Advocates for the Rule of Law
Five years ago, I founded Advocates for the Rule of Law with a small group ...
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Losing Rights in the Balance
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The Political Consequences of Deference are not Always the Same
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Deference to Administrators Must be Legislated not Assumed
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Abdicating Legislative Power: The Carbon Tax Case
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The Original Meaning of Military Law
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The “Return” of “Textualism” at the SCC?
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ARL Files Factum in Stillman Appeal
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Our Pythic Judges: SNC-Lavalin
Case Commentary
Losing Rights in the Balance
Back in 2008, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) issued a new ...
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The Political Consequences of Deference are not Always the Same
In my last post on this blog, I commented and mostly praised two recent blog ...
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The “Return” of “Textualism” at the SCC?
Under the so-called “modern approach” to statutory interpretation, courts are instructed to take into account ...
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Ontario Court of Appeal Underscores the Importance of Adversarial Argument
Last week’s unusual Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Welsh v Ontario made headlines as ...
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Deference to Administrators Must be Legislated not Assumed
Earlier this month, Mark Mancini wrote two very thoughtful blog posts on the Double Aspect ...
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Abdicating Legislative Power: The Carbon Tax Case
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Our Pythic Judges: SNC-Lavalin
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The Problem with Prosecutorial Independence in Canada
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Substantive Equality: Some People are More Equal Than Others
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In Defence of Substantive Equality
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Unearthing Canadian Originalism: Reflections on my Conversation with Justice Stratas
ARL News
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ARL Celebrates Five Years and Charitable Status
Five years ago, I founded Advocates for the Rule of Law with a small group ...
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The Original Meaning of Military Law
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ARL Files Factum in Stillman Appeal
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Military Justice and Stare Decisis: ARL Returns to the SCC
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ARL at the Supreme Court
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ARL’s Factum in the Vavilov and Bell/NFL Appeals
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Supreme Court Rejects Duty to Consult in Legislative Process