Category Archives: Constitutional

Parks and Tribulation: Chartering the Territory of Homeless Camping Rights

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Joshua Sealy-Harrington

By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington and Tara Russell PDF Version: Parks and Tribulation: Chartering the Territory of Homeless Camping Rights Case Commented On: Abbotsford (City) v Shantz, 2015 BCSC 1909 In Abbotsford (City) v Shantz, 2015 BCSC 1909 (Abbotsford), Chief Justice Hinkson … Continue reading →

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Physician-Assisted Dying Once Again Before the Supreme Court: What Just Happened?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Elliot Holzman

By: Elliot Holzman PDF Version: Physician-Assisted Dying Once Again Before the Supreme Court: What Just Happened? Case Commented On: Carter v Canada (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 4 On February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down its much-anticipated … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Challenge to Gang-Affiliation Law Scores (Interim) Win

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Sarah Burton

By: Sarah Burton PDF Version: Constitutional Challenge to Gang-Affiliation Law Scores (Interim) Win Case Commented On: Barr v Alberta (Attorney General), 2016 ABQB 10 Last spring, I posted a comment flagging the constitutional concerns surrounding section 69.1 of the Gaming … Continue reading →

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TransCanada Sues U.S. Government for Rejecting Keystone Pipelines

Posted on January 11, 2016 by James Coleman

By: James Coleman PDF Version: TransCanada Sues U.S. Government for Rejecting Keystone Pipelines Last Wednesday, TransCanada filed a complaint against the United States in a federal district court in Houston alleging that the President’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline … Continue reading →

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BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline Case Commented On: Burnaby (City) v Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, 2015 BCSC 2140 The Trans Mountain Expansion … Continue reading →

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