Author Archives: Howard Kislowicz

About Howard Kislowicz

Howard (Howie) Kislowicz joined the University of Calgary's Faculty of Law in July 2017, where he teaches Constitutional Law and Administrative Law. From 2013-2017, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Law. He completed his common law and civil law degrees at McGill University, and went on to serve as clerk to Justice Gilles Létourneau at the Federal Court of Appeal. After some time in private practice at a national firm in Toronto, he received his LLM and SJD at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Alan Marks Medal for best thesis in the University of Toronto’s graduate law program, the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, and the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law Teaching Excellence Award. He has published his work in leading law journals and presented his research at national and international conferences, including the Harvard-Stanford International Junior Faculty Forum, the Osgoode Hall-University of Toronto Junior Faculty Forum, and the Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality.

Religious Freedom and the Oath to the Sovereign

By: Howard Kislowicz Case Commented On: Wirring v Law Society of Alberta, 2023 ABKB 580 (CanLII) PDF Version: Religious Freedom and the Oath to the Sovereign In Wirring v Law Society of Alberta, 2023 ABKB 580 (CanLII), Justice Barbara Johnston … Continue reading

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Webber Academy II: Balancing Religious Discrimination and Freedom from Religion in the Provision of Educational Services

By: Howard Kislowicz and Jennifer Koshan Case Commented On: Webber Academy Foundation v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), 2023 ABCA 194 (CanLII) (Webber Academy II) PDF Version: Webber Academy II: Balancing Religious Discrimination and Freedom from Religion in the Provision of … Continue reading

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The Standard of Review and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate Indigenous Peoples: What is the Impact of Vavilov? Part 2

By: Howard Kislowicz and Robert Hamilton  PDF Version: The Standard of Review and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate Indigenous Peoples: What is the Impact of Vavilov? Part 2 Case Commented On: Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, … Continue reading

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The Standard of Review and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate Indigenous Peoples: What is the Impact of Vavilov? Part 1

By: Howard Kislowicz and Robert Hamilton PDF Version:  The Standard of Review and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate Indigenous Peoples: What is the Impact of Vavilov? Part 1 Case Commented On: Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, … Continue reading

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Church of Atheism of Central Canada v MNR: Charitable Status for Atheists and the Triviality of Religious Freedom Infringements

By: Kathryn Chan & Howard Kislowicz PDF Version: Church of Atheism of Central Canada v MNR: Charitable Status for Atheists and the Triviality of Religious Freedom Infringements Case Commented On: Church of Atheism of Central Canada v MNR, 2019 FCA … Continue reading

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