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Canadian Muslim Excellence: A Time to Celebrate, Educate, and Reflect
No full textThis study redresses the limited presence of stories of Muslims in Canadian archival history and curriculum, drawing attention to the racial issues as an antidote, so that public awareness of anti-Islamophobia strategy can be made known. The authors searched, preserved, and distributed the diverse and inclusive stories of Muslim Canadians by employing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary strategy to map the political, ideological, institutional, and economic contributions of Canadian Muslims who are working for a better Canada. The authors made these stories readily available and accessible as an open educational resource under a Creative Commons’ license, by creating and constructing a digital archive. This research also works towards developing resources and connections for a range of audiences to develop learning aids to teach Muslim Canadians history. The fabric of this country would not be the same, if it were not for diversity. Muslim Canadians are valued contributors to the Canadian climate, and deserve to be celebrated, rather than mistreated. Sharing the stories of Muslim Canadians who have had a positive impact on this country is intended to increase the positive messaging surrounding some of the wonderful contributions Muslim Canadians have accomplished
Access to Administrative Justice as an Administrative Law Value: Designing an Inclusive and Accessible Administrative Justice System
No full textThe constantly developing norm of access to justice is moving to occupy a central place in the administrative justice system, prompting a need to rethink the values that should serve to animate the system. This article offers a framework for the administrative justice system in Canada, one that firmly and explicitly entrenches the value of access to administrative justice within it. It reflects on the requirements to achieve access for a significant population of its users – namely, equality-deserving communities. The author looks at the historical reasons why access to justice has been a concern for equality-deserving communities, and introduces the concept of social equity from the discipline of public administration as a tool to assist in addressing some of the structural and systemic access-to-administrative-justice challenges experienced. The author rearticulates the foundational values of administrative law in Canada to incorporate access to administrative justice as a distinct value, one that engages with access-to-justice barriers relating to structural and systemic inequality. In doing so, she details five core principles that underpin the new value of access to administrative justice and cites examples of recent tribunal reform projects in Canada that illustrate promising innovations in that direction. Finally, the author describes briefly the ways in which institutional design and tribunal culture can contribute to enhancing the value of access to administrative justice within the broad, on-the-ground context of different administrative actors. Overall, this article presents an analysis of the dynamic interaction between marginalized populations and the administrative state in order to move forward judicial and other contemporary discussions about access to administrative justice and how it should be defined.Le présent article s’intéresse aux motifs historiques pour lesquels l’accès à la justice est une source de préoccupations chez les communautés en quête d’égalité. Il introduit l’utilisation du principe de l’équité sociale dans l’administration publique comme élément clé pour comprendre les façons d’améliorer l’accès à la justice pour les communautés en quête d’égalité dans le système de justice administrative. Il détaille les cinq principes qui sous-tendent une valeur nouvelle qui doit être accordée à l’accès à la justice administrative, en plus de citer des exemples de projets récents de réforme tribunaire au Canada qui illustrent de possibles pistes de solutions. Enfin, il décrit de manière générale les façons dont les outils provenant de la conception institutionnelle et de la culture tribunaire peuvent contribuer à rehausser la valeur de l’accès à la justice administrative pour des groupes en quête d’égalité dans le contexte plus large des différents acteurs administratifs. En somme, l’article offre une analyse de l’interaction dynamique entre les populations marginalisées et vulnérables et l’accès à la justice dans la fonction administrative pour permettre l’avancement des discussions juridiques et contemporaines concernant l’accès à la justice administrative et la définition que nous devrions lui donner
Reducing The “Justice Gap” Through Access to Unbundled Legal Services: Utilizing an A2J Measurement Framework to Measure Unbundling Effectiveness
No full textThe ever-growing disparity between the cost of legal services and Canadians’ ability to pay for those services is known as the “justice gap.” As that gap widens, stakeholders must look for innovative ways to address it. In recent years, the potential for lawyers to offer unbundled legal services [ULS] through limited scope retainers has received considerable commentary as a “person” or “user-centred” justice tool, largely based on increasing affordability. ULS may expand access to individuals that cannot afford full representation but do not qualify for government-funded legal aid. However, empirical research on ULS as an access-to-justice (A2J) tool in Canada has only begun. This article contributes to the growing discourse on measuring ULS and is novel in Canada in its examination of ULS effectiveness as an A2J tool in reference to an A2J Measurement Framework and sample survey data from a ULS pilot project in Saskatchewan, Canada. We also identify what we do not yet know about ULS efficacy and why we should care about these unknowns. We caution against some of the generalizations currently made in the literature about which individuals are best suited for ULS. Finally, we conclude with ideas on how to continue studying these unknowns in reference to the framework for more efficient evaluation and comparative ULS data across jurisdictions. Utilizing the framework to measure ULS effectiveness across jurisdictions could help determine whether such initiatives are working from an A2J view and making a difference in the overall movement to reduce the justice gap.La disparité toujours croissante entre le coût des services juridiques et la capacité des Canadiens à payer pour de tels services est souvent appelée l’« écart de justice ». À mesure que l’écart prend de l’ampleur, les intervenants doivent trouver des façons novatrices de le pallier. Dans les dernières années, la capacité des avocats d’offrir des services juridiques dégroupés dans le cadre de mandats à portée limitée a souvent été considérée comme un outil de justice « personnel » ou « axé sur les usagers ». Ces services peuvent élargir l’accès à des personnes qui n’ont pas les moyens d’être totalement représentées, mais qui ne sont pas admissibles à l’aide juridique subventionnée par le gouvernement.
Cependant, les études sur les services juridiques dégroupés comme outils d’accès à la justice au Canada n’en sont qu’à leurs débuts. Ainsi, le présent article contribue à la discussion en cours sur l’évaluation des services juridiques dégroupés par l’examen de leur efficacité comme outil d’accès à la justice par rapport à un cadre d’évaluation pertinent, et par l’examen d’un échantillon de données d’un sondage sur un projet pilote concernant les services juridiques dégroupés en Saskatchewan, au Canada. Nous avons également relevé l’information manquante sur l’efficacité des services juridiques dégroupés en prenant soin d’expliquer pourquoi cette information est importante. En guise de conclusion, nous illustrons nos idées sur la façon d’étudier les données manquantes en lien avec le cadre afin de réaliser une évaluation plus efficace et d’obtenir des données comparatives sur les services juridiques dégroupés des différents ressorts de compétence
Twenty Years of the European Arrest Warrant From a German Viewpoint: Experiences, Challenges, Perspectives
No full textGermany has often been in the focus when it comes to questions of experiences and challenges after 20 years of application of the European Arrest Warrant. The authors shed light on the challenges the EAW brought in Germany under three perspectives: The first one relates to the implementation of the instrument which is described by way of an outline. This part includes the history of the implementation legislation and provides insights into some specialities of the surrender proceedings according to German law which are currently also under the discussion for reform. The second perspective deals with the impact of the EAW on German practice and workload. By way of analysing statistical data on the handling of the EAW in Germany and comparing them with data for all EU Member States, the authors demonstrate how the EAW affected resources and structures in Germany and to which extent grounds for refusal gained importance in recent years. The third perspective addresses the obviously major issue of concrete application of the EAW: The discussion on the ground for refusal based on fundamental rights. Since this issue has not only been predominant in fierce debates among German scholars even from the outset of the EAW, but also
has high practical relevance in Germany and led to a spat between the German Federal Constitutional Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union, an in-depth analysis is conducted. In this context, the basic views are contrasted, and the subsequent development of court practice analysed. Lastly, the authors’ conclusions include possible future perspectives for the EAW as the landmark of judicial cooperation in the European Union. 
Sphere Mapping and Leadership in Business
No full textLeadership in business has been a significant concern in management studies for decades. Our paper is an interdisciplinary attempt to contribute to the literature on business leadership. We bring together research from management studies, applied ethics and corporate responsibility to offer a preliminary approach to business leadership. This preliminary approach involves application of Martha Nussbaum’s concept of sphere mapping in business leadership. The yield of this approach is a shortlist of specific virtues—fairness, honesty, open-mindedness and non-malevolence—that we hold business leaders should adopt
Introduction: Harnessing the Untapped Potential of the Canadian Charter/Réaliser le potentiel inexploité de la Charte canadienne
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Collecting the Northern Hall: Pre-war Canadian Content in the Hobby That Defined Our Childhoods
No full textMy baseball card collection and by extension this article focuses on the pre-war era of card collecting and its connection to Canada. Discussion of cards from this era often includes cards manufactured until 1952 as Topps’ 1952 set is generally considered the first ‘modern’ set. The paper will start with a discussion of Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers and Canadian teams represented in some of the more sought-after American sets. Many pre-war sets featured minor league teams including several Canadian teams. We will then examine Canada’s early contribution to the hobby by describing cards issued by early Canadian companies. Lastly, no good article about baseball cards is complete without a good Top 10 list, so I will propose a list of the Top 10 ‘Holy Grail’ Canadian related vintage cards.Ma collection de cartes de baseball et, par extension, le présent article, se concentrent sur l’époqued’avant-guerre des cartes et sur son lien avec le Canada. Il est généralement admis que cette époque se termineen 1952, avec l’avènement de la série de Topps de 1952, habituellement considérée comme la première série «moderne ». L’article examine les membres du Temple de la renommée du baseball canadien et les équipes canadiennesreprésentées dans certaines des séries américaines les plus recherchées. De nombreuses séries d’avantguerreprésentaient des équipes de ligues mineures, dont plusieurs équipes canadiennes. Nous examinons ensuiteles premières contributions du Canada au hobby en décrivant les cartes émises par les premières compagniescanadiennes. Enfin, aucun bon article sur les cartes de baseball n’est complet sans une bonne liste des 10 meilleurescartes. Je proposerai donc une liste des 10 meilleures cartes anciennes liées au Canada
When Meaning Becomes Controversial: Critical Questions for Assessing Semantic Arguments
No full textAbstract: This paper aims to develop the criteria for assessing semantic arguments. However, while this notion constituted the core of ancient dialectics and is addressed in several approaches to argument analysis, the criteria for evaluating such arguments are insufficient. This paper intends to address this problem by combining the insights of classical and contemporary logic and testing them against some controversies involving controversial definitions or classifications. Through detailed case studies of the argumentative uses involving the (re)definitions of racism, war, peace, and feminism, we formulated and tested eight evaluation criteria that may be expressed as critical questions.
Résumé: Cet article vise à développer les critères d’évaluation des arguments sémantiques. Cependant, bien que cette notion constitue le coeur de la dialectique ancienne et soit abordée dans plusieurs approches de l’analyse des arguments, les critères d’évaluation de ces arguments sont insuffisants. Cet article vise à résoudre ce problème en combinant les idées de la logique classique et contemporaine et en les testant par rapport à certaines controverses impliquant des définitions ou des classifications controversées. À travers des études de cas détaillées sur les usages argumentatifs impliquant les (re)définitions du racisme, de la guerre, de la paix et du féminisme, nous avons formulé et mis à l’épreuve huit critères d\u27évaluation qui peuvent être exprimés sous forme de questions critiques
Re-Imagining Higher Education: Time, Learning, and Risk
No full textThis article recommends institutional changes to higher education related to time, learning, and risk that would better serve the contemporary student population and increase opportunities for life-long and interdisciplinary learning. To begin, the changing demographic of university students will be outlined, along with suggestions about how traditional institutional arrangements are no longer conducive to optimal learning environments. Next, a review of the history of the academic year will be provided, that will show a snapshot of post-secondary academic calendars in Canada. Relatedly, a discussion of the potential drawbacks and benefits to accelerated courses will be deliberated, as well as the role of risk in terms of how this shapes students’ course selection. Finally, an example of a pilot program at McMaster University, a large research-intensive university in Ontario, Canada, which is specifically designed to account for the pitfalls outlined above, will be discussed. Taken together, it will be argued that having full-course offerings on a year-round basis, providing various options for course lengths, and adjusting evaluations to reduce students’ conceptions of ‘risk’ will better adapt institutes of higher education for the twenty-first century
