Toronto Lawyer | Omar Ha-Redeye, J.D. » Environmental Law http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog Toronto Lawyer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:28:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2012 Twitter Moot http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/2012-twitter-moot/ http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/2012-twitter-moot/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:57:45 +0000 Toronto Lawyer http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/?p=4061

The first-ever 2012 Twitter Moot will be held on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, at 10am PST (1pm EST).  Omar Ha-Redeye will be one of three participating judges.  See more background on Slaw.

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]]> http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/2012-twitter-moot/feed/ 0 Toronto Mayoral Debate hosted by Habitat for Humanity http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/toronto-mayoral-debate-hosted-by-habitat-for-humanity/ http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/toronto-mayoral-debate-hosted-by-habitat-for-humanity/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 02:54:16 +0000 Toronto Lawyer http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/?p=2075

Candidates for the Mayoral race in Toronto debated at OISE at an event hosted by Habitat for Humanity.

Some more highlights of George Smitherman follow below.

One of the more contentious questions of the evening was whether Toronto Hydro should be privatized:.

Here are some of Smitherman’s strategies for affordable housing in Toronto:

There were some strong words over who was the “real” Liberal, and some of the environmental initiatives in the province:

]]> http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/toronto-mayoral-debate-hosted-by-habitat-for-humanity/feed/ 1 Under Rich Earth http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/under-rich-earth/ http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/under-rich-earth/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:43:39 +0000 Toronto Lawyer http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/?p=1937 The Centre for Global Studies at Huron College hosted an event about a lawsuit against Copper Mesa, a Canadian mining company operating in Ecuador.  Marcia Ramírez, who along with Israel Pérez and Polivio Pérez, is one of the plaintiffs in the case, was on hand to discuss some of the issues her community is facing.

Marcia Ramirez

They also showed the film, Under Rich Earth.

Under Rich Earth Trailer from Marco Rafael on Vimeo.

Read more about the case on Slaw.

]]> http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/under-rich-earth/feed/ 0 Interview with Jason MacLean http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/interview-with-jason-maclean/ http://www.omarha-redeye.com/blog/interview-with-jason-maclean/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:29:43 +0000 Toronto Lawyer http://www.omarha-redeye.com/?p=1174

Jason MacLean, author of a couple chapters in a new book released by LexusNexis, Corporate Social Responsibility – A Legal Analysis, speaks to Omar Ha-Redeye for a podcast on Law is Cool.  He also writes for CSR Law, a new blog covering developments in corporate social responsibility law.

Part 1 addresses the precautionary principle as a competitive advantage for corporations.

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