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Brush Up on Legislative & Regulatory Research – Virtual Tutorials This Summer

Need a refresher on legislative or regulatory research? Join our law librarians for a series of free, 1-hour online group tutorials that cover the fundamentals, provide practical research strategies, and demonstrate time-saving tools to help you navigate complex legal sources. Each session qualifies for 1 Professionalism Hour.

Sessional Papers – Federal and Ontario

Sessional Papers from the Federal and Ontario governments provide an interesting glimpse into the evolution of Canadian governance. They capture the policies, debates, and decisions of the time, making them a valuable resource for exploring legislative intent, especially behind historical statutes. In today’s blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the Great Library’s collection of Federal and Ontario Sessional Papers.

Out of Date, Not Obsolete: The Wisdom of Older Editions

A common question we get here at the Great Library is: “If everything is now online, why do you need to keep these musty old books?” While it would be nice to assume that everything you need to know is available online through Google or a quick query to ChatGPT, you shouldn’t disregard the older editions of texts and their tables of cases that can be found in our often overlooked 1^st floor and extensive closed stacks.