Category Archives: Constitutional

Time for Buy-Back: Supreme Court Set to Hear Important Adverse Effects Discrimination Case

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Time for Buy Back: Supreme Court Set to Hear Important Adverse Effects Discrimination Case Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 FCA 223 (CanLII), leave to appeal granted, 2019 CanLII … Continue reading →

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Context is Everything When it Comes to Charter Application to Universities

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Linda McKay-Panos

By: Linda McKay-Panos PDF Version: Context is Everything When it Comes to Charter Application to Universities Case Commented On: Yashcheshen v University of Saskatchewan, 2019 SKCA 67 (Can LII) The issue of whether a university is subject to the application … Continue reading →

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R v Shoemaker: Alberta Court of Appeal Tells Corrections Canada to Follow Its Own Rules

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: R v Shoemaker: Alberta Court of Appeal Tells Corrections Canada to Follow Its Own Rules Case Commented On: R v Shoemaker, 2019 ABCA 266 (Can LII) In R v Shoemaker, Justices Marina Paperny, Frans Slatter, and … Continue reading →

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Open Access: A Request to the Alberta Court of Appeal

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Admin

By: Admin PDF Version: Open Access: A Request to the Alberta Court of Appeal Matter Commented On: Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Alberta) There is considerable public interest in questions as to the validity of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution … Continue reading →

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The Bill 12 “Turn off the Taps” Litigation: Justice Hall Orders a Stay in BC’s Action

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Bill 12 “Turn off the Taps” Litigation: Justice Hall Orders a Stay in BC’s Action Case Commented On: British Columbia (Attorney General) v Alberta (Attorney General), 2019 ABQB 550 This decision concerns Preserving Canada’s Economic … Continue reading →

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