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Is it a bad time to be studying law?
NADIA GUO Staff Writer
It’s a bad time to be studying law. Perhaps others have said it before. Did others say it before? All I want is that simple consolation prize; to know that others have felt the way I have felt. (Is that the human condition? To sit in good company.) I mean, I was always critical of certain aspects of the law, especially post-G20 and #occupy. The question of whom the law really serves always looms above my head. But a year ago when I first started out at Osgoode, I was still somewhat wedded to the idea that law separates us fro ?6??2??BF?BFW?G2??RF?R6?'FW"vW&RG'VR6??V?Bv??7B6?''WF????B??FW&fW&V?6Rv?F???F?f?GV??&W'F?W2??v6?( ?Bv???rF??r66????F?6??vRF?Rv?&?B?BfVVBWfW'?7F'f??rv?&?Bf?6????66?B?"??F???r?'WBB?V7B?6?V?BvWBF????rF?R7?7FV??GF?R&WGFW"?6?F?RWF??B?7v???F??G2???B?FV?F?g??G2vV??W76W2?'WBF?V???Rv&?F????FR???F?B?4F???r?V?VB??V6W2?bF?RG'W7B??BFV?FF?fV?&W6W'fVB??F?R7?7FV?vW&R7v?gF?????FVBv?F?WfW'?'F?6?R?6??7V?VB??N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?V?F?RW?V7WF?fR'&?6?W2?b( ?F?RFWfV??VBv?&?N( ?6?7W'&WF?F??W6?6?FW7FW?w2F?B7W?6VF?v?fW&?WfW'???R??N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?W&RF?W&R&R6V7&WB6?W'G2F?B???7B??F?67&???FV?WF??&??Rv?&WF2??F??W"WfW'?F?6???V??6F???2??N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?W&RF?RWf?FV?6RvF?W&VBF??2v??2W6VB??&?6V7WF???v?F??G2?WF??F???w?f?6?f?VB?F?W&V'?vV?V???rF?RFVfV?6^( ?2&?v?BF???RgV???7vW"?BFVfV?6R??N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?V?v?fW&??V?BG&?7&V?7??B66?V?F&??G??2&VV?&?fV?'6V?BF??R?BF??Rv????N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?V?7F?f?7G2??R6?V?6V?f?&?W&?'&F?W???????r?&'&WGB'&?v???BVGv&B6??vFV?f6R?fWF??R6V?FV?6W2??6??F'?6??f??V?V?Bf?"GFV?F??rF?7&VFRF?BG&?7&V?7??B66?V?F&??G???N( ?2FW'&?&?RF??RF?&R7GVG???r?rv?V?WfW'?F???rF?B?27W?6VBF?&RV??vW&??r&?WB???v??r??rF?R?rv?&?2?27vWBg&??V?FW"??W"fVWB??N( ?2??B?W7Bv?B6??vFV??2?V?VBV?F?W"???VwW7B#&?B?&??vvW"F?G??V?W&?VR?7FVB?V?G'?&?WB??2FWFV?F???'?E4?Bd$?vV?G2?V?f?'GV?FV??F??26?'B?bFWFV?F???6VV?2F?&R?W?V7FVB&?F?6??'???7B?7C?'&?v??6????VBG&fV??W'2'???r???vWfW"?F?R??7B6?????r7V7B?bF?R7F?'??6?( ?BF?R???W7F?6R?bF?RFWFV?F????B??FW'&?vF???F?v??6??V?W&?VRv27V&?V7FVB???"?2?BF?Rf7BF?BE4vV?G2F??( ?B6VV?F?V?FW'7F?BF?RF?ffW&V?6R&WGvVV??W6??2?B???GW2?&F?W"?B?2v?B?R&WfV?2BF?RV?B?bF?R?7C?GW&??r??2FWFV?F???B?d??V????v?W'6??2?BV?FW&VB??2?Wr??&?'F?V?B?v??6?v2Wf?FV?Bg&??&V?v??W2??F?w&??76??rg&????2v???7???72&VF??rF??2?v?Bv?BF????B?WBF?B???bF?W6RWfV?G26??6W&?F?R?W&?6?v?fW&??V?B???B?W'2?'WB6??vFV?&WfV?VBF?B?Bv2??B???F?R?W&?6?v?fW&??V?BF?Bv27???r??F?V?"6?F??V?2?F?RV??FVB???vF???vW&?????Wr?V??B??Bg&?6RvW&R??F???r?BF???F?W&R?2?GF?R&V6??F???B7W7V7BF?R6???V??6F???26V7W&?G?W7F&?6??V?B?54R???4 ( ?26?F??6?V?FW''B??6?( ?B?6???F??r?G2F?'G??V?G'????f7B?6???76???W"&?&W'BFV6'??&WF?&VB?VFvRv???fW'6VW2F?R54R??2??F?6FVBF?B?F??Vv?F?W&R?2&V6??F?&V?WfRF?BF?RvV?7??27???r??6?F??2??R6?( ?B&R7W&RGVRF?( ???"&V6?&B?VW??r?( ?&Wf??W6??FVfV?6R???7FW"WFW"?4???BV?WV?f?6??FV??VBF?BF?Rv?fW&??V?Bv27???r???G26?F??V?2?v??6?v?V?B&R?fg&??BF?6V7F?????bF?R6?'FW"?'WB&W6?FV?B?&?W76V?F???6?BF?R6?RF???r?Bv2&?fV?w&??r?6???R6?&RF?R?VFvR?bF??6R7FFV?V?G2??Bv?V?F?( ?B&V??&RF?Rf?'7BF??R??F?6???2?VBF?F?RV??R?6??WF???rF?B6VV?2F?&RF?R'V?R&F?W"F??F?RW?6WF??????&?v?BF?&R6?F?6???W6???VB?BF?6V??vW&VC???&R?( ??&V??rW76??7F?2??W72V?&?GFW&VBW'6??v?V?B6???&RF??2?2F?R&W7BF??RF?&R7GVG???r?r?&RF?RvV?W&F???F???&?fRF?R7?7FV??G&?V???fW"6?''WF?????B??F?B?'WBF?R??&R&?FW2?F?Rg&??F?R?R?b???v?VFvR?F?R?W72??V?F?R?76?&??G??bF???rF?Bg&??v?F???F?R7?7FV?V'2F?&R??B?r66?????2??&?WBFV6???r??rF?W???BF?R7FGW2V??F?W&R&RF???w2F?R7FFR?2FW'&?f?VB?b?G2V??R???v??r??BF?W&R?2&??bF?B?Bv???v?F?w&VB?V?wF?2F?&WfV?B?FV?V?6?FR??BV??6?F??6Rv??G'?F?f??WBF?V?"&'&?W'2F?66W76??rF?B??f?&?F????2?G?w&VV?&W&r?6?G2??F??2?6???R????26V7&WG3???rv????V?W'2?7??W'V??2??B?6?F?f?7G2??F?g&VRF?Rv?&?N( ?2??f?&?F?????W??<:???v??7F?V&??v??r??F?R?7B?v????V?2??6?F?f?7BW&?FV6?????w??2?FR6????r?B6?&??r6?76?f?VBF?7V?V?G2W???V?F???V6?W"F??&6???F?RF?2?bF?RV?Fv??W'2?v?W&RF??V?V??6&W&r?BF???V????F?6?????f??BF??F?7V?V?BvR?'??vR??N( ?2???'F?BF?&V?V?&W"F?B6?V?6V?????rv?B6Vv?B??B&V6W6R6?RF?F?( ?B&?W&?6?fW"?W"G&6?2( 2?Bv2?W"?6R???VFv?V?Bv?V?6??f?F??r??v?B6?R +?6??F??VVB??vRrF?R?&?FW"F?7F??F?R?&?FW"F?7F?2?V?&W"?b6?F??V??fW'6?G?&W72????F??6WFV?&W"b?#2 ???