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April 2021

The LCO releases a new report, Regulating AI: Critical Issues and Choices

2021-04-14T13:03:48+00:00April 14th, 2021|English, News|

Today, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is releasing an important new report, Regulating AI: Critical Issues and Choices. This report is a ground-breaking analysis of how to regulate AI and automated decision-making (ADM) systems used by governments and other public institutions.  The report discusses key choices and options, identifies regulatory gaps, and proposes a comprehensive [...]

March 2021

The LCO releases a new report: Legal Issues and Government AI Development

2021-03-15T17:45:37+00:00March 15th, 2021|English, News|

Today, the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is releasing a new report, Legal Issues and Government AI Development, summarizing the themes and insights from a series of workshops organized by the LCO and the Ontario Digital Service. The report discusses the opportunities and challenges of government use of these systems, including human rights, bias, disclosure, [...]

February 2021

January 2021

LCO Student Scholar Fellowship Program, Summer 2021

2021-01-26T15:17:29+00:00January 26th, 2021|English, News|

The LCO is pleased to announce that in partnership once again with several Ontario law schools, the LCO will be employing up to 14 law students this summer under the LCO Student Scholar Fellowship Program. Students from the following schools can apply: Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead University Osgoode Hall Law School University of [...]

The LCO announces the appointments of three new Board of Governors members

2021-01-20T21:12:06+00:00January 20th, 2021|English, News|

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is pleased to announce the appointments of three new members, effective January 21, 2021: Randall Kahgee (member-at-large) Randall Kahgee is Senior Counsel with Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP in Toronto and specializes in indigenous rights law, with an emphasis on community-based processes and government-to-government negotiations. Shalini Konanur (member-at-large) Shalini Konanur [...]

LCO Impact!

2021-01-07T21:18:22+00:00January 7th, 2021|English, News|

LCO Impact!  LCO Counsel Sue Gratton, Project Lead of the LCO’s Defamation Law in the Internet Age project, helped the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) draft the Uniform Non-consensual Disclosure of Intimate Images Act.  This Act was recently adopted in PEI.  See the Intimate Images Protection Act here.

November 2020

The LCO announces the appointments of three new Board of Governors members

2020-11-17T14:35:14+00:00November 17th, 2020|English, News|

The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) is pleased to announce the appointments of three new members:The Honourable Paul S. Rouleau (representative for the Judiciary, effective November 12, 2020);Geneviève Painchaud (representative for the Law Society of Ontario, effective October 15, 2020);Jane N. Mallen (representative for the Ministry of the Attorney General, effective September 10, 2020). The LCO [...]