … [Read more...]
LawNow on LawCentralSchools.ca
LawCentralSchools.ca is a popular resource for Alberta teachers to find law-related lesson plans. The website has recently undergone a major update!Some of the new features on the site include:enhanced lesson plan search; new teacher resources; and a sharp new look.The website … [Read more...]
Get Answers to Your Legal Questions at Law Day Alberta
Do you want to know how our justice system works in Alberta? Do you want to take a tour of your courthouse? Watch a trial? Get answers to your legal questions? Law Day is family friendly, so bring the kids and learn about the law! April 13, 2013 in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Red … [Read more...]
Teacher’s Talk LawNow: Re-Introducing School’s In
School’s In was a special feature that ran in LawNow magazine in the late 2000s. The feature produced a substantial collection of classroom ready lesson plans. Each lesson was developed with a special focus on inquiry learning.The School’s In articles have always been available in the archives … [Read more...]
Calling all Contributors! Want to write for LawNow Magazine?
LawNow is looking for volunteer contributors.If you share our enthusiasm and commitment to public legal education, consider writing on one of the topics in our Call for Contributors, or contact us with your own suggestions for themes, special reports, and columns.Some of the topics outlined … [Read more...]
37-4: Letter to the Editor
In your September/October, 2011, issue of LawNow, there was an article, "Whatever Happened To … The Prosecution of Susan Nelles," by Peter Bowal and Kelsey Horvat, discussing one of Canada's most fascinating and significant medico-legal cases. It noted in the final paragraphs, the possibility that a … [Read more...]
Bench Press 37-4: A Dog Divided?
Richard Kitchen asked the B.C. Provincial Court to rule on the ownership of a Border collie after the breakup of his relationship. It was a sad affair: a letter on file from the dog to “my daddy” says the dog is unhappy they cannot be a family but that “I know there is no way mommy would ever keep … [Read more...]
Bench Press 37-4: The Defence of Duress
A young Nova Scotia mother was in a violent and abusive marriage. She asked for help repeatedly from the police to no avail. Finally, in fear of her life and that of her child, she tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband. The hit man turned out to be an undercover RCMP officer. She was charged … [Read more...]
Bench Press 37-4: No Jury-vetting, We’re Canadian
Canadians are used to reading American books and watching TV programs where lawyers for parties in court actions amass material about potential jurors. John Grisham’s The Runaway Jury comes to mind. However, in Canada, the Ontario Court of Appeal recently overturned a murder conviction because it … [Read more...]
