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 […]
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 […]
I have great respect for Canada’s Supreme Court, their long hours of work and the difficult decisions to make. Even if I might have decided a case differently, I usually find its […]
The Need for MAID is Growing With Canada’s rapidly aging population, demand for MAID – medical assistance in dying – is growing. But, with increasing rates of dementia the cognitive ability of […]
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 […]
Introduction The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision holding that parts of the federal Impact Assessment Act are ‘unconstitutional’ caused cheering in several provincial capitals and in the media. However, there is […]
Introduction If you thought the US Supreme Court’s abortion decision overturning Roe v. Wade was controversial, wait until you see the results of its June 29, 2023 decision on affirmative action in […]
Note to readers: A somewhat different, shorter version of this post was published on March 31, 2022 by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) think tank. Your Rising Cost of Energy (and everything else) […]
By now the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overruled Roe, is common knowledge. But what these two decisions actually decided is often misunderstood or misrepresented. And the problems they are […]
In early December 2021 Fatemeh Anvari, a Quebec Teacher, was removed from her Grade 3 classroom for wearing her hijab at work. (She wasn’t fired but assigned to other duties.) She was […]
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