{"id":17063,"date":"2020-03-18T20:48:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/?page_id=17063"},"modified":"2024-05-10T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:04:09","slug":"runnymede-home-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/runnymede-home-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Runnymede Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17063\" class=\"elementor elementor-17063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a79f560 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a79f560\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11465d4\" data-id=\"11465d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae11e56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae11e56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26d7af4\" data-id=\"26d7af4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a71be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08a71be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e86f37f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e86f37f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6850696\" data-id=\"6850696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab0a74 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elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34896 post type-post status-publish format-audio has-post-thumbnail hentry category-runnymede-radio post_format-post-format-audio\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/cowichan-tribes-reconciliation-and-private-land\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCowichan Tribes, Reconciliation, and Private Land\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tRobbie Borrelli\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2026-04-01\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we feature a recording from a Western University Chapter panel with Professor Dwight Newman (University of Saskatchewan) and Professor Michael Coyle (Western University). Following a previous episode examining the drafting and interpretation of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, this conversation explores how contemporary jurisprudence is shaping the scope and application of Aboriginal and treaty rights. The panel, titled \u201cWill Reconciliation Require the Transfer of Private Land? A Discussion of Recent Jurisprudence and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/cowichan-tribes-reconciliation-and-private-land\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cowichan Tribes, Reconciliation, and Private Land\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34846 post type-post status-publish format-audio has-post-thumbnail hentry category-runnymede-radio post_format-post-format-audio\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/understanding-an-ambiguous-clause-section-35-and-the-drafting-of-the-constitution\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUnderstanding an Ambiguous Clause: Section 35 and the Drafting of the Constitution\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tRobbie Borrelli\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2026-03-18\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we feature an original interview with Michael Scott (PrimaryDocuments.ca). Scott discusses his ongoing research on the drafting history of Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982\u2014which recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights\u2014drawing on archival materials and his work with PrimaryDocuments.ca, a database of historical documents relating to the creation of Canada\u2019s Constitution. The conversation explores the historical context of Section 35, the interpretive challenges posed by its ambiguity, and what the drafting<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/understanding-an-ambiguous-clause-section-35-and-the-drafting-of-the-constitution\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Understanding an Ambiguous Clause: Section 35 and the Drafting of the Constitution\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34635 post type-post status-publish format-audio has-post-thumbnail hentry category-runnymede-radio post_format-post-format-audio\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/measuring-jurisprudence-with-ai-rules-standards-and-the-supreme-court-of-canada\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMeasuring Jurisprudence with AI: Rules, Standards, and the Supreme Court of Canada\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tRobbie Borrelli\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2026-03-04\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we feature an original interview with Professor Norman Siebrasse (University of New Brunswick). Professor Siebrasse discusses his recent study using artificial intelligence to examine long-term trends in Supreme Court of Canada decisions. By analyzing thousands of judgments from 1974 to 2025, the study places cases on a rules\u2013standards spectrum and identifies a marked shift toward more standard-like reasoning beginning in the early Charter era. The conversation also explores the idea of \u201cCharter contagion,\u201d the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/measuring-jurisprudence-with-ai-rules-standards-and-the-supreme-court-of-canada\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Measuring Jurisprudence with AI: Rules, Standards, and the Supreme Court of Canada\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34432 post type-post status-publish format-audio has-post-thumbnail hentry category-runnymede-radio post_format-post-format-audio\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/notwithstanding-judicial-review\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNotwithstanding Judicial Review\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tRobbie Borrelli\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2026-02-18\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we share a live recording from a student chapter event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s University of Calgary Chapter, featuring Professor Geoff Sigalet (UBCO). Professor Sigalet\u2019s lecture makes the political and legal case against substantive judicial review of laws enacted under section 33 of the Charter. Drawing on recent constitutional litigation, academic debate, and institutional and political analysis, he explains why provinces have been more willing to invoke the notwithstanding clause since 2018, critiques<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/notwithstanding-judicial-review\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Notwithstanding Judicial Review\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34421 post type-post status-publish format-audio has-post-thumbnail hentry category-runnymede-radio post_format-post-format-audio\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/can-the-centre-hold-a-lecture-by-justice-malcolm-rowe\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCan the Centre Hold? A Lecture by Justice Malcolm Rowe\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tRobbie Borrelli\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t2026-02-04\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this episode of Runnymede Radio, we share a live recording from a student chapter event hosted by the Runnymede Society\u2019s Osgoode Hall Chapter, featuring Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Rowe\u2019s lecture, titled \u201cCan the Centre Hold?\u201d, draws on W.B. Yeats\u2019 The Second Coming to reflect on the pressures of an increasingly polarized society and the importance of moderation in public life. Blending political and legal philosophy, the lecture explores how these traditions intersect to shape<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/can-the-centre-hold-a-lecture-by-justice-malcolm-rowe\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Can the Centre Hold? 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We are able to assist with reaching out to speakers and fund out-of-town speaker travel expenses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-239912a\" data-id=\"239912a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdc175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccdc175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOCIAL LIFE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9c1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9c1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We host regular networking events with local members of the legal profession, academics, journalists, and other students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5701ab\" data-id=\"e5701ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a963e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a963e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e3c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e3c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We aim to connect first-year students with upper-years who can provide mentorship and academic guidance, as well as course summaries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aad78a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aad78a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2484f2\" data-id=\"f2484f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6e35d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6e35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mission<\/span><\/h3><p>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. 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