The Runnymede Society is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Law & Freedom 2026. Runnymede’s annual Law & Freedom conference is our most significant and prestigious event of the year, bringing together legal scholars, practitioners, and students from across the country to discuss and debate pressing...
Bright Lines or Blurred Standards? Police Powers and the Charter
Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Alberta Chapter for an engaging discussion on police powers and the Charter with Prof. Steven Penney (Alberta) on Wednesday, November 26th! Police powers have increasingly become the domain of judges rather than legislators, but has judicial discretion gone too far? Prof. Penney will...
Interprovincial Trade Barriers: Fireside Chat
Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Toronto Law Chapter for a fireside chat on interprovincial trade barriers, featuring Professor Trevor Tombe (Calgary, Department of Economics) and Professor Nicolas Lamp (Queen’s, Faculty of Law), on Thursday, November 20th! Professors Tombe and Lamp will explore the causes of interprovincial trade barriers—policies...
Qui devrait avoir le dernier mot ? L’article 33 et la révision judiciaire
Rejoignez-vous à la section de l'Université de Moncton de la Société Runnymede pour une discussion sur l'article 33 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, son rôle dans l'équilibre des pouvoirs législatif et judiciaire, et les questions contemporaines entourant son utilisation et son interprétation, avec le professeur Maxime St-Hilaire...
Be a Hero Representing the Evil: How to Fulfil Your Duties as a Lawyer When Advocating for Unpopular Positions
Please join the Runnymede Society’s UBC Allard Chapter for an insightful conversation about the lawyer’s professional duty to represent clients and causes that may be unpopular with W. Martin Finch, K.C. (Baker Newby LLP) on Monday, November 17th! Mr. Finch will reflect on why the principles of legal ethics and...
Public Interest Litigation: Free Speech in the American and Canadian Legal Contexts
Please join the Runnymede Society’s UNB Chapter for a thoughtful conversation on public interest litigation and free speech in the American and Canadian legal contexts with Attorney Ben Field (Institute for Justice) and Professor Nicole O’Byrne (UNB) on Tuesday, November 18th! Mr. Field will share insights from his work on...
From Ancient Roots to Modern Challenges: The Right to Security Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
Please join the Runnymede Society’s McGill Chapter for a captivating lecture on the history and contemporary importance of the right to security against unreasonable searches and seizures with Attorney Josh Dehaas (Canadian Constitution Foundation) on Tuesday, November 18th! Mr. Dehaas will trace the origins of Section 8 of the Charter...
“Can the Centre Hold?” with Justice Malcolm Rowe
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Osgoode Hall Chapter for a special event with Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday, November 26th! Justice Rowe’s talk, titled “Can the Centre Hold?” (a phrase taken from W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”), will explore the cross-currents in an increasingly...
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