By: Joshua Sealy-Harrington
PDF Version: Celibate, Awake, and Alone: The Hallmarks of a Credible Sexual Assault Victim?
Case commented on: R v FY, 2013 ABQB 694
This post discusses a recent decision from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench which acquitted the accused of an alleged sexual assault. In that decision, the court adopts a problematic approach to assessing consent which creates unrealistic standards that women must satisfy to maintain credibility in a sexual assault trial.
By: Shaun Fluker
PDF Version: Get Ready For a Whale of a Time: Northern Gateway and Species at Risk
Decision commented on: Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project
In December 2013 federal authorities recommended the construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline to transport bitumen from the Alberta oil sands to the west coast. Professor Martin Olszynski has previously commented on Northern Gateway here, and my comment adds to his by investigating in particular how species at risk factor into the Northern Gateway report. But prior to getting there, I can’t resist a few general remarks.
By: Linda McKay-Panos
PDF Version: Alberta Government Considers Strategies to Address Bullying—Is Legislation the Answer?
Event commented on: Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association Discussion on Anti-bullying Legislation
On January 30, 2014, the Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association (RMCLA) hosted a panel discussion on anti-bullying legislation in Alberta. The panel members were Sandra Jansen, Calgary-North West MLA, and Associate Minister of Family and Community Safety; Peter Brown, current Mayor of Airdrie; and Derek From, a constitutional lawyer from the Canadian Constitution Foundation.
By: James Coleman
PDF Version: Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Next Steps & Climate Impact
Report Commented On: Keystone XL, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
On January 31, the United States State Department issued its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to transport oil sands bitumen from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska. The environmental impact statement was issued to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., which requires agencies to consider the environmental impact of major federal actions.
By: Admin
PDF Version: Supreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal in Alberta Cases
Cases commented on: R v Alcantara, 2013 ABCA 163; R v Hanna, 2013 ABCA 134; Young v National Money Mart Company, 2013 ABCA 264
On January 30, 2014 the Supreme Court denied leave to appeal in three Alberta cases that gave rise to four separate leave applications. The Court’s summaries of the cases, and their dispositions, are below. Jonnette Watson Hamilton posted a comment on the Money Mart decision here.
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