The Triumph at Davos Let’s give credit where credit is due: at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney received a rare standing ovation for an excellent speech. […]
When A Court Makes a Decision You Don’t Like Who Should You Blame?
THE COURT OR THE LAW? In the much criticized 2015 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour decision of the Supreme Court of Canada the criticism focussed personally on Justice Rosalie Abella, who wrote the […]
Mark Carney’s “Agreement Theater” With China
In the high-stakes world of international trade there is a fundamental difference between a contract and a conversation. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), is a binding legal agreement that dictates how three […]
Interpreting the Charter of Rights: Tablets of Stone or The Living Tree
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 […]
Are Our Charter Rights Under Attack?
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 One-Word Canadian Dictionary:
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 […]
The Climate Crisis: Today’s Noah’s Ark?
An Old Story is Still New In 2024, a member of the climate panic group “Last Generation Canada”, university student Étienne Eason, struggling with ecoanxiety, vandalized an Ottawa museum’s dinosaur replica. In […]
A Conversation in Passing
Note to readers: This post is not my usual discussion of legal or technical issues, but describes a funny personal anecdote. When I was fresh out of law school and just learning […]
Climate Change: Less Fear, More Facts
“The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” – UN Secretary-General António Guterres, July 27, 2023 Introduction Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to make Canada […]
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