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Chief justice says Indigenous legal orders have lots to teach us about resolving conflict, repairing harm and restoring ...
While Bill C-2 proclaims to improve and modernize Canada's asylum system, experts say it’s a ‘cruel law’ that will do the ...
To date, Parliament has never used the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights. However, several provinces have, ...
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 ...
Bill C-5 was fast-tracked through Parliament. Now that it’s passed, legal observers expect a barrage of litigation ...
The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified that a contextual approach must be taken when determining where a child resides in international family law cases. That comes in its written decisions for a ...
Un nouveau projet de loi du Sénat rendrait « plus difficile, mais pas impossible » pour le Parlement d’utiliser la disposition de dérogation pour passer outre aux droits fondamentaux garantis en vertu ...
CBA National: What are the most significant challenges in the legal profession right now? Lynne Vicars: To me, the biggest challenges are the evolution of the practice of law as we adjust to new ...
When the notwithstanding clause was rolled into the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it was seen as a nuclear option – an instrument to be used in urgent and exceptional circumstances. But given the ...
The President of the Canadian Bar Association, John Stefaniuk, K.C., marked International Women’s Day by sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to inform him of a recent resolution adopted ...