Category Archives: Constitutional

Material and Cultural Causes of Delay

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Material and Cultural Causes of Delay Case Commented On: R v King, 2019 ABQB 467 This is the seventh instalment in my long-running series of blog posts covering Alberta decisions dealing with the fallout of R … Continue reading →

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Taking Youth Seriously: Reconsidering the Constitutionality of the Voting Age

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Colin Feasby

By: Colin Feasby PDF Version: Taking Youth Seriously: Reconsidering the Constitutionality of the Voting Age Case Commented On: Frank v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1 [N]o one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both … Continue reading →

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Setting the Record Straight on Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction Over the Environmental Assessment of Resource Projects in the Provinces

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Setting the Record Straight on Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction Over the Environmental Assessment of Resource Projects in the Provinces Matter Commented On:Bill C-69: An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the … Continue reading →

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A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: A Look Down the Road Taken by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Mills Case Commented On: R v Mills, 2019 SCC 22 Perhaps we, in the legal world, should not have been surprised by … Continue reading →

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Turning a Blind Eye? The Scope of the Charter Right to a Representative Jury

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: Turning a Blind Eye? The Scope of the Charter Right to a Representative Jury Case Commented On: R v Newborn, 2019 ABCA 123 (CanLII) In R v Newborn, Justices Frans Slatter, Ritu Khullar, and Barbara Lea Veldhuis … Continue reading →

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