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Governments are resorting to incentives to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Using Canada as a case study, this article discusses how governments have used positive and negative incentives to increase vaccination rates…

Judges on Judging in Canadian Appellate Courts: The Role of Legal and Extra-Legal Factors on Decision-Making

30 avril 2021

Lori Hausegger

Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel Public Law / Droit public

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Although provincial courts of appeal decide the bulk of appeals in Canada, relatively little is known about judicial decision-making…

Balancing Access to Justice with the Rule of Law: Constitutional Impediments to Legislating Time Limited Civil Trials in Ontario

28 avril 2022

Brandon Orct

Blog Post / Blogue Public Law / Droit public

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Ontario suffers from an access to civil justice problem. Civil trials in Ontario are chronically delayed and backlogged, while the COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing but exacerbate this problem.

The Constitutional Catholic Schools Issue in Ontario: How the Province of Ontario Could Remove its Obligations to Fully Fund Catholic Schools by Way of a Constitutional Amendment

4 avril 2022

Jenna Smith

Blog Post / Blogue Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel Public Law / Droit public

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For many students in the province of Ontario, it is common to attend a school that is within a public or a Catholic school board, both of which are fully funded by the Government of Ontario.

Federal efforts to ban “conversion therapy” practices call for local government action. How can Ontario municipalities be part of the solution?

16 décembre 2021

Douglas W. Judson

Blog Post / Blogue Criminal Law / Droit pénal Human Rights Law / Droits de la personne Municipal Law / Droit municipal Public Law / Droit public

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New federal legislation to criminalize so-called “conversion therapy” holds promise as the most comprehensive Canadian legislative effort to date to ban these harmful practices. It is long overdue.

An Uncertain Future for Unwritten Constitutional Principles: Did the Supreme Court of Canada Just Import a Conservative Judicial Philosophy from the United States?

23 novembre 2021

Jordan Samaroo

Blog Post / Blogue Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel Public Law / Droit public U.S. Law / Droit américain

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Canadians often struggle to fully grasp the makeup of Canada’s constitutional framework, especially with respect to the role of unwritten constitutional principles (UCPs).

Ending Poverty: A Step in the Right Direction

26 octobre 2021

Phil Lord

Blog Post / Blogue Public Law / Droit public

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This paper summarily lays out one potential legislative solution to poverty and homelessness in developed countries. This solution would be a government program offering loans to noncreditworthy individuals, repaid through additional, progressive taxation.

Book Review : Le secret ministériel : théorie et pratique

30 avril 2021

Michel Morin

Public Law / Droit public

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Volume 52, Issue 1

A Pandemic Federal Election: Democracy Under Conditions of Emergency

1 janvier 2022

Michael Pal

Public Law / Droit public

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Volume 53, Issue 1

The Review of International Commercial Arbitral Awards and the New York Convention: Breaking the Link to Administrative Law

30 avril 2021

Maureen Irish

Administrative Law / Droit administratif International Law / Droit international Jurisprudence / Jurisprudence Public Law / Droit public

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Volume 52, Issue 2

Why it’s Unlikely that a Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Amy Coney Barrett Scenario Will Happen in Canada

26 octobre 2020

Michael Piaseczny

Blog Post / Blogue Constitutional Law / Droit constitutionnel Public Law / Droit public U.S. Law / Droit américain

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Seymour Lipset’s foundational comparative account of Canada and the United States (US) sought to understand the differences between two countries that seem similar when compared to other countries.[1]