Schulich School Of Law

• After backlash, governments agree to hold public inquiry into Nova Scotia shooting

  The inquiry will be equipped with the ability to summon witnesses or require them to provide evidence as well as the power to subpoena documents. 

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2020
  
• Dalhousie law professors ask premier to launch public inquiry into mass shooting

  Faculty at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law are calling on Premier Stephen McNeil to initiate a public inquiry into last month's mass shooting.

  Crime

  May 15, 2020
  
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• Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing

  Archie Kaiser, a professor at the Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law, says Premier Stephen McNeil should make a clear promise that a public inquiry will be held and have officials begin the groundwork.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Students raise concerns over CERB qualifications: ‘I see it as a deliberate exclusion’

  When CERB was first announced on March 25, it was unclear exactly who would qualify. Now it appears students won't qualify for the benefit.

  Education

  Apr 2, 2020
• NSHA quietly changes medically assisted dying policy at Catholic hospital

  St. Martha's Regional Hospital was previously exempt from assisted dying services under a 1996 agreement between the Nova Scotia government and the Sisters of St. Martha.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2019
• Academic community in Halifax voices support for overdose prevention site

  The provincial government has not yet approved the opening of an OPS in Halifax but has previously stated that they are working with community-based harm reduction organizations to determine appropriate models for safer consumption in Nova Scotia.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2019
• Nova Scotia’s confinement of people with disabilities a ‘lawsuit waiting to happen’

  A Dalhousie law professor said the province should have found housing in the community with supports for the residents, after the review was delivered to senior health officials almost 13 years ago.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2018
• More Dalhousie professors voice support for student in Canada 150 dispute

  An open letter, published on Tuesday, and signed by 26 professors in the school's faculty of arts and social sciences, condemns the schools "double standard" on free speech and the threats made against Masuma Khan. 

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2017