politics
The Return of the Court Challenges Program: Timely, Critical & Deficient
It is an uncanny convenience that immediately following Prime Minister Trudeau’s abandonment of his electoral reform promise, the announcement of a revamped Court Challenges Program emerges. The Program provides some (or perhaps only a semblance of) comfort and recourse to the very same groups that feel marginalized by the first-past-the-post system. It is the perfect […]
Ryerson Applies for a Law School—Does Canada Really Need More Law Graduates?
This is the first part of a two-part series on Ryerson University’s application to found a new law school in Canada. Part I provides an argument for why Ryerson should not be granted approval for a law school based on the current market. Part II highlights some of the ways in which Ryerson’s application contributes […]
Conservatives Twist Trudeau’s Tweet: Guns, Rights, Judges, and Mandatory Minimums
Further to my bulletin posted here, on November 12, 2013, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (ONCA) has struck down the three-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession of prohibited or restricted firearm (with ammunition either loaded or easily accessible; s. 95 of the Criminal Code) in a series of six decisions. The unanimous decisions come […]