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Dive into thought-provoking analyses on technological advancements, relevant regulation changes, challenges facing the industry, and so much more.


Understanding Your Rights On FOCO and HOCO
This article explains Queen’s students’ rights and responsibilities during HOCO and FOCO, covering common offences and fines, interactions with police, and how to respond to a ticket or charge.

Liam Warnica
7 days ago10 min read


Who Owns Your Face and Voice? A Deeper Dive into the AI Privacy Right Gaps Within Canada.
In Canada, it is illegal to rob someone's house, yet, it is not always illegal to rob someone of their face and voice through AI. This past March, a Nova Scotia courtroom proved it. A former classmate had taken multiple photos of young women from social media, used AI to make them appear naked, and shared these images without their consent. The result? He was acquitted of the deepfake charge, not because the damage wasn’t done, but because the Criminal Code’s definition of an

Kody Lockwood
Oct 38 min read


Know Your Rights as an Ontario Student Tenant
Consideration and discussion of common issues encountered by student renters at Queen’s and an explanation of the rights of landlords and tenants in these situations under Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, S.O. 2006, c. 17.

Kathleen Cameron
Sep 175 min read


Sports Betting: How is it legal and how did We get here?
How have corporations like FanDuel managed to profit millions from sports betting- why is this legal?

Kolya Salter
Mar 4, 20254 min read


Treaty Talks and Tensions: The Legacy of the Robertson-Huron Treaty and Indigenous Land Rights
In 1791, the Constitutional Act subdivided present-day Quebec and Ontario into Upper and Lower Canada. Among the numerous complications...

Kolya Salter
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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