Category Archives: Constitutional

R v Booyink: A Non-Stop Charter(ed) Flight to Protest in Canadian Airports?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Ola Malik

PDF Version: R v Booyink: A Non-Stop Charter(ed) Flight to Protest in Canadian Airports? Case commented on: R v Booyink, 2013 ABPC 185 If the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform (“CCBR”) hasn’t yet made an appearance in your town, city … Continue reading →

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The Quebec Secession Reference and the Proposed Charter of Quebec Values

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF Version: The Quebec Secession Reference and the Proposed Charter of Quebec Values Case/Policy considered: Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 SCR 217; Charter of Quebec Values It’s as if Pauline Marois and her government knew we would be … Continue reading →

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Of Killer Whales, Sage-grouse and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Martin Olszynski

PDF version: Of Killer Whales, Sage-grouse and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny Cases commented on: Alberta Wilderness Association v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FCA 190, Agraira v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36, Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) v David … Continue reading →

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Safe Sites for Illegal Drug Consumption: In Need of Insight

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Safe Sites for Illegal Drug Consumption: In Need of Insight Legislation / case commented on: Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013 (“Respect for Communities … Continue reading →

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Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Roundtable on Quebec v A: Searching for Clarity on Equality Case Commented On: Quebec (Attorney General) v A, 2013 SCC 5 (case summary available here) On May 13, 2013, we led the … Continue reading →

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