China Crisis Series

A century after the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese women still face challenges in Canada

Jul 11, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

This July marks a century since the Chinese Exclusion Act was introduced in Canada. On June 23, a plaque was unveiled in the Senate in Ottawa to mark the centenary. While the act was in force, Chinese immigrants to...

Two authors are suing OpenAI for training ChatGPT with their books. Could they win?

Jul 11, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Law

Imagine you read a book. You commit details of the book to memory and ruminate on the ideas contained in it. Somebody then asks you a question about the book. You provide them with a written response. Would you be...

Ex-Audi Executive Wolfgang Hatz's Sentence Appealed by Munich Prosecutors; Stadler's Conviction Finalized

Jul 05, 2023 09:42 am UTC| Law Economy Business

The Munich public prosecutors office has appealed against the suspended sentence of Wolfgang Hatz, the former head of Audi engine development. Behorde made this announcement on Tuesday. However, it is important to note...

Should terminally ill young people be able to choose voluntary assisted dying? The ACT is considering it

Jul 05, 2023 03:39 am UTC| Law

The ACT Labor-Greens government is currently considering legalising voluntary assisted dying, as has recently occurred in all six Australian states. But the results of community consultation on the topic suggest the ACTs...

Bill C-18: Google and Meta spark crucial test for Canadian journalism

Jul 05, 2023 03:36 am UTC| Law

Three events have recently marked a powerful inflection point in Canadian journalism. First, Google and Meta announced they will no longer share Canadian news links on their platforms in response to the new Online News...

UK law is doing little to prevent British children being kidnapped from their mothers

Jul 05, 2023 03:36 am UTC| Law

In November 2022, Ibrahim Faraj, a seven-year-old boy from Cheshire, was reportedly taken from England to Saudi Arabia by his father. His mother, Ranem Elkhalidi, had not consented to the trip. She had taken him to...

Banks put family violence perpetrators on notice. Stop using accounts to commit abuse or risk being 'debanked'

Jul 05, 2023 03:35 am UTC| Life Law

Ella never knew when her credit card was going to be declined. It happened when she was shopping for groceries with her kids, or refuelling the car. Thats when she would discover her partner had cancelled the card or...