Some observers say they should be unconstitutional, given their end-run around debate and the legislative process ...

Law Judiciary A Black judge accused of racial bias In the season finale of Verdicts and Voices, historian Constance Backhouse discusses the RDS case, which shed much-needed light on systemic racism in ...

CBA files submissions in challenge of ‘sweeping and unprecedented’ changes to the regulation of lawyers in B.C.

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal says nothing in the Charter suggests legislatures have the last or only word on whether ...

The opinion, rooted in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change science, is not a one-off. Rather, it reinforces a ...

David Frum says lawyers are key to upholding what is morally right and maintaining a belief in the democratic system south of ...

To foster renewed outreach and engagement, the Commission has created a podcast called Obiter. Van Praagh says it explores the evolving nature of law and justice, and was given that name because ...

If Prime Minister Mark Carney's election was meant to be a rejection of authoritarian trends south of the Canadian border, things are not off to a good start. That’s Robert Diab’s conclusion given ...

Law Opinion Before we automate criminal justice, we need to understand it The problem is not just that AI might make bad decisions -- it’s that we don’t agree on what a good decision looks like BY ...

No one thinks Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s description of judicial independence as a “joke” is funny, particularly the province’s three chief justices. “Judicial independence is a cornerstone of our ...

With Canadians in the throes of an election campaign and the income tax filing deadline approaching, it’s no surprise that the party leaders are talking money. But while Liberal leader Mark Carney and ...

Last year saw unprecedented use of Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end labour disputes, raising questions about just how much unfettered power the section gives the federal minister of labour ...