THE WELDON TIMES

Canada as we know it is a lie. We have been fed a reality that placed Canada at the epicenter of equality and freedom, distinct from the horrid atrocities of our neighbours. We allowed ourselves to become an adjudicator of other nations' human rights violations without addressing our own extensive list of shortcomings. This article is part of the Black Voices collection, an ongoing collaboration with Dalhousie Black Law Students’ Association.

Last year, my friends informed me that my parents’ legal battle against the Canadian government appeared in their Intellectual Property Law I curriculum. This was excellent news. It qualified mom and dad as Where Are They Now interview subjects. Not only is their case interesting, but also they were incredibly easy to track down.

At the heart of R v Biddle, a 1995 Supreme Court of Canada case, is the issue of impartiality in the process of jury selection.¹ In 1988, Eric Ralph Biddle was convicted of two separate attacks on women. He appealed the decision, arguing that the jury in his initial trial had a reasonable apprehension of bias which was insidiously created by the Crown.

Few students know the Weldon Law Building’s namesake, but his legacy continues to echo through our halls through the Weldon Tradition of unselfish public service and, of course, The Weldon Times. The latter was founded in 1975 – or so we thought. Until last year, the thick fog of time enshrouded The Weldon Times’ beginning. A light pierced through, and that light was Doug Shatford. He reached out, we were dazzled, and he (quite humbly) allowed me to interview him on his ex

After acting as moot counsel for the Law Society in January, it seemed only fair to hear the other side of the story. Here's that interview.

On October 4, 1967, in a small fishing community on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, several witnesses reported an unexplained sighting. Let's go.

Fairview, an often-forgotten Halifax neighbourhood just off the peninsula, is tucked away from the sights of most Dal Law students.

In 1996, David Malmo-Levine's work with the Harm Reduction Club, a Vancouver non-profit marijuana educator and provider, led to a charge.

Intimate partner violence (“IPV”) is an epidemic. When society thinks about IPV, they often focus on physical abuse. The law could change...

Teiyana Cain, JD '26, explains the history of Caribana and invites us to join in and feel irie! Originally published in Winter 2024.