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The Hub published my article

By Andrew Roman on December 19, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

My Article Published today in the Financial Post

By Andrew Roman on December 19, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

https://financialpost.com/opinion/new-pipeline-when-pigs-can-fly

Update on Minimum Sentences for Child Pornography.

By Andrew Roman on December 13, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

On December 4 I posted an article on minimum sentences for child pornography. My article was critical of the use of hypothetical offenders rather than sentencing real offenders. I suggested that a […]

Interpreting the Charter of Rights: Tablets of Stone or The Living Tree

By Andrew Roman on December 9, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

What Canada’s Charter of Rights says, like the US Bill of Rights, is always subject to interpretation. And interpretations are always subject to debate and strong criticism of the court. The Interpretation […]

Minimum Sentences for Child Pornography

By Andrew Roman on December 2, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Background: Pornography showing young children forced into in sexual activities is absolutely disgusting. Anyone convicted of creating or possessing child pornography should be sentenced to appropriately severe penalties. Canada’s Criminal Code had […]

The Financial Post

By Andrew Roman on November 26, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

just published my op-ed today. https://financialpost.com/opinion/supreme-court-should-deal-facts-not-hypotheticals I will be posting a longer version here soon.

Are Our Charter Rights Under Attack?

By Andrew Roman on November 9, 2025 • ( 3 Comments )

Althea Raj (one of Canada’s best journalists) wrote in the Toronto Star of October 31 that “It’s time to admit our Charter rights are under attack.” This complaint is about Alberta legislating […]

My Interview with Tammy Nemeth

By Andrew Roman on November 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

My One-Word Canadian Dictionary:

By Andrew Roman on November 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Charteritis Charteritis (n., Canadian constitutional law): (1) A judicial affliction in Canadian courts marked by an excessive or inappropriate tendency to view cases through the lens of the Canadian Charter of Rights […]

Just published my article about the Canadian Charter of Rights

By Andrew Roman on October 17, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

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One of our most important freedoms is our freedom to choose our actions. But our actions depend upon our thoughts and feelings. If we allow our anger, fear and guilt to be manipulated by what we see  in the media we are less free.  This manipulation is often through emotionally laden words that trigger strong feelings.

There is so much in the media (especially social media) that impairs our ability to think critically about important issues. I want to encourage more analysis of facts and less emotional reaction by offering my explanation of the less than obvious issues as I see them. You may agree or disagree, but hopefully you will at least think about the issues rather than merely having strong feelings about them.

I don’t share my thoughts here to change the opinions of people who think differently. I share my thoughts to show people who already think like me that they’re not alone.

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I am a retired litigation lawyer with over 45 years of experience in  constitutional, environmental and energy law issues. I have appeared at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada, and in every Canadian province. I have been invited as a guest lecturer at almost all of the law schools in Canada. I am also the author of over 100 legal articles and a law book, and have been an adjunct faculty member at four Canadian law schools.

Since retirement I have written numerous articles published in newspapers, think tank publications and law journals as well as this blog. I have also appeared in several TV and radio interviews, and testified as an expert witness before committees of the Canadian Senate and House of Commons.

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