Category Archives: Constitutional

Is There a Right to Private Health Care in Alberta? A “Constitutional Vivisection”

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Is There a Right to Private Health Care in Alberta? A “Constitutional Vivisection” Case Commented On: Allen v Alberta, 2015 ABCA 277 To what extent do precedents in constitutional cases allow litigants to take short … Continue reading →

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R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Brett Code, Q.C.

By: Brett Code, Q.C. PDF Version: R v Porter: Self-incrimination – Judicial Restraint of State Coercion Case Commented On: R v Porter, 2015 ABCA 279 It should not have been necessary, because the applicable law on the matter has been … Continue reading →

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Provincial Environmental Appeal Boards: A Forum of Choice for Environmental (and First Nation) Plaintiffs?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Provincial Environmental Appeal Boards: A Forum of Choice for Environmental (and First Nation) Plaintiffs? Decision Commented On: Chief Gale and the Fort Nelson First Nation v Assistant Regional Water Manager & Nexen Inc et al, … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Care About Magna Carta

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Ian Holloway

By: Ian Holloway PDF Version: Why We Should Care About Magna Carta I write this just as I’m returning to Canada from Runnymede, England. The Queen was there, as were the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, and Prince William. … Continue reading →

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Landowners Can’t Use the Surface Rights Board to Mount a Collateral Attack on the Approval of a Transmission Line

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Landowners Can’t Use the Surface Rights Board to Mount a Collateral Attack on the Approval of a Transmission Line Case Commented On: Togstad v Alberta (Surface Rights Board), 2015 ABCA 192 In a completely predictable … Continue reading →

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