Category Archives: Supreme Court of Canada
Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review
By: Shaun Fluker, Drew Yewchuk, and Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 (CanLII) PDF Version: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review This … Continue reading
What Did the Court Mean When It Said that UNDRIP “has been incorporated into the country’s positive law”? Appellate Guidance or Rhetorical Flourish?
By: Nigel Bankes and Robert Hamilton Case commented on: Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 (CanLII). PDF Version: What Did the Court Mean When It Said that UNDRIP “has … Continue reading
Triviality and Significance of Federal Environmental Effects after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act
By: Martin Olszynski Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Triviality and Significance of Federal Environmental Effects after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act This is the sixth ABlawg post regarding the Supreme Court … Continue reading
Not Plenary, but Not Nothing Either: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supreme Court Opinion on the (un)Constitutionality of the Federal Impact Assessment Regime
By: David V. Wright Case Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Not Plenary, but Not Nothing Either: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supreme Court Opinion on the (un)Constitutionality of the Federal Impact Assessment … Continue reading
The Word “Exclusive” Does Not Confer a Constitutional Monopoly, Nor a Right to Develop Provincial Resource Projects
By: Nigel Bankes and Andrew Leach Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Word “Exclusive” Does Not Confer a Constitutional Monopoly, Nor a Right to Develop Provincial Resource Projects The majority opinion of … Continue reading