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...
The Two Paradigms: Why the Law Has Become Incoherent
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Western Chapter for an engaging talk about the two conflicting paradigms that compete for dominance in Canadian law with Professor Bruce Pardy (Queen’s) on Tuesday, November 11th! Prof. Pardy will argue that Canadian law has become increasingly difficult to reconcile as two competing worldviews pull...
Runnymede “Lunch & Learn” with Edgar Schmidt
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Manitoba Robson Chapter for a special “Lunch & Learn” event with Edgar Schmidt, former General Counsel at the Department of Justice and one of Canada’s most well-known whistleblowers, on Wednesday, November 5th! Mr. Schmidt will share insights from his landmark challenge to the federal government’s...
Preemptive Uses of the Notwithstanding Clause: Interrogating the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Decision in UR Pride
Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Saskatchewan Chapter for a timely discussion about the concept of “preemptive” uses of the notwithstanding clause and the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal’s recent decision in UR Pride [2025] with Professor Dwight Newman (Saskatchewan) on Monday, November 3rd! Register by scanning the QR code...
Checks and Balances in Constitutional Interpretation
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Vancouver Lawyer Chapter for an intimate talk about checks and balances in constitutional interpretation by none other than retired Supreme Court of Canada Justice Marshall Rothstein at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on Monday, November 17th! Register by scanning the QR code or clicking here.
Clause and Effect: Section 33 and the Constitutional Conversation
Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Alberta Chapter for a friendly debate on the interpretation of section 33 between Professor Eric Adams (Alberta) and Professor Dwight Newman (Saskatchewan) on Wednesday, November 5th! Prof. Adams will argue that constitutional “dialogue” leaves open the possibility of judicial engagement with rights, even...
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