Category Archives: Constitutional

Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality

Posted on June 5, 2013 by and

PDF version: Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality Decision Considered: Quebec (Attorney General) v A, 2013 SCC 5 (case summary available here). On May 13, 2013, we led the Faculty of Law’s first roundtable discussion of the … Continue reading →

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Independence of the Bar and the Prevention of Money-Laundering

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

PDF version: Independence of the Bar and the Prevention of Money-Laundering Cases Considered: Federation of Law Societies of Canada v Canada (Attorney General) 2013 BCCA 147. Introduction On April 4, 2013 the British Columbia Court of Appeal issued its decision … Continue reading →

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The Harm of Hate Speech: Are Media Responses Knee Jerk, Impulsive and Thoughtless?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

PDF version: The Harm of Hate Speech: Are Media Responses Knee Jerk, Impulsive and Thoughtless? Case commented on: Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11 (CanLii) It is difficult to find balanced or thoughtful responses from the media … Continue reading →

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Under the Influence: The Alberta Court of Appeal and the Test for Discrimination

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

PDF version: Under the Influence: The Alberta Court of Appeal and the Test for Discrimination Cases commented on: Wright v College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (Appeals Committee), 2012 ABCA 267, leave to appeal denied, 2013 CanLII 15573 (SCC); … Continue reading →

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The Manitoba Métis Case and the Honour of the Crown

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

PDF version: The Manitoba Métis Case and the Honour of the Crown Case commented on: Manitoba Métis Federation Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 SCC 14 In its historic decision on the constitutional rights of the Manitoba Métis, the majority of … Continue reading →

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Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

PDF version: Selling Drug Paraphernalia a Pithy Criminal Substance Case considered: Smith v St. Albert (City), 2012 ABQB 780 In January, 2013, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Terry Clackson ruled that a recent St. Albert bylaw that restricted the … Continue reading →

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A Charter Right to Search Google TM*

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

PDF version: A Charter Right to Search Google Decision considered: R v McKay, 2013 ABPC 13 The Internet has transformed society in so many ways. Even the ways we find information and the sources we rely upon have been fundamentally … Continue reading →

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Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

PDF version: Domestic Violence and Duress: In Search of a Contextual Approach Case commented on: R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3  On Friday January 18, the Supreme Court released its decision in R v Ryan.  In a decision written by … Continue reading →

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Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Implicates Safety, Privacy, Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

PDF version: Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Implicates Safety, Privacy, Human Rights and Civil Liberties Case commented on: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v Suncor Energy Inc. 2012 ABCA 307 (“CA”) The issue of random drug and alcohol … Continue reading →

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Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

PDF version: Leave to appeal granted in right to public transit case Case commented on: R v S.A., 2012 ABCA 323 The S.A. case, which concerns the right to use public transit and the constitutionality of trespass legislation as applied … Continue reading →

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