Author Archives: Drew Yewchuk

About Drew Yewchuk

B.A. (University of Alberta) J.D. (University of Calgary). Drew was formerly a staff lawyer with the University of Calgary's Public Interest Law Clinic from 2018-2022 and is now an LLM student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

Litigation Privilege, the Adversarial System, and the Search for Truth

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Litigation Privilege, the Adversarial System, and the Search for Truth Case Commented On: Waissmann v Calgary (City), 2018 ABQB 131 (CanLII) Waissmann v Calgary (City) is a decision about occurrence reports produced by a Calgary transit … Continue reading →

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A Questionable Equity: Rectification and Tax Avoidance

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: A Questionable Equity: Rectification and Tax Avoidance Case Commented On: Harvest Operations Corp. v Attorney General of Canada, 2017 ABCA 393 (CanLII) Harvest Operations Corp. v Attorney General of Canada (Harvest Operations Corp. CA) is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Contracts, Tax | 4 Comments

R v Cody: The Supreme Court Stands Their Ground on Unreasonable Delay

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: R v Cody: The Supreme Court Stands Their Ground on Unreasonable Delay Case Commented On: R v Cody, 2017 SCC 31 (CanLII) Just a little under a year after the Supreme Court released R v Jordan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Criminal, Supreme Court of Canada | 1 Comment

The Expert Panel Report on Federal Environmental Assessment: Discretion, Transparency, and Accountability

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Shaun Fluker and Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: The Expert Panel Report on Federal Environmental Assessment: Discretion, Transparency, and Accountability Report Commented On: Expert Panel on the Review of Federal Environmental Assessment Processes, Building Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment … Continue reading →

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An Update on The Right to Trial Within a Reasonable Time

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: An Update on The Right to Trial Within a Reasonable Time Cases Commented On: R v Lam, 2016 ABQB 489 (CanLII); R v Regan, 2016 ABQB 561 (CanLII); R v Lavoie, 2017 ABQB 66 (CanLII) It … Continue reading →

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