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On January 11, 2019, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Frank v. Canada (Attorney General) that certain provisions in the Canada Elections Act, which denied federal voting rights ...

Minor amendments aren't going to cut it. The federal government needs to rethink its entire approach to when and how it assesses major projects.

What is undoubtedly an early holiday gift for administrative law practitioners, the Supreme Court of Canada has revealed a new framework for dealing with the standard of review in administrative law cases.

For Canadians, yesterday’s landmark same-sex decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court probably seems ho-hum.

Hours before the results of the B.C. Liberal Party leadership race were revealed on February 5, 2022, Mr. Viramjit Bajwa, a long-standing member of the party, brought an injunction seeking to halt the announcement.

York University caused much controversy earlier this month by agreeing that a male student was not required to meet with female class members in connection with a group project.

Drawing upon this doctrine, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the bylaw passed by the City of Hamilton was inoperative as it applied to Canada Post and had no legal effect.

For this year's blog series, I was committed to providing you with an entry about my role model; however, the reality is that I have never had one individual person that ...

What happens when litigants knock on the Federal Court’s door to challenge an Indigenous government decision made under a modern treaty? On June 9, 2026, Justice Grammond of the Federal Court answered that question...

Legislation for many regulatory processes provides that interim orders, including an interim suspension, may be imposed before the conclusion of the investigation and adjudicative process.

The Superior Court of Justice released another decision earlier this month where the jury notice was conditionally struck.

The Supreme Court of Canada held its second annual ceremony marking the opening of the judicial year at its temporary home in the West Memorial Building, with Chief Justice highlighting the Court's increased caseload and architectural features. What significant constitutional and legal challenges will the Court address in its fall 2026 session, including cases on firearm regulations, Crown immunity, and vicarious liability?

In Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Tennant, 2018 FCA 132, the Federal Court of Appeal developed a narrow exception to the seemingly absolute bar to its jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the disposition ...

The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a landmark ruling declaring section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act unconstitutional, fundamentally reshaping the boundaries between legislative authority and judicial oversight of administrative decisions. This unanimous decision addresses longstanding questions about the validity of privative clauses that restrict courts' ability to review findings by Parliament's ethics commissioner.

In Resler v. Anglin, 2026 SCC 23, the Supreme Court of Canada held that an unsuccessful provincial election candidate may continue his civil action in misfeasance in public office against Alberta’s Chief Electoral...

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The orders are temporary and are to be exercised in a manner that limits their intrusiveness.

On December 12, 2005, the Ontario Government unveiled its most recent land-use planning initiative, tabling Bill 51, the Planning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005. According to the Ontario Government, Bill 51 is intended to “provide clearer rules and a more effective process for the public, local councils and others involved in planning our communities. They would also give local residents and community leaders more opportunity to play an important role in community planni