Category Archives: Constitutional

Administrative Segregation and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Myrna Tuttle

By: Myrna El Fakhry Tuttle PDF Version: Administrative Segregation and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Case Commented On: R v Prystay, 2019 ABQB 8 (CanLII) On January 4, 2019, Madam Justice Dawn Pentelechuk found that Mr. Ryan Prystay’s lengthy … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Redwater: Discard the AbitibiBowater Test and Legislate Super Priority for the Regulator

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Jassmine Girgis

By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Lessons from Redwater: Discard the AbitibiBowater Test and Legislate Super Priority for the Regulator Case Commented On: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 (CanLII) Environmental cleanup costs are a natural consequence … Continue reading →

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What is the Concern with Recognizing GHGs as a Matter of National Concern?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: What is the Concern with Recognizing GHGs as a Matter of National Concern? Matter Commented On: Reference re: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act  All eyes are on Saskatchewan this week, as the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal … Continue reading →

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The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights Case Commented On: R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 (CanLII) It was just over one … Continue reading →

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City of Toronto v Ontario and Fixing the Problem with Section 3 of the Charter

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Colin Feasby

By: Colin Feasby PDF Version: City of Toronto v Ontario and Fixing the Problem with Section 3 of the Charter Case Commented On: Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONCA 761 Introduction Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s recent restructuring of … Continue reading →

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