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New research supports urgent need for Aboriginal drinking water progress

June 4, 2015 — 
'Increased investment in water infrastructure is … crucial for the betterment of health status both for off- and on-reserve houses.'

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CTV: Manitoba’s highest court rules family of Brian Sinclair can sue health authority

May 6, 2015 — 
Law professor Karen Busby was recently quoted in two media reports

Marion Meadmore, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient for Lifetime Achievement

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2015 Distinguished Alumni Award, Lifetime Achievement

May 4, 2015 — 
Marion Meadmore graduated with a law degree from the University of Manitoba in 1977, becoming the first female Indigenous lawyer in Canada.

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The Star: Now is time to recognize Armenian genocide

April 20, 2015 — 
Faculty of Law professor Umut Özsu wrote an Op-Ed for the Toronto Star about the Armenian genocide.

Western Moot 2015 - MacIntyre (Western) Cup | February 6-7, 2015 | Left to right: The Honourable Justice Richard Saull, Zachary Courtemanche, Anthony Foderaro and Judy Kliewer

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Lawyering competitions: negotiators and court room advocates

March 31, 2015 — 
Robson Hall, Faculty of Law has had a particularly exciting mooting season this year

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Is bilingualism constitutionally entrenched in Alberta and Saskatchewan?

March 9, 2015 — 
Free public panel discussion on the case of Caron-Boutet

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Kingston Penitentiary Cellblock

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Op-Ed: Fixing a non-existent problem with a costly and likely unconstitutional idea

March 6, 2015 — 
This country has no need for a bill that takes away parole, Law profs argue

A Basic Income For Canada and Manitoba: Why Not?

February 3, 2015 — 
On Feb. 5, basic income scholars from across Canada will come together at the U of M

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Blasphemy and the law: ideas versus intentions

January 27, 2015 — 
Religion and Expression, neither freedom is absolute under the law

Seodaemun Prison. Christian Senger, Flickr

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Analysis: Solitary confinement in Canada is a human-rights crisis

December 10, 2014 — 
Perhaps more importantly, what can be done to reverse this trend? An important first step would be for Canada to ratify a United Nations convention against torture.

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