Category Archives: Municipal Law

Street Preaching and the Charter: The City of Calgary’s Appeal in Pawlowski

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jennifer Koshan

PDF version: Street Preaching and the Charter: The City of Calgary’s Appeal in Pawlowski  Case commented on: R. v. Pawlowski, 2011 ABQB 93 Artur Pawlowski, Calgary’s self-professed street preacher, was acquitted of a number of provincial and by-law charges related … Continue reading →

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What is the applicable standard of review in assessing the adequacy of reasons?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: What is the applicable standard of review in assessing the adequacy of reasons?  Case considered: Calgary (City) v Alberta (Municipal Government Board), 2010 ABQB 719 This decision concerns an appeal by the City of Calgary from an order … Continue reading →

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Innovative but controversial municipal bylaws survive challenges

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Arlene Kwasniak

PDF version: Innovative but controversial municipal bylaws survive challenges Case considered: Keller v. Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, 2010 ABQB 362 This case is significant in three regards. First it raises the thorny issue of standard of review regarding … Continue reading →

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Defining Art in the Commons: The Case of Building Owners and Graffiti in Edmonton

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Carmen Gustafson

Case Considered: O & M Investments Ltd. v. Edmonton (City), 2010 ABQB 146 PDF version:  Defining Art in the Commons: The Case of Building Owners and Graffiti in Edmonton Graffiti, or street art, is hardly new and neither is the … Continue reading →

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Charter Freedoms and Government Duties around Street Preaching: An (Overly?) Expansive View

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Jennifer Koshan

Case considered: R. v. Pawlowski, 2009 ABPC 362 PDF version:  Charter Freedoms and Government Duties around Street Preaching: An (Overly?) Expansive View Earlier this month, Judge Allan Fradsham of the Alberta Provincial Court handed down a lengthy and far reaching judgment … Continue reading →

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