Category Archives: Constitutional

Who is Responsible for Extreme Intoxication?

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Who is Responsible for Extreme Intoxication?  Case Commented On: R v Brown, 2021 ABCA 273 (CanLII) (Supreme Court of Canada Appeal Hearing Scheduled for November 9, 2021) What you are about to read is not the … Continue reading →

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Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Charter Challenge Survives Alberta Government’s Motion to Strike

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan, Lisa Silver and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Critical Infrastructure Defence Act Charter Challenge Survives Alberta Government’s Motion to Strike Case Commented On: Alberta Union of Public Employees v Her Majesty the Queen (Alberta), 2021 ABQB 371 (CanLII) Last … Continue reading →

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The Curious Demise of Alberta’s Turn Off the Taps Legislation

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes, Andrew Leach and Martin Olszynski PDF Version: The Curious Demise of Alberta’s Turn Off the Taps Legislation Matters Commented On: Alberta (Attorney General) v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 84 (CanLII) reversing British Columbia (Attorney General) … Continue reading →

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Harnessing the Power of AI Technology; A Commentary on the Law Commission of Ontario Report on AI and the Criminal Justice System

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Lisa Silver

By: Lisa Silver and Gideon Christian PDF Version: Harnessing the Power of AI Technology; A Commentary on the Law Commission of Ontario Report on AI and the Criminal Justice System Report Commented On: Law Commission of Ontario, The Rise and … Continue reading →

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Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Tugging at the Strands: Adverse Effects Discrimination and the Supreme Court Decision in Fraser Case Commented On: Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 (CanLII) On October 16, 2020, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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