Please join the Runnymede Society’s Dalhousie University Chapter for a lecture with Devin Drover (Canadian Taxpayers Federation), on Tuesday, March 10th. This lecture will explore the constitutional limits on the state’s taxing power and the central role of Parliament in authorizing fiscal burdens. Focusing on both historical and contemporary disputes...
Reflections on Constitutionalism in a Free & Democratic Society
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Calgary Lawyers Chapter for an evening with Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada, on Tuesday, March 3rd, at the Calgary Golf and Country Club. Doors will open at 6:00 PM for a cocktail hour, with dinner served prior to Justice Rowe’s remarks....
A Fireside Chat on Constitutional Law with Justice Huscroft
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Western University Chapter for a fireside chat on constitutional law with Justice Grant Huscroft of the Ontario Court of Appeal on Monday, March 2nd. Justice Huscroft will participate in a substantive conversation on constitutional law in Canada, reflecting on appellate judging, constitutional interpretation, and the...
The Nature of the Judicial Role
Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Manitoba Chapter for a lecture on the nature of the judicial role in Canada with Professor Ryan Alford (Lakehead University) on Friday, February 6th. Prof. Alford returns to the University of Manitoba following a series of well-attended lectures. Known for his rigorous analysis...
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.
Know Your Rights Workshop
Please join the Runnymede Society’s Guelph Student Chapter for an interactive legal workshop exploring fundamental constitutional rights in Canada on Monday, October 20th! The session will feature a lecture on Section 33 of the Charter to help students understand their rights and the role of the “notwithstanding clause” in relation...
Exposing a Bad Trick: Why Quebec’s Bill 96 Cannot Amend the Canadian Constitution
Section 159 of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the offıcial and common language of Québec, purports to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, and therefore the Canadian Constitution, by introducing two new articles, “90Q.1” and 90Q.2”, respectively, providing that “Quebecers form a nation” and that “French is the only offıcial...
Are the Historical and Philosophical Approaches to the Constitution Compatible? (University of Manitoba)
Join us on November 21st at noon to hear from Professor Ryan Alford of Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. “Professor Alford received his doctorate in public, constitutional, and international law from the University of South Africa. He recently published two books on the subject of the rule of...
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