The Runnymede Society is a membership-based organization that invites speakers from all across the ideological spectrum to debate legal ideas that engage the rule of law, constitutionalism, and individual liberty. The goal is to focus on these age-old principles in the context of real issues that are not often explored in the law school classrooms.
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, Asher Honickman and Leonid Sirota — long-time friends of the Runnymede Society — debate unwritten principles in Canadian constitutionalism, in the context of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in City of Toronto. This
In this episode of Runnymede Radio, host Kristopher Kinsinger is joined by University of Ottawa professor Carissima Mathen to discuss her and Michael Plaxton’s latest book, “The Tenth Justice.”
This episode of Runnymede Radio features a conversation with Professor Emmett Macfarlane, Professor of Political Science and the University of Waterloo.
This episode of Runnymede Radio features a conversation with our former National Director Mark Mancini on the state of the rule of law in Canada. Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the federal government’s revocation of the
Our first episode of Runnymede Radio for 2022 features our National Director Kristopher Kinsinger discussing the future of the Runnymede Society coalition.
We provide funding for debates, symposia, and panel discussions with external speakers and refreshments. We are able to assist with reaching out to speakers and fund out-of-town speaker travel expenses.
We host regular networking events with local members of the legal profession, academics, journalists, and other students.
We aim to connect first-year students with upper-years who can provide mentorship and academic guidance, as well as course summaries.
In 2016, we founded the Runnymede Society as a national student membership organization dedicated to exploring the ideas and ideals of constitutionalism, liberty and the rule of law. We provide outstanding support and opportunities for intellectual enrichment, networking, and professional development, including by providing members opportunities to meet and enrich their legal knowledge with professors, practitioners, and judges.
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