Category Archives: Constitutional

Supreme Court Denies Equality Claimants Leave to Appeal Insurance Cap

By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Supreme Court Denies Equality Claimants Leave to Appeal Insurance Cap Case Commented On: Morrow v Zhang, 2009 ABCA 215, leave to appeal dismissed by S.C.C. December 17, 2009 The Supreme Court has denied Peari Morrow … Continue reading

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Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2009 ABQB 592 PDF version: Court of Queen’s Bench Overturns Panel Decision in Boissoin v. Lund Justice Earl Wilson of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently overturned the Human Rights Panel decision, which found that … Continue reading

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Court upholds Alberta’s Hate Speech Law

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2009 ABQB 592 PDF version:  Court upholds Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Back in September, I predicted the failure of a constitutional challenge to Alberta’s hate speech law, section 3 of the Human Rights, Citizenship and … Continue reading

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Motion for Re-hearing of Hutterian Brethren Case Dismissed by Supreme Court of Canada

Cases considered:  Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37 PDF version:  Motion for Re-hearing of Hutterian Brethren Case Dismissed by Supreme Court of Canada On October 15, 2009 the Supreme Court of Canada denied a motion to … Continue reading

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Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge

Case considered: Boissoin and the Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. v. Lund, currently before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench PDF version: Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge There has been much talk recently of whether hate speech laws are properly … Continue reading

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