Parliament Must Leave Door Open for Offender Rehabilitation: SCC in R. v. Bissonnette

The Slow-Moving, Silent, and Creeping Constitutional Crises facing Canada

Introduction: Recent laws passed by the Provincial Legislatures in Alberta and Quebec have reignited old, unsettled frictions about the appropriate division of powers between Canada's Provinces and Federal Government. The following article will be divided into three parts, outlining a) the post-repatriation history of constitutional negotiations, b) recent legislative developments in Alberta and Quebec that […]

“Effects”: Annapolis Group and Nova Scotia Dispute 965 Acres of Land Near Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes

B.J.T. v J.D.: Considerations for Determining the Best Interests of the Child

Understanding the Right to Counsel: SCC Decides R v Lafrance

Appeals Watch: Clashing Constitutional Principles — SCC grants leave in Cindy Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

Introduction   On April 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted an application for leave in the case of Cindy Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2021 YKCA 5 [Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation]. The case decided at the Yukon Court of Appeal (“YCA”) in July 2021 is one of a few that has […]

Warrantless Searches in the Home: The Court Deals a Blow to Privacy in R v Stairs

In Defence of Judicial Discretion: The Supreme Court rules on R v JD

"Plainly Wrong" Not An Acceptable Standard to Justify Departure from Precedent: SCC in R. v. Sullivan

SCC clarifies the “single transaction” test and the “temporal-causal connection” approach for first degree murder in R v Sundman