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 […]
Introduction Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been one of the most controversial medical issues in Canada, second only to abortion. In this post I take what has become a minority position […]
Illegal Fishing, Indigenous Treaty Rights and Reconciliation 1 Thank you for inviting me. I am a non-partisan witness with no personal interest at stake. My relevant legal practice before my retirement was […]
This is a somewhat different, peer reviewed and more scholarly article than I posted here earlier. Here is a link to the publication: fraserinstitute.org
Introduction Pollsters tell us many Canadians are unhappy with their government. Not just the federal government, but governments at all levels. They report a sense of disappointment. Candidates over-promise and then after the […]
For those of you with an interest in climate change challenges and laws, here today’s publication, in the Energy Quarterly Review, of my critique of the Canadian law that set our CO2 […]
The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act: A Placebo Law? Note: A fuller, more detailed version of this post will be published in the December issue of the Energy Regulation Quarterly, available here. […]
My Presentation on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Before the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-7, February 3, 2021 My presentation was as an individual, not as […]
Introduction 2,420 years ago Socrates was in prison awaiting execution. One of his followers begged him to escape, saying “But Socrates, you have been condemned to death.” In refusing to escape, Socrates […]
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