Category Archives: Constitutional

Using water reservations to protect the aesthetic values associated with water courses: a note on the Spray River (Banff)

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

 PDF version: Using water reservations to protect the aesthetic values associated with water courses: a note on the Spray River (Banff) Documents commented on: Order in Council 546\49; South Saskatchewan Basin Water Allocation Regulation, Alta. Reg. 307/1991 (rescinded by Bow, … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Interpreting Section 15(2) of the Charter: LEAF’s Intervention in Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham  Cases Commented On: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs … Continue reading →

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Leave to Appeal Granted in Language Rights Case

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Leave to Appeal Granted in Language Rights Case Case Considered: R. v. Caron, 2010 ABCA 343 Gilles Caron was charged with a traffic violation under Alberta’s Use of Highways and Rules of the Road Regulations, A.R. 304/2002, back … Continue reading →

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Facebook and Freedom of Expression

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Heather Beyko

PDF version: Facebook and Freedom of Expression Case considered: Pridgen v University of Calgary, 2010 ABQB 644 Pridgen v University of Calgary involves twins Keith Pridgen and Steven Pridgen, two students at the University of Calgary who were enrolled in … Continue reading →

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Unconstitutional Regulatory Offences: Too Much and Too Little at Stake

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Donald MacCannell

PDF version: Unconstitutional Regulatory Offences: Too Much and Too Little at Stake   Case considered: R. v. Keshane, 2010 ABPC 275 In a thorough 22 pages, Provincial Court Judge Donna Groves acquitted Renada Lee Keshane of a $500 ticket for fighting … Continue reading →

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