Peter Jaworski
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Peter Jaworski is a Visiting Instructor teaching Business Ethics at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. He is also a Director with the Institute for Liberal Studies link. He holds an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University, and considers himself a bleeding heart libertarian.

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Hey Officer -- Get Out of My Backyard

(7) Comments | Posted August 28, 2012 | 5:28 PM

Back in May, the Supreme Court declined an opportunity to review an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling in Davis v. Guelph (City). In dismissing the appeal, the Court has left a vital issue unresolved -- do "right of entry" provisions in Municipal and Local Government Acts violate section...

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Should By-Law Officers Have All That Power?

(29) Comments | Posted August 14, 2012 | 5:50 PM

In R. v. Feeney, a 1997 Supreme Court decision, the Court interpreted the Charter's section 8 provision against "unreasonable search and seizure" as mandating that a police officer must receive a warrant before entering a dwelling.

At issue in Feeney was a murder by crowbar....

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It's Time We Have the Freedom to Ship Alcohol Between Provinces

(1) Comments | Posted September 1, 2011 | 2:26 PM

Popular radio personality and former MuchMusic VJ Terry David Mulligan experimented with civil disobedience in May of this year. His rebellion? He carried nine bottles of wine across the B.C. and Alberta border in violation of the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, which makes it a...

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Government Grants Make Art Worse

(8) Comments | Posted August 23, 2011 | 4:53 PM

There are many Canadian books and albums that no one is ever likely to buy. Unfortunately -- whether you like it or not -- you've already paid for them.

While the world lauds Margaret Atwood and Arcade Fire, hundreds of lesser works slip through our publishing and...

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It Turns Out We Do Have the Freedom to Celebrate Freedom

(2) Comments | Posted August 3, 2011 | 3:28 PM

This upcoming weekend will mark the eleventh annual Liberty Summer Seminar, held on my parents' property in the municipality of Clarington. A year ago, it looked like the Liberty Summer Seminar would be no more. It looked like it was going to be cancelled due to zoning regulations.

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