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CBC WINDSOR: Professors Sukanya Pillay and Kristen Thomasen comment on use of COVID-19 database

(08 September 2020) According to a CBC Windsor article, the Windsor Police Service's decision to access the provincial COVID-19 database…

Climate Blog: Windsor Ward 7 by-election candidates share their views on climate change in Cities and Climate Action Forum survey

(1 October 2020) by Klaudia Grabkowska, Narmada Gunawardana, Katie Pfaff and Valerie Tan The City of Windsor’s Ward 7 by-election is scheduled…

States of Emergency: Decision-making and participatory governance in Canadian municipalities during COVID-19

Read the report here (29 September 2020) The Windsor Law Centre for Cities has released its first report, on states…

Guest Blog: Take the students outside this school year, especially in our cities

(17 September 2020) By Josh Fullan [cross-posted with Spacing.ca] With school resuming, the most important message many Canadian students can…

New podcast “Just Planet: Laws, Life and Global Crises” from Sukanya Pillay touches city-related topics

The new series from Centre for Cities-affiliated researcher Sukanya Pllay often addresses city-related topics. Recent episodes have included housing rights,…

Cities and Climate Action Report Release: Canadian Municipalities’ Community Energy Plan (CEP) Case Studies

(31 August 2020) This research report was completed by Windsor Law 2019-2020 Cities and Climate Action Forum students on request…

Access Without Fear in a Borderland – Implications for Frontline Service Workers in Windsor, Ontario

(6 August 2020) By Gemma Smyth (Associate Professor, Windsor Law) and Zara Rhonda Mercer (3L student, Windsor Law) In 2019,…

Access Without Fear: A report on the implications of an AWF policy in Windsor, Ontario for frontline service workers

(24 July 2020) Access Without Fear ReportDownload

New Windsor Law Centre for Cities Research Assistant

(27 July 2020) The Windsor Law Centre for Cities is pleased to introduce Zara Mercer who is working with Prof.…

WINDSOR STAR: ‘Time to experiment’ — envisioning a more healthy, diverse post-pandemic Windsor

On June 26, 2020, the Windsor Law Centre for Cities hosted "Windsor and the Post-Pandemic Healthy City: A Community Conversation".…

Guest Blog: Climate justice is racial justice

(17 July 2020) By Aisha Poitevien, Development Officer, David Suzuki Foundation (The following are the views of the author and…

Guest Blog: What Windsor should be doing now to recover from COVID-19. Architects weigh in.

(15 July 2020) By Nicole Baillargeon, Siniśa Simič, and Crystal Waddell of Mean Studio Architects (Detroit, Toronto and Windsor) (This…