Author Archives: Shaunna Mireau

I was reminded to look at public consultations by Gilbert Van Nes, General Counsel and Settlement Officer for the Environmental Appeals Board in Alberta some time ago when we both …

Today’s Tip is not about noting up cases and legislation found in the footnotes of a text, encyclopedia or journal article, though from the title, it could be. It is …

Today’s Tip is less about legal research and more about the output of your research – often a research memo. There are some good general tips about writing and analysis …

Search terms
Search words
Search phrases
Keyword search

All these mean essentially the same thing.

Today’s tip: If you are searching for a phrase, remember to use thesaurus words and …

A frequent question in legal research is “what do judges say about [insert phrase here]”

Fortunately there are many excellent sources for answering this question, both with print tools and …

As I was driving behind someone chucking garbage out their car window this morning I considered how little I know about the concept of citizen’s arrest. Here in Alberta, drivers …

Ah science. It is pretty difficult in today’s world to have even a basic knowledge of what is happening outside your discipline given all the current awareness reading required just …

A post by Library Boy reminded me to look to the Library of Parliament for their excellent publications.

The Library of Parliament offers a wide range of research publications …

Simon Fodden posted about the Supreme Court of Canada Justices and how they almost always agree last week. Great post for its intended commentary, AND, Simon gave a research tip …

Legal Research is fun. Stop laughing, I am not kidding! To prove it, I am sharing a Legal Research Jeopardy game that we use to reinforce some of our student …