Category Archives: Constitutional

Online Age Verification is Crucial and Bill S-210 Gets It Wrong

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily B. Laidlaw Matter Commented On: Bill S-210, An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material, 1st Sess, 44th Parl, 2021. PDF Version: Online Age Verification is Crucial and Bill S-210 Gets It Wrong Age … Continue reading →

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What Does La Rose Tell Us About Climate Change Litigation in Canada?

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes, Jennifer Koshan, Jonnette Watson Hamilton, and Martin Olszynski Case Commented On: La Rose v Canada, 2023 FCA 241 (CanLII) PDF Version: What Does La Rose Tell Us About Climate Change Litigation in Canada? The last decade has … Continue reading →

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Locating the Constitutional Guardrails on Federal Environmental Decision Making after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Nathan Murray

By: Nathan Murray and Martin Olszynski Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Locating the Constitutional Guardrails on Federal Environmental Decision Making after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act This post is the seventh ABlawg commentary … Continue reading →

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Gender-Affirming Names and Pronouns, Parental Control, and Family Violence

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan Policy Proposal Commented On: United Conservative Party, Annual General Meeting Policy and Governance Resolutions, Policy Resolution 8 (November 2023) PDF Version: Gender-Affirming Names and Pronouns, Parental Control, and Family Violence Content Warning: This post contains descriptions of … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom and the Oath to the Sovereign

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Howard Kislowicz

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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