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Contextualizing Anti-Blackness in the City

(4 November 2020) By Princess Doe. The introduction of Black bodies in public spaces was on the auction block. The…

Climate Blog: It’s Official – Canada Announces Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastic Items in 2021. But What Does This Mean for Municipalities?

(30 October 2020) By Klaudia Grabkowska. At a news conference in Gatineau, Quebec held on October 7th, 2020, Canada officially…

Associate Dean Beverly Jacobs comments on 1492 Land Back Lane

Windsor Law Associate Dean and Centre for Cities affiliate Prof Beverly Jacobs was quoted in the Toronto Star on 23…

Prof. Jasminka Kalajdzic comments on take-out customer’s refusal to wear a mask

(14 October 2020) Windsor Law Centre for Cities faculty affiliate Prof. Jasminka Kalajdzic speaks to AM800 about the merits of…

The Lawyer’s Daily: Windsor Law Centre for Cities report examines impact of pandemic on municipal governance

(13 October 2020) The Lawyer's Daily reports on the centre’s first report, States of Emergency: Decision-Making and Participatory Governance in Canadian…

Centre for Cities Director Dr. Anneke Smit joins CBC morning radio shows across Ontario to discuss Centre report on municipal states of emergency

Director of the Windsor Law Centre for Cities, Dr. Anneke Smit joined CBC morning radio shows across the province on…

University of Windsor Daily News: Professor Chapdelaine takes up research fellowship to explore regulation of big data

(22 October 2020) Windsor Law Centre for Cities faculty affiliate, Professor Chapdelaine, is assuming the role of research fellow at…

Climate Blog: World Habitat Day a moment to highlight housing, climate intersections

(5 October 2020) by Narmada Gunawardana. Today, October 5th 2020, marks this year’s World Habitat Day. According to the UN…

Guest Blog: Strengthening democracy through intersectional environmentalism in post-COVID-19 Windsor-Essex

(2 October 2020) By Cameron Fioret and Niharika Bandaru The COVID-19 crisis is the most serious global health emergency in…

CTV News Windsor: Windsor Law Centre for Cities releases first report focusing on municipal governance during COVID-19

(29 September 2020) CTV News Windsor looks at The Windsor Law Centre for Cities' first report, "States of Emergency: Decision-making…

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…