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Les autorités jurisprudentielles et doctrinales sont probablement les deux aides auxquelles les tribunaux font le plus fréquemment appel pour les...
This article critically analyzes the role of the Divisional Court in Ontario’s justice system, and ultimately proposes that the Divisional...
Dans un contexte où les services juridiques gratuits ou à faible coût sont peu accessibles, le rôle des cliniques juridiques...
La résurgence des (biens) communs en droit des biens contemporain appelle à la reconsidération de la théorie de la propriété...

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OTTAWA LAW REVIEW – 31 MARCH 2025

In this episode, Professor Vanessa MacDonnell joins Associate Editors Devon Lamont, Stephanie Katajamaki, and Zach Auger to dissect MacKinnon v Canada (Attorney General), a case challenging former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament in January 2025. Later, OLR Submissions Manager Mallory Dunlop shares how she got involved in helping the Canadian Constitutional Law Initiative, an intervenor in the case, prepare its submissions.

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