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The housing strategy aims to construct 3.9 million homes by 2031. To achieve this goal, the government has allocated $8.5 billion in additional spending.  Guest: Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Director of the Housing Research Collaborative and Associate Professor at Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Should we be building cities inside of asteroids? With the increasing interest in space exploration and the possibility of humans living and working away from Earth, there is a need for viable housing options in space. Guest: Dr. Adam Frank, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester and Author of Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth Seg 2: Who was responsible for the Pearson Airport Gold Heist? A year ago today, a man presented a fake waybill to Air Canada staff at a warehouse beside Pearson International Airport. According to court documents, the man then walked out with 400 kilograms of gold and $1.95 million USD cash. Seg 3: View From Victoria: Bombshell testimony has government stumbling The Premier is responding to bombshell testimony from Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson saying diversion is real and Police can do nothing about open drug use. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Why is the moon getting its own time zone? The initiative for a lunar-specific time standard, known as Coordinated Lunar Time, arises from the necessity for extreme precision in space travel. Guest: Michelle Hanlon, Professor of Practice and the Executive Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law Seg 5: What can tourists expect from a recovering Maui? The August 2023 wildfires resulted in the devastating loss of loved ones, homes, cultural and historical sites, and businesses in Lahaina, located in West Maui. How has the island recovered? Guest: Leanne Pletcher, Director of Public Relations for Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau Seg 6: The consequences of overlooking Canada's productivity emergency The Business Council of BC has strongly criticized the 2024 Federal Budget for not effectively addressing what the Bank of Canada describes as a productivity "emergency" in Canada. Guest: David Williams, Vice President of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia Seg 7: Is Canada doing enough to make housing affordable again? The housing strategy aims to construct 3.9 million homes by 2031. To achieve this goal, the government has allocated $8.5 billion in additional spending.  Guest: Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Director of the Housing Research Collaborative and Associate Professor at Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the rise in deep-fake images, how do we regulate not only what's real or fake, but also what is or isn't legal? Guest: Kristin Thomasen, Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Why is there a black market for sand? The demand for sand, a key ingredient in concrete, has surged, with annual consumption reaching nearly 50 billion metric tons. However, the extraction of sand is not limitless, and concerns about the sustainability of current mining rates suggest a potential shortage by 2050. Guest: David A. Taylor, Contributing Writer for Scientific American and Author of “Cork Wars: Intrigue and Industry in World War II” Seg 2: View From Victoria: Secret NDP plan for BC's crown land The NDP quietly prepared major changes to the management of crown land with legislation this spring to allow co-management, consent agreements, with 204 First Nations on 94% of province that is crown land. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: What can we expect from the foreign interference trial? The winter political season in Ottawa is about to swing into political high gear. MPs have returned to Ottawa ready to take their seats in the House of Commons for the first time since before Christmas. Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: Has AI ‘deep fake' become too good to tell the difference? With the rise in deep-fake images, how do we regulate not only what's real or fake, but also what is or isn't legal? Guest: Kristin Thomasen, Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law Seg 5: Is Vancouver's Park Board a “broken system?” Mayor Ken Sim is advancing efforts to eliminate the elected Vancouver Park Board and directly transfer parks and recreation oversight to the City Council. Guest: Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Seg 6: Can restricting cell phone use keep kids safe? Premier David Eby announced measures to help prevent youth from cyberbullying and sextortion. These include: school cellphone restrictions and legislation holding social media companies accountable for "population-level" harms. Guest: Niki Sharma, Attorney General of BC Seg 7: Should BC adjust its approach to addiction? BC's chief coroner is urgently pushing for comprehensive data collection standards for drug treatment, recovery services, and specific, measurable goals, such as a 50% reduction in deaths. Guest: Lisa Lapointe, BC's Chief Coroner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Canada's housing crisis? How did we get here? How do we solve this problem? Does Pierre Poilievre have a common sense plan? -- Dr. Alexandra Flynn is an Associate Professor at Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia where she teaches and researches in the areas of law and cities. Her work focuses on the constitutional role of cities and urban governance, and she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, reports, and media articles in leading publications. She is currently leading CMHC and SSHRC-funded projects focused on Canada's housing crisis: the Housing Assessment Resource Tools project, which redefines and helps to measure housing need; and the Balanced Supply of Housing Node, which brings together academic and non-profit community organizations to research responsive land use practices and the financialization of housing. She is also working on several projects related to precariously housed people in Canadian cities, including the governance of personal property of precariously housed people, and human rights and tent encampments.

Peek behind the veil of condo ownership with esteemed guest, Professor Doug Harris. Together, Aaron and Professor Harris traverse through the evolution of condo ownership, from its 1960s beginnings to its modern-day role in urban living. Their conversation dives into the unique dynamics of condo living, exploring landlord-tenant relationships, co-ops, detached parcels, and the intricate legalities such as residential tenancy laws and strata corporation governance. They also examine the challenges municipalities face in providing rental housing, consumer protection in multi-unit developments, smoking rules,  and Doug's call for thoughtful housing policy.Douglas Harris, a professor at the Allard School of Law since 2001, has significantly contributed to property law and legal history, authoring award-winning books on Indigenous fisheries in British Columbia. After his call to the British Columbia bar in 1994 and playing in Canada's Olympic field hockey team, he pursued further education, earning LLM and PhD degrees in legal history, and later served in various administrative roles at UBC, receiving teaching awards. Currently, he's focusing on condominium property law, co-authoring a leading Canadian property law casebook, and fostering collaboration on law and cities through the Law & Cities Research Group.Support the showwww.biggerthanmepodcast.com

Evictions can completely upend your life. At best, you have to begin the search for a new home in an increasingly expensive and competitive housing market. At worst, you can't find an affordable replacement. It's a scary situation, even in the best circumstances. In this episode, we get into why evictions happen, how frequently, tenant rights, and "bad faith" evictions. First, we speak to Adam Mongrain, director of housing policy with the Quebec advocacy group Vivre en Ville about an online rental registry, which would provide renters and governments about changes in rental prices, and prevent unfair price hikes. Next, Julie Mah is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, who has done a lot of work on gentrification and urban displacement, and tells us about how that can cause evictions. Finally, Alexandra Flynn, associate professor at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law talks about the high eviction rate in B.C. municipalities, changes to the provinces "Residential Tenancy Act," the housing as a human right, including for those living in encampments. Why do evictions happen, and what can we do to prevent them? We get into it.

This week on Below The Radar, Am Johal is joined by author and associate professor at the Allard Law School at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Brenna Bhandar. She and Am discuss her research into property, property law, and their relationships to histories of colonialism and racial formations. Brenna offers insight into her book Colonial Lives of Property: Law, Land, and Racial Regimes of Ownership. Brenna also talks about gaining an interest concerning the issues of Indigenous dispossession in Canada through her PhD research which was a critique of legal and political forms of recognition, as well as her future projects on property and the doctrine of preemption. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/211-brenna-bhandar.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/211-brenna-bhandar.html Resources: Brenna Bhandar: https://allard.ubc.ca/about-us/our-people/brenna-bhandar Allard School of Law: https://allard.ubc.ca/ Colonial Lives of Property: https://www.dukeupress.edu/colonial-lives-of-property Revolutionary Feminisms: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2532-revolutionary-feminisms Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality, and Metamorphosis in the Work of Catherine Malabou: https://www.dukeupress.edu/plastic-materialities Acts and omissions: Framing settler colonialism in Palestine Studies: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/32857 Bio: Dr. Brenna Bhandar is an Associate Professor at Allard Law Faculty, UBC. Dr. Bhandar holds a PhD from the Birkbeck School of Law, University of London. Prior to joining Allard Law, Brenna was a Reader in Law and Critical Theory at SOAS, University of London, and previously held faculty positions at the Queen Mary School of Law, Kent Law School and the University of Reading Law School. She is the author of Colonial Lives of Property: Law, Land and Racial Regimes of Ownership which examines how modern property law contributes to the formation of racial subjects in settler colonies and to the development of racial capitalism. She is a co-editor on the books; Plastic Materialities: Politics, Legality and Metamorphosis in the work of Catherine Malabou, and Revolutionary Feminisms: Conversations on Collective Action and Radical Thought. Dr. Brenna Bhandar is a well-known property scholar and legal theorist—as well as an Allard Law graduate. Dr. Bhandar's transdisciplinary approach to scholarship spans the disciplines of property law, critical theory, colonial legal history and critical race feminism. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Colonial Lives of Property — with Brenna Bhandar.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, April 25, 2023. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/211-brenna-bhandar.html.

What are the consequences of closing Roxham Road? Efrat Arbel, Associate Professor of Refugee Law at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a team of Harvard Physicists are gearing up to search for an alien probe Dr. Avi Loeb, Director of the Institute for Theory & Computation at Harvard University and Lead Researcher of the Galileo Project How new advancements can help your brain health Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, Co-Founder and Director of the BC Brain Wellness Program What are the consequences of closing Roxham Road? Efrat Arbel, Associate Professor of Refugee Law at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law Why are Millennials in Canada the hardest hit by debt? Blair Mantin, President of Sands & Associates and Licensed Insolvency Trustee  How does the province plan on improving school safety? Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Childcare How nurses are trying to keep the healthcare system and their mental health from flatlining Heather Haberli, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Nurse in Calgary Could new housing transform the DTES? Ravi Kahlon, BC's Minister of Housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is the CBSA withholding information about the death at a Surrey Immigration Detention Centre?  Guest: Dr. Efrat Arbel - Associate Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have the most permissive euthanasia laws in the world and it's not something we should be proud of. Individuals with disabilities are wanting to acquire medically assisted death as opposed to getting the supports that our government has promised, because those supports just don't exist. Isabel Grant is a Professor Specializing in Criminal and Mental Health Law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, and joined Alex to talk about the current programs in place, and what people are saying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Benjamin Perrin, professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Canada, author of "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis"

 The prime minister testified that his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act was the “right choice”, did he prove it?    Guest: Lydia Miljan, political science professor, University of Windsor What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask the mascot guru about his tips and tricks Guest: Jerome Bartlett, mascot guru Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Friday and how to resist it  Guest: Christophe Morin, co-founder The SalesBrain and co-author of The Persuasion Code   A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harper is not impressed with Pierre Poilievre's stance on the opioid crisis and drug policy   Guest: Benjamin Perrin, professor, Allard School of Law, University of British Canada, author of "Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis"

Ontario's provincial government says it will use the notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and prevent a strike among education workers. Matt Galloway talks to Rich Appiah, founder and principal of Appiah Law in Toronto; and Margot Young, a professor at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law.

Guest: Jon Festinger, adjunct professor at the Allard School of Law The federal government is changing how the internet is regulated in Canada. Bill C-11, also known as the Online Streaming Act, is new legislation that will give the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) the task of regulating companies like Netflix, YouTube and TikTok, similar to what it does with radio and television broadcasting. Many critics point out that internet streaming is very different and question if a similar approach is the right idea. There are also concerns about where user-generated content fits in. Jon Festinger, an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia's Peter A. Allard School of Law and a faculty member in the Centre for Digital Media, joins “This Matters” to discuss. This episode was produced by Brian Bradley, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

Aaron sits down with Darwin Hanna to discuss First Nations Economic Development. The two dive into the the process for Indigenous communities to develop their own economies, the challenges they face, and the legal tools they can utilize. Darwin Hanna is a a member of the Nlaka'pmux Nation from the community of Lytton. He is an author, lawyer, adjunct professor with Peter A. Allard School of Law, and director with the piyeʔwiʔx kt Language Foundation Society. Darwin Hanna is a founding partner of Callison & Hanna, which focuses on Aboriginal Law. For the past 21 years, he has been an Adjunct Professor at the Allard School of Law at UBC and has taught First Nations and Economic Development. He is the author of Legal Issues on Indigenous Economic Development published by LexisNexis. He is a member of the working group of officials to explore how UNDRIP will be implemented in the NWT. Learn more about Callison & Hanna: https://www.chlaw.ca/ Buy his book on First Nations Economic Development: https://store.lexisnexis.ca/en/categories/product/legal-issues-on-indigenous-economic-development-skusku-cad-6596/details Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://aaronpete.substack.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7jl39CsCYhImbLevAF6aTe?si=dc4479f225ff440b Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bigger-than-me-podcast/id1517645921 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMDc3MjYyLnJzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA8JKF2tT0AhUPmp4KHR2rAPkQ9sEGegQIARAC Chapters: 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:37 Authoring the Book "Our Tellings" 0:09:21 National Truth & Reconciliation Day 0:19:01 Attending Peter Allard School of Law 0:27:25 First Nations Economic Development 0:39:00 Aboriginal Law & Indigenous Law 0:48:58 Free Prior & Informed Consent EXPLAINED 1:00:09 Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation 1:17:55 How to Develop First Nation Communities 1:29:45 Callison & Hanna Law 1:53:10 Legal Issues on Indigenous Economic Development

In this episode we discuss how internationally trained lawyers become practicing lawyers in Saskatchewan and the resources available for NCA candidates to help them through the process. Our guests include Deborah Wolfe, Executive Director of the National Committee on Accreditation and Law School Programs, at the Federation of Law Societies of Canada; Titli Datta, Associate at Miller Thomson and president of the Saskatchewan chapter for Global Lawyers of Canada; and Ada Aja, articling student at Gates Law. The resources highlighted in this episode are:Legal Research and Writing course from the Canadian Centre for Professional Legal EducationLaw 372 - Admin Law podcast from Oliver Pulleyblank, adjunct professor of law at Allard School of LawAdministrative Law podcast from Craig Forsese, law professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Canadian Bar Association Saskatchewan Branch

Ch1: Is Canada's push to add health warnings on individual cigarettes a step in the right direction to cut tobacco use. Guest: Geoffrey Fong, professor of psychology and public health sciences at the University of Waterloo and principal investigator of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. Ch2: Why is Peace Arch Park still closed? That is a question most are wondering Guest: Dr. Laurie Trautman director of the Border Policy Research Institute. Ch3: The BC hospitality sector is feeling optimistic after the US lifted COVID testing requirements for international travel. Guest: Ingrid Jarrett, CEO of BC Hotel Association. Ch4: It's been a long dry spell for rodeo fans in the Lower Mainland after the pandemic and issues in Surrey have kept the Cloverdale Rodeo under wraps for three years.  Now a new rodeo could be coming to Langley Guest: Victoria Shroff, Animal Lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at UBC's Allard School of Law Ch5: It is now time again for Keep it Local, our BC farming series which looks to highlight local farms across BC.  Last fall many farms in the Abbotsford area were impacted by the floods that destroyed livestock, crops, and homes. How are these farms doing now? And how can we help them? Guest: Mark Stevens, President of the BC Egg Producers Association. Owner of Seimens Farms in Abbotsford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

B.C. has tabled anti-racism legislation that will give it the power to collect race-based data - but how will it help address inequities in the province? We hear from Parker Johnson, an organizational change consultant, and Patricia Barkaskas, a professor at Allard School of Law. And in our 2nd half, how are you caring for your pet as you head back to work?

Victoria Shroff, Animal Lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at UBC's Allard School of Law. discusses Ian Mulgrew's latest column. 

BC government may bring down legislative hammer if housing red tape isn't cut Vaughn Palmer, Columnist for The Vancouver Sun discusses his latest column on red tape throughout Metro Vancouver  After 2 years of COVID-related delays, Bollywood film Jersey will open in cinemas this Friday Twin brothers Aman and Pawan Gill discuss the release of their latest Bollywood film, Jersey. The brothers also discuss their journey from growing up in Surrey to moving to Mumbai to chase their filmmaking dreams.  David Sidoo accused of massive year “pump-and-dump” stock fraud John Green, Associate Council for Hanson & Co Lawyers explains the latest pump and dump scheme involving one prominent Vancouver man.  Ian Mulgrew: Are you ready to be sued by your pet? Victoria Shroff, Animal Lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at UBC's Allard School of Law. discusses Ian Mulgrew's latest column. 

Ch1: If you are noticing some packaged products at the grocery store appear to be shrinking in size or volume, you are not alone. Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of Agri Food Analytics lab at Dalhousie University. Ch2: Premier John Horgan says B.C. is in a good place when it comes to the province's COVID-19 situation, but are we? Guest: Andrew Longhurst, author and health researcher at SFU. Ch3: British Columbians have been hopping on planes or driving across the border to finally enjoy a vacation. There are still COVID-19 rules to follow when those traveller get back to Canada. Guest: Len Saunders, Blaine Immigration Lawyer. Ch4: Twelve-year-old Canadian podcaster Zander Zatylny was born with a serious heart condition, had surgery when he was 30 days old, three open-heart surgeries during his life, and has since then started a podcast series in support of Canadian Children's hospitals. Guest: Zander Zatylny, Podcaster. Ch5: Some cherry farmers in British Columbia are using helicopters to push warm air over the trees as unseasonably cool temperatures threaten this year's cherry crop even before the fruit has formed. Guest: Sukhpaul Bal, President of BC Cherry Association Ch6: There has been significant momentum towards the animal rights movement, but where are we at with this in B.C.? The movement has received support in courtrooms and in legislatures. Guest: Victoria Shroff, Animal Lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Animal Law at UBC's Allard School of Law See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maira Hassan, PhD candidate at Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinton is currently at a 3L student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law and completed his 2L summer at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, a Vancouver-based full-service law firm. In this episode, we talk about navigating through anxiety during law school and his advice on how to excel during law firm interviews.

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Benjamin Perrin, whose book Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis is a finalist for the 2021 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize and is a finalist for the 2021 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes. In their conversation Ben talks about what led him to write and research the book along with the transformation he faced when he was confronted with information and realities that contradicted his former beliefs about drug use. ABOUT BENJAMIN PERRIN: Benjamin Perrin is a professor at the University of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Law. He served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada, and was the lead justice and public safety advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2012-13. Professor Perrin is the author of two previous books: Invisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking, which was a national bestseller and named one of the top books of the year by The Globe and Mail, and Victim Law: The Law of Victims of Crime in Canada. He lives in Vancouver, BC. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Audience Development for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in The Puritan, Untethered, Invisible publishing's invisiblog, This Magazine and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book titled Head Over Feet: The Lasting Heartache of First Loves. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the traditional territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

Mr. Hutchison is an assistant professor at Peter A. Allard School of Law. He teaches Business Organizations, a course that discusses the formation of a business organization, like sole-proprietorships, partnerships and incorporations. He has a strong understanding of corporate law, legal research and the important differences between business organizations.Camden Hutchison LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camden-hutchison-9918101a/Starting a business? Here are great local resources:Stó:lō Community Futures offers support services for Indigenous owned/controlled businesses within S'ólh Téméxw, the Stó:lō Traditional Territory from Fort Langley to Yale, on both sides of the Fraser River.  Our offers include business counseling, access to loan capital programs, business training workshops, and growth guidance. Visit their website to get started: https://www.stolocf.ca/Community Futures South Fraser serves small business owners and entrepreneurs in Chilliwack and Abbotsford.  They provide basic business advisory services including free one-on-one coaching conversations for small to medium-sized business owners. If you're wanting to grow your business in a specific way, we have a specialist that can help. Visit their website to get started: https://southfraser.com/Community Futures North Fraser serves small business owners and entrepreneurs in Harrison Hot Springs, Agassiz and Mission. They provide basic business advisory services including free one-on-one coaching conversations for small to medium-sized business owners. If you're wanting to grow your business in a specific way, we have a specialist that can help. Visit their website to get started: https://northfraser.org/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35374462&fan_landing=true)

Today's guests: Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University / Fellow - Canadian Foreign Policy Institute Dr. Katie Mack, astrophysicist and assistant professor of astronomy at North Carolina State University / author - "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)" Dr. Brian Bird, assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC Dr. Ergete Ferede, professor of economics - MacEwan University  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amanda Lang speaks to Benjamin Perrin (a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia) about the ‘other' issue in Canada (beyond the pandemic), the Opioid Crisis killing thousands across the country.

This episode discusses pay equity, corporate governance, and the pressing need for increasing gender and racialized representation in boards, the legal profession, and legal academia. In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Carol Liao, Associate Professor at the Allard School of Law and the UBC Sauder Distinguished Scholar of the Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at the UBC Sauder School of Business. She recently received the 2021 Influential Women in Business Award, an award that recognizes leaders in their respective field for contributing their time and expertise to the broader BC business community as board members, advisors, donors and mentors. Prior to joining Allard, Dr. Liao taught at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, practiced law in New York at Shearman & Sterling LLP, served as a legal researcher for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda, and clerked at the BC Court of Appeal. This episode discusses several statistics, all of which can be found here: https://bit.ly/3cIURsp

A discussion of the philosophy behind economic immigration, how Canada ranks economic immigrants, Ministerial Instructions and listener Q&A. Ashal Kaushal is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law, where she teaches, amongst other courses, Immigration Law. 6:00 An introduction to Canada’s points system, how Express Entry changed it and Ministerial Instructions. 14:30 The three models of economic immigration. The Human Capital Model, the Demand-Driven Model and the Neo-Corporatist Model 22:00 How the same job offer can be worth different points depending on the immigration program. 28:30 Is it possible to qualify the value of a prospective economic immigrant through their job? 32:00 Why are the points what they are? Why would a job offer go from 600 to 200 / 50, for example? How did the change from Conservative to Liberal government change? 37:30 A ranking system based on wage. 44:00 Ministerial Instructions Listener Questions 55:30 How long will Express Entry last before they bring in a whole new system? 1:00 Should there be country caps on economic immigration? Will India remain the top source country of immigrants? 1:06 What, if anything, should be done about how the federal and provincial governments have economic immigration programs that target the same “high skilled” people? 1:16 Should Canada bring back the Immigrant Investor Program? 1:24 If you could make one change to Express Entry or economic immigration what would it be?

Joel Bakan is an American-Canadian writer, filmmaker, and professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. Joel has recently published a book, The New Corporation: How “Good” Corporations are Bad for Democracy, and released a documentary film based upon it. You can find out more about both at joelbakan.com. In Joel’s early documentary film “The Corporation” he famously said that corporations are psychopaths. In this podcast we extrapolate from that discuss how power has shifted from government to corporations as they try to take over every aspect of our lives. What does this mean for democracy? How much power are we willing to give over to these companies? And are they really trying to do “good” or is just a facade to yield more control and ultimately...profit? This is what Joel explores further in his new film and book, he talks about his trip to Davos and the people and CEOs he encountered there who endeavour to change the world, but is it for the better? 

In this episode, we will explore alternatives to established theories in corporate governance, and their ensuing implications for addressing pressing societal problems. We will hear from Dr. Carol Liao, an associate professor, UBC Sauder Distinguished Scholar​, and Director of the Centre for Business Law at the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

Professor Wei Cui teaches at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. He also practiced tax law for over 10 years in both New York and Beijing, served as senior tax counsel for the China Investment Corporation and has served as a consultant to the United Nations, the Budgetary Affairs Commission of China’s National People’s Congress, and China’s Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation.Cui has been at the forefront of the effort to understand the opportunities and perils presented by the fast-moving effort to tax digital giants such as Facebook and Google. He explains how his focus on digital taxes grew out of a last-minute scramble to find a topic after a shift in the political winds rendered another moot. The result has been good for him and great for all of us as he has added much-needed light to a heated debate that at times has threatened to escalate into a trans-Atlantic trade war. Cui also discusses his controversial work on third-party information reporting. He has questioned the importance scholars and policymakers often place on information as a source of strength for tax systems in developed economies. He makes a compelling case that the link between the two has long been misunderstood.Our student quote by Aaron from College Station, Texas.ResourcesProfessor Cui’s bio.Dan Shaviro’s  blog post about Cui’s visit to the NYU Law Tax Policy and Public Finance Colloquium.The paper Cui presented at the Colloquium, The Digital Services Tax: A Conceptual DefenseCui’s paper questioning the value of information reporting.  Leandra Lederman’s response.The student quote is taken from John Marshall’s opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316, 431 (1819).

In June, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a decades-old section of the Criminal Code was unconstitutional. The law was brought in following the acquittal of a man who sexually assaulted an elderly woman while intoxicated. The federal government enacted Section 33.1 amid reports that extreme drunkenness was being used to defend against a sexual assault charge. We speak with Isabel Grant, professor at the Allard School of Law UBC.

In June, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a decades-old section of the Criminal Code was unconstitutional. The law was brought in following the acquittal of a man who sexually assaulted an elderly woman while intoxicated. The federal government enacted Section 33.1 amid reports that extreme drunkenness was being used to defend against a sexual assault charge. We speak with Isabel Grant, professor at the Allard School of Law UBC.

Guests: Peter McCaffrey, President of the Alberta Institute, Jackie Seely, Program Director for Newell Further Education, Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer, professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, President and CEO of Prairie Sky Gondola, and Miranda Rosin, MLA of Banff/Kananaskis

Guest Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer and professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic located Vancouver

Guest Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer and professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic located Vancouver

Guests: Peter McCaffrey, President of the Alberta Institute, Jackie Seely, Program Director for Newell Further Education, Patricia Barkaskas, Métis lawyer, professor of law at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia and the Academic Director of the UBC Indigenous Community Legal Clinic, Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson, President and CEO of Prairie Sky Gondola, and Miranda Rosin, MLA of Banff/Kananaskis

This episode of Runnymede Radio features Shannon Salter, the Chair of British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal – Canada’s first online tribunal. Ms. Salter earned her BA and LLB from the University of British Columbia, and her LLM from the University of Toronto. She clerked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia before practising civil litigation at a Vancouver law firm for several years. In 2017, Ms. Salter was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada. She is also an adjunct professor at UBC’s Allard School of Law, where she teaches administrative law and legal ethics. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Ms. Salter discusses the nature and work of the Civil Resolution Tribunal and how this administrative body is reshaping legal dispute resolution in British Columbia.

In this BEST IN CLIMATE episode, Christine reads the post The Wet'suwet'en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law: An Explainer, by Kate Gunn & Bruce McIvor. This post was first published on firstpeopleslaw.com. Kate Gunn is a lawyer at First Peoples Law Corporation. Kate completed her Master's of Law at the University of British Columbia. Her most recent academic essay, "Agreeing to Share: Treaty 3, History & the Courts," was published in the UBC Law Review. Bruce McIvor, lawyer and historian, is principal of First Peoples Law Corporation. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law where he teaches the constitutional law of Aboriginal and Treaty rights. Bruce is a proud Métis from the Red River in Manitoba. He holds a Ph.D. in Aboriginal and environmental history and is a Fulbright Scholar. A member of the bar in British Columbia and Ontario, Bruce is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading practitioner of Aboriginal law in Canada.

The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Victoria Shroff: Looking forward to animal law in 2020 Guest: Victoria Shroff,one of the first and longest serving animal-law lawyers in Canada. She has been practising animal law for 20 years in downtown Vancouver at Shroff and Associates and is also adjunct professor of animal law at Allard School of Law at UBC.  Chapter 2 Fatal assault in Oppenheimer Park marks Vancouver's first homicide of 2020 Guest: John Coupar, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Chapter 3 New urban parks are more than big grassy fields for playing sports Guest: Susan Herrington, professor in landscape architecture at the University of B.C Chapter 4 Lines in the dark Guest: Jody Vance, Contributor at The Orca, occasional host on CKNW

Don't miss this in-depth conversation with alumnae leaders as they share their career journeys, offer advice and propose new ideas and ways of thinking about the workplace. Discover how they have broken barriers, achieved success and are building a better, stronger, more inclusive workplace. Moderated by Dean Robert Helsey from the UBC Sauder School of Business. Host - Salina Dharamsi, BCom'13 - Senior Manager-Campus Acquisition Talent, PwC Canada Panelist - Leana Keto, MBA'18 - Venture Leader, Creative Destruction Lab Rockies Panelist - Shari Sentner, MBA'96 - President & COO, Tallinn Capital Energy Panelist - Arlene Strom, LLB'97 - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Suncor Energy Inc. Presented by UBC Sauder School of Business and the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Recorded October 29, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Calgary in Calgary, AB.

With Saanich schools closed for a third week as a result of a strike, 2019 amendments to the Labour Relations Code are discussed. These amendments removed a specific provision that declared “the provision of educational programs for students and eligible children under the School Act” to be an essential service. This change was an example of the labour relations changes made each time the NDP is elected, or defeated, in British Columbia. This same legislation, Bill 30, would also have included a provision removing the right to a secret ballot for union certification, however, the British Columbia Green Party advised the NDP that they would not support the other changes if that was included so it was removed.While the language that remains in the Labour Relations Code dealing with strikes or lockouts that “poses a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the residents of British Columbia” has previously been interpreted by the Labour Relations Board to include education, in some circumstances, this would be more contentious. In order to engage any of the essential service provisions of the Labour Relations Code, action is required by the Minister of Labour: Harry Bains. He is the minister who introduced the legislation to remove the express provision designating education as an essential service. His background includes 15 years as an officer of a steelworkers-IWA union local. Unsurprisingly, he has not acted to engage the remaining provisions of the Labour Relations Code in order to end the strike. Other legal news discussed include the announcement by the province of $2 million in funding to open 8 poverty law clinics.The provincial funding will be provided through the Law Foundation, which will afford some degree of separation from the province as the poverty law issues the clinics will assist with could involve the provincial government as a party. Prior to a 40% cut to legal aid funding in 2002, British Columbia had more than 40 legal aid offices, that assisted more than 40,000 people a year with poverty law issues. These issues often related to housing or disability claims. Since that time, no legal assistance was available for issues like these. Finally, a donation of $30 million by a graduate of the UBC Law School is discussed. That donation included an agreement to rename the law school the “Peter A. Allard School of Law” and to include this name on degrees issued by the law school. Unfortunately, for Mr. Allard, it turns out that postgraduate degrees, such as LLM and PhDs, are not granted by the faculty of law, but rather the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral studies. These degrees never had the name of the law school on them and so, don’t include the new name of the law school. In an attempt to force UBC to include his name on these degree, Mr. Allard took the matter to arbitration. He was unsuccessful and is now going to court in an attempt to overturn the arbitrator’s decision. Unfortunately, this has created the appearance of transforming a generous gift into a contractual dispute over the sale of naming rights.Follow this link for a transcript of the show and links to the cases and legislation discussed.

After Five years waiting for justice, the family and friends of Elizabeth Lafantaisie hear about the torture and brutal treatment of their beloved “memere”  before her death - and it’s intolerable pain all over again.  Autopsy photos and reports presented as evidence with grizzly details      that one can not shake off easily are presented. Nothing good can come of a case like this, yet Elizabeth Lafantaisie leaves behind her a large family and generations that remember fondly their “mamere” and we must too.   Visit:  Writing About Crime Facebook page:  Writing About Crime Facebook group:  Writing About Crime Discussion Group Twitter @CrimeWriterpod Instagram: Writing About Crime Instagram Email:  writingaboutcrime@writeme.com Thank you so much for listening and commenting: MerandaJem from Canada Miss Lucy Lou 22 from Canada Gina K - Calgary, Alberta. Terry S - In the facebook group and joining patreon. Jen T - Engaging in the facebook group. Heather Sim - Engaging in the facebook group. Anna W - Engaging in the facebook group You can also support the show on Patreon and I am so grateful for those contributions.    Recommended Podcasts: Murder in the Rain Podcast A podcast centered around true crime in the Pacific Northwest MurderintheRain.com  Twitter @murderintherain Instagram @murderintherain Facebook @mintherain   Apple for the Teacher  True Crime in Schools       Special mentions: ***Thank you Tara And Barney of BLOODY MURDER PODCAST.  For providing the disclosure at the top of the show.  A special thank you to Barney for redesigning my logo.  You both are a treat. Sources used in this article include:   The Killing of Kindness – The Elizabeth Lafantaisie Murder Investigation THE POLICE INSIDER News From Behind the Badge   The Murder of Elizabeth Lafantaisie A family blog and memoriam. Sexual assault of older women Pollock, N.L. Annals of Sex Research (1988) 1: 523. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00854714 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00854714 Publisher Name Kluwer Academic Publishers Print ISSN 0843-4611 Online ISSN 1573-286X   The Sexual Assault of Older Women: Criminal Justice Responses in Canada Isabel Grant and Janine Benedet, Professors, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia. Citation: (2016) 62:1 McGill LJ 41 Référence : (2016) 62:1 RD McGill 41 *Links to all sources can be found at www.writingaboutcrime.com Music in this episode includes: Purple Planet Music - Biosphere https://www.purple-planet.com/biosphere  

The Sunday Edition Chapter 1 Vaping and Your Health Guest: David Hammond, Researcher, University of Waterloo Chapter 2 Space Crime Guest: Kyla Lee, Criminal Lawyer with Acumen Law Chapter 3 Hurricane Dorian makes landfall Guest: Jackson Proskow, Global News Washington Bureau Chief Chapter 4 Dog's euthanization stayed Guest: Victoria Shroff, Animal Law Lawyer, Professor of Animal Law at the Allard School of Law at UBC Chapter 5 Victoria renamed Ogden Point in the face of the historical connotation Guest: Felix-Marie Badeau, Co-chair, Vancouver's Civic Asset Naming Committee Chapter 6 Calls to have alcoholic beverages have nutritional labels Guest: Dr. Adam Sherk, Post Doctoral Fellow, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria Chapter 7 Hong Kong, the importance of it being a student led protest, arrest of key pro-democracy figures, allegations of sexual violence by police in Hong Kong, why should we care all the way across the Pacific? Guest: Jane Li, Spokesperson for Vancouver Hong Kong Political Activists

Geoffrey Daniel (Twitter, LinkedIn) talks about bringing a user focus and content governance to the website of the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. Produced by Kathy Wagner and Blaine Kyllo; theme music by Lee Rosevere.

In this episode, Camden Hutchison, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law, discusses his articles "Corporate Law Federalism in Historical Context: Comparing Canada and the United States," which will be published in the McGill Law Journal, and "The Patriation of Canadian Corporate Law," which will be published in the University of Toronto Law Journal. Hutchison begins by describing the similarities and differences between United States and Canadian corporate law. He then describes how both bodies of law reached a similar place via very different paths, focusing on how Canadian corporate law developed in relation to different incentives than United States law. He also discusses his empirical study of the influence of foreign courts on Canadian judicial decisions, including the surprising finding that United States law has had relatively little influence, even though modern Canadian corporations law is based primarily on United States law. Hutchison is on Twitter at @CamdenHutchison.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Wet’suwet’en Nation made headlines across the country with its resistance to the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline. TransCanada has said it gained consent of every First Nation along the pipeline route. But out on Wet’suwet’en territory, the nation’s hereditary chiefs tell another story. They say the responsibility for matters of land and title rests with them, and they were never consulted. Dr. Bruce McIvor joins the podcast to give a legal and historical perspective. McIvor is principal at First Peoples Law, a law firm dedicated to defending and advancing Aboriginal title, Aboriginal rights and Treaty rights. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law. You can read more about the legal precedents he addresses in "First Peoples Law: Essays in Canadian Law and Decolonization," available at www.firstpeopleslaw.com. Download for free. New episodes every second Wednesday. Tweet your questions and comments to @IRPP.

Today's theme: Minimum Wage Minimum wage is an hourly statutory labor cost set by the government to force employers to pay over a certain level for their employees to maintain minimum standard of living. Over the years, Korea's minimum wage has surged a number of times since 1989, with the most recent raise of 16.4% to 7,530 won starting this year. Some are happy with higher pay, but others say employers are dodging the increasea and even laying people off instead of paying them more. Is minimum wage the solution to the employment and economic problems at hand? Questions: Does it work? Is it discriminatory? Does it create more unemployment? Will it lead to the increased automation of jobs? We look into the pros and cons of the system with experts from around the world. The Conversationalist with Professor Yang Junsok - Department of Economics at Catholic University of Korea “The current government is promoting wage-led growth which means to seek economic growth by boosting household income and spending. Do you think raising the minimum wage can help achieving this goal? As in any countries, there is a noticeable difference between the cost of living in a large city and more rural areas. Thus some nations, including Japan, have adopted a system in which the minimum wage is relative to the area: something akin to a smart wage. Do you think that Korea should be looking at something like this?” & Professor Margot Young - in the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, and a Research Associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-BC Office “We're encountering a structural shift in the labor market which led to famous people like Elon Musk advocate the idea of universal basic income. But what led the Ontario state to experiment with this idea? Unlike minimum wage, basic income doesn't require the recipients to work to earn it. What can they do instead of participating in the labor market?” Media Monster Morgan Spurlock's 30 days Next week: Paralympics

Efrat Arbel is Assistant Professor at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. She is an executive member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. A list of Dr. Arbel's recent publications can be found here. During this podcast we talk about three areas that Dr. Arbel has recently focused her research on. These include the distinction between physical borders and legal borders in the refugee context, how interdiction works, and the Safe Third Country Agreement. The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States requires that persons seeking refugee protection must make a claim in the first country they arrive in unless they qualify for an exception to the Agreement. In other words, an asylum seeker who wishes to seek refugee status in Canada will typically be denied the ability to do so if they attempt to enter Canada by land from the United States. This episode was recorded before President Trump's recent Executive Order imposed a moratorium on asylum claims in the United States. President Trump's decision has only intensified and magnified many of the issues that Dr. Arbel discusses in this podcast.

This week, Ken completes his 3-part review of higher ed branding in 2015 with a look at “New Names & Nicknames,” from DMZ to uVic! (Part 1 was “Cautionary Tales & Cautious Rebrandings” https://youtu.be/m2LF3rGiMLc . Part 2 was “Bold New Brands of 2015” https://youtu.be/pxmRfUfzZ5o .) Without a doubt, institutions are loathe to lose decades of brand equity and recognition by changing their names. Generally it occurs only when the institution’s mandate has changed significantly, such as when a college gains university status, or an institute becomes a polytechnic. (Most recently it was SIAST becoming Saskatchewan Polytechnic.) For years we’ve also seen a pretty widespread trend toward dropping adjectives like “regional” and “community” from college names, and minimizing or eliminating the use of the word “college” itself. Last spring, Saskatchewan’s Southeast Regional College launched a bright new brand identity without the word “Regional.” The AUCC rechristened itself “Universities Canada” last year, launching a “dynamic” new visual identity using a diamond rather than a square, to symbolize convergence, such as at a crossroads, a town square, or a university quad. https://youtu.be/cYeXSlzYIsw Last year we also saw Fanshawe College announce the Don Smith School of Building Technology, UBC name the Peter A. Allard School of Law, and Wilfrid Laurier University rename the Laziridis School of Business & Economics. Higher ed more often shortens names than changing them completely, such as when Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone adopted the official name “DMZ” last spring. Ryerson University itself launched a refreshed visual identity last summer, featuring fresh new colours, a slightly modernized typeface, and a bit of “out of the box” symbolism. The positioning strategy emphasizes 5 key differentiators from other Toronto institutions, and we look at two quick brand videos to see it in action. In keeping with our “nicknames” topic, Ryerson also revealed two abbreviated logos for use in informal situations, and social media. Q&A with Sheldon Levy: https://youtu.be/i3Y7Ln2slyc Mind & Action: https://youtu.be/INllQ597-1U Last February, the University of Victoria finally embraced the nickname, “uVic,” by which they have been affectionately known for years. The dynamic new brand includes refreshed colours, a new wordmark, and new graphic elements including a wavy “connective thread” and some playful birds, martlets, drawn from the coat of arms. https://youtu.be/gsARvoBJCoU One of the challenges to adopting a shorter name for marketing purposes is opposition from internal and external stakeholders. I think perhaps uVic learned from the example set by Western University back in 2012. Critics thought the name geographically inaccurate, although frankly there are dozens of “Northwesterns” and “Southwesterns” in the eastern US. The new identity solved many technical issues, and introduced an elegant system of sub-brands that is the nicest I have seen anywhere. So we’ve seen colleges and universities use several strategies to pave the way for a new name or brand. UCFV adopted an acronym, Malaspina a memorable icon, CBU stripped away all semblance of a logo, and uVic made it clear that the old logo will continue in widespread use. The real work of rebranding an academic community isn’t creative work at all; the most challenging aspects are consultation, research, consensus building, and easing the campus into a new identity. Too many top-tier ad agencies have underestimated this challenge, or badly mishandled it. It’s the aspect of higher ed brand strategy that I think is most exciting, and it’s the reason I developed my proprietary Brand Chemistry™ model. www.BrandChemistry.ca And this week’s #ICYMI: a new recruitment theme from Dalhousie University, “Find what drives you.” Nicely addresses concerns about an intellectually-challenging student experience. https://youtu.be/2ysWuPN62og Coming up next time: a surprise episode! Watch for it later in March, or subscribe to our free email newsletter now for exclusive early access. http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/

This week, Ken completes his 3-part review of higher ed branding in 2015 with a look at “New Names & Nicknames,” from DMZ to uVic! (Part 1 was “Cautionary Tales & Cautious Rebrandings” https://youtu.be/m2LF3rGiMLc . Part 2 was “Bold New Brands of 2015” https://youtu.be/pxmRfUfzZ5o .) Without a doubt, institutions are loathe to lose decades of brand equity and recognition by changing their names. Generally it occurs only when the institution’s mandate has changed significantly, such as when a college gains university status, or an institute becomes a polytechnic. (Most recently it was SIAST becoming Saskatchewan Polytechnic.) For years we’ve also seen a pretty widespread trend toward dropping adjectives like “regional” and “community” from college names, and minimizing or eliminating the use of the word “college” itself. Last spring, Saskatchewan’s Southeast Regional College launched a bright new brand identity without the word “Regional.” The AUCC rechristened itself “Universities Canada” last year, launching a “dynamic” new visual identity using a diamond rather than a square, to symbolize convergence, such as at a crossroads, a town square, or a university quad. https://youtu.be/cYeXSlzYIsw Last year we also saw Fanshawe College announce the Don Smith School of Building Technology, UBC name the Peter A. Allard School of Law, and Wilfrid Laurier University rename the Laziridis School of Business & Economics. Higher ed more often shortens names than changing them completely, such as when Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone adopted the official name “DMZ” last spring. Ryerson University itself launched a refreshed visual identity last summer, featuring fresh new colours, a slightly modernized typeface, and a bit of “out of the box” symbolism. The positioning strategy emphasizes 5 key differentiators from other Toronto institutions, and we look at two quick brand videos to see it in action. In keeping with our “nicknames” topic, Ryerson also revealed two abbreviated logos for use in informal situations, and social media.Q&A with Sheldon Levy: https://youtu.be/i3Y7Ln2slyc Mind & Action: https://youtu.be/INllQ597-1U Last February, the University of Victoria finally embraced the nickname, “uVic,” by which they have been affectionately known for years. The dynamic new brand includes refreshed colours, a new wordmark, and new graphic elements including a wavy “connective thread” and some playful birds, martlets, drawn from the coat of arms. https://youtu.be/gsARvoBJCoU One of the challenges to adopting a shorter name for marketing purposes is opposition from internal and external stakeholders. I think perhaps uVic learned from the example set by Western University back in 2012. Critics thought the name geographically inaccurate, although frankly there are dozens of “Northwesterns” and “Southwesterns” in the eastern US. The new identity solved many technical issues, and introduced an elegant system of sub-brands that is the nicest I have seen anywhere. So we’ve seen colleges and universities use several strategies to pave the way for a new name or brand. UCFV adopted an acronym, Malaspina a memorable icon, CBU stripped away all semblance of a logo, and uVic made it clear that the old logo will continue in widespread use. The real work of rebranding an academic community isn’t creative work at all; the most challenging aspects are consultation, research, consensus building, and easing the campus into a new identity. Too many top-tier ad agencies have underestimated this challenge, or badly mishandled it. It’s the aspect of higher ed brand strategy that I think is most exciting, and it’s the reason I developed my proprietary Brand Chemistry™ model. www.BrandChemistry.ca And this week’s #ICYMI: a new recruitment theme from Dalhousie University, “Find what drives you.” Nicely addresses concerns about an intellectually-challenging student experience. https://youtu.be/2ysWuPN62og Coming up next time: a surprise episode! Watch for it later in March, or subscribe to our free email newsletter now for exclusive early access. http://eduvation.ca/subscribe/

Canada has been lauded for its generosity in striving to welcome and resettle some 25,000 Syrian refugees over the coming months, a stark contrast to our neighbours south of the border. However, critics have expressed concern about whether such a large scale resettlement project can be undertaken in a safe and responsible way within such a short timeline. In response to recent security concerns, Canada has limited the immigration flow to women, children and families and excluded single males – a decision applauded by some and criticized by others as being discriminatory. And, while providing asylum to 25,000 displaced Syrians is a good start, it pales in comparison to the hundreds of thousands of refugees taken in by European countries and Middle East. Our panel of experts addressed these critical issues regarding the influx of Syrian refugees to Canada and also discussed what this mass diaspora means for Canadians and for future Canadian immigration and refugee policies. Presented by the Peter A. Allard School of Law, in partnership with alumni UBC