Category Archives: Provincial Court

A Comment on Bill 14, The Provincial Court (Sexual Awareness Training) Amendment Act, 2022

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Jennifer Koshan

By: Jennifer Koshan Bill Commented On: Bill 14, the Provincial Court (Sexual Awareness Training) Amendment Act, 30th Legislature, 3rd Session (Alberta, 2022) PDF Version: A Comment on Bill 14, The Provincial Court (Sexual Awareness Training) Amendment Act, 2022 On March … Continue reading →

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The Inherent Indigenous Right of Self-Government

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Kent McNeil

By: Kent McNeil Matter Commented On:  Reference to the Court of Appeal of Quebec in relation with the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2022 QCCA 185 (CanLII) [Quebec Reference, quotations from the unofficial English … Continue reading →

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R v Boudreau: Senior Crown Recused Due to Hostility, “Animus” Toward Accused

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Amy Matychuk

By: Amy Matychuk PDF Version: R v Boudreau: Senior Crown Recused Due to Hostility, “Animus” Toward Accused? Case Commented On: R v Boudreau, 2021 ABPC 175 (CanLII) In R v Boudreau, 2021 ABPC 175 (CanLII), Judge F. K. MacDonald for the … Continue reading →

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Abatement of Rent for Landlord’s Breach of the Minimum Housing and Health Standards

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Abatement of Rent for Landlord’s Breach of the Minimum Housing and Health Standards Case Commented On: C.V. Benefits Inc. v Angus, 2017 ABPC 118 (CanLII) This decision is important for two reasons. First, Assistant Chief … Continue reading →

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Let’s Shine Some Light into Creative Environmental Sentencing

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Let’s Shine Some Light into Creative Environmental Sentencing Case Commented On: R v Canadian National Railway Company sentencing order dated June 2, 2017 (ABPC) On June 12 the Alberta government announced that Canadian National Railway Company … Continue reading →

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