Category Archives: Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada Finally Addresses Racial Profiling by Police
By: Meryl Friedland PDF Version: Supreme Court of Canada Finally Addresses Racial Profiling by Police Cases Commented On: R v Le, 2019 SCC 34 (CanLII); R v Ahmad, 2020 SCC 11 (CanLII) Nine minutes. This is the length of time … Continue reading
Being in the Moment: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in R v Chung
By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Being in the Moment: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in R v Chung Case Commented On: R v Chung, 2020 SCC 8 (Can LII) Mindfulness, according to Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder … Continue reading
The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights
By: Jennifer Koshan and Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Adverse Impact of Mandatory Victim Surcharges and the Continuing Disappearance of Section 15 Equality Rights Case Commented On: R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 (CanLII) It was just over one … Continue reading
The Great Divide on Standard of Review in Canadian Administrative Law
By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: The Great Divide on Standard of Review in Canadian Administrative Law Case Commented On: Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 31 (CanLII) In an unusual move earlier this year, the … Continue reading
A Fine Balance: Sentencing Suter in the Supreme Court of Canada
By: Lisa Ann Silver PDF Version: A Fine Balance: Sentencing Suter in the Supreme Court of Canada Case Commented On: R v Suter, 2018 SCC 34 Sentencing, Chief Justice Lamer tells us in R v M (CA), 1996 CanLII 230, … Continue reading
