Monthly Archives: May 2008

Vriend Ten Years Later

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Vriend Ten Years Later Case Commented On: Vriend v Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 April 2, 2008 marked the 10th anniversary of the release of the SCC decision in Vriend v Alberta. This decision was … Continue reading

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Making Noise: Loudspeaker Preaching to Homeless Leads to Contempt and Injunction

Cases Considered: Pawlowski v. Calgary (City), 2008 ABQB 267 PDF Version: Making Noise: Loudspeaker Preaching to Homeless Leads to Contempt and Injunction  The Street Church Ministries (“SCM”) and its leader, Artur Pawlowski, have been active and controversial participants in Calgary’s … Continue reading

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Minimum Housing Standards for Residential Tenancies Upheld

By: Nickie Vlavianos PDF Version: Minimum Housing Standards for Residential Tenancies Upheld Cases Commented On: BPCL Holdings Inc. v Alberta, 2008 ABCA 153 Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act (“RTA”), S.A. 2004, c. R-17.1, is generally speaking a landlord-friendly statute. It is … Continue reading

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Dunsmuir: Much Ado about Nothing

Cases Considered: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 PDF Version:  Dunsmuir: Much Ado about Nothing The majority judgment in Dunsmuir, written by Justices Bastarache and Lebel JJ. (writing also for Fish, Abella, and McLachlin JJ.), begins by setting out … Continue reading

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The Guarantees Acknowledgement Act and Equity

Cases Considered: Bharwani v. Chengkalath, 2008 ABCA 148 PDF Version: The Guarantees Acknowledgement Act and Equity Sometimes it becomes apparent when reading a decision that the court would have preferred to reach a different result. Usually this is because the … Continue reading

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