{"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 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cab0a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f52c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b8f52c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"19946\" class=\"elementor elementor-19946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fb6c500 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fb6c500\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1068116a\" data-id=\"1068116a\" 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-29b170c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-banner\" data-id=\"29b170c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-banner jet-elements\"><figure class=\"jet-banner jet-effect-marley\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/news\/\" class=\"jet-banner__link\"><div class=\"jet-banner__overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/magna-carta_c.jpg\" alt=\"magna-carta_c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" class=\"jet-banner__img\"><figcaption class=\"jet-banner__content\"><div class=\"jet-banner__content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"jet-banner__title\">News<\/h3><\/div><\/figcaption><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f62d313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-banner\" data-id=\"6f62d313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-banner jet-elements\"><figure class=\"jet-banner jet-effect-marley\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/runnymederadio\/\" class=\"jet-banner__link\"><div class=\"jet-banner__overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/events-e1668793971344.jpg\" alt=\"events\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" class=\"jet-banner__img\"><figcaption class=\"jet-banner__content\"><div class=\"jet-banner__content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"jet-banner__title\">Podcast<\/h3><\/div><\/figcaption><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d17804c\" data-id=\"4d17804c\" 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-2ecc94a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-banner\" data-id=\"2ecc94a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-banner jet-elements\"><figure class=\"jet-banner jet-effect-marley\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/events\/\" class=\"jet-banner__link\"><div class=\"jet-banner__overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/fall-e1668793791859.jpg\" alt=\"fall\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" class=\"jet-banner__img\"><figcaption class=\"jet-banner__content\"><div class=\"jet-banner__content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"jet-banner__title\">Events<\/h3><\/div><\/figcaption><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485a3c6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-banner\" data-id=\"485a3c6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-banner jet-elements\"><figure class=\"jet-banner jet-effect-marley\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/lawyer-chapters\/\" class=\"jet-banner__link\"><div class=\"jet-banner__overlay\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ar1819_c-e1668794060592.jpg\" alt=\"ar1819_c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" class=\"jet-banner__img\"><figcaption class=\"jet-banner__content\"><div class=\"jet-banner__content-wrap\"><h3 class=\"jet-banner__title\">Lawyer Chapters<\/h3><\/div><\/figcaption><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821912e elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"821912e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-35100 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\/judicial-councils-judicial-ethics-and-public-trust\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJudicial Councils, Judicial Ethics, and Public Trust\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\t2026-07-22\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Andrea Lawlor (McMaster University) and Dave Snow (University of Guelph) join Runnymede Radio to discuss judicial councils, judicial discipline, and the institutions responsible for upholding accountability within Canada&#8217;s judiciary. Drawing on their recent scholarship, Lawlor and Snow examine the role of the Canadian Judicial Council and provincial judicial councils, explaining how judicial misconduct is investigated, how judicial ethics are enforced, and why these processes matter for judicial independence. The discussion also explores the reforms introduced through Bill C-9, the administrative<\/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\/judicial-councils-judicial-ethics-and-public-trust\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Judicial Councils, Judicial Ethics, and Public Trust\" 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-35092 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\/rogue-justice-the-rise-of-judicial-supremacy-in-israel\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel\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\t2026-07-08\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Yonatan Green (Georgetown University) joins the Honourable Justice David Brown (Ontario Court of Appeal, retired) in this recording of an event hosted by Runnymede&#8217;s Toronto Lawyer Chapter to discuss his book, Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel. Green\u2019s book examines claims that the Israeli Supreme Court has enlarged its role in ways that have reshaped the balance between branches of government, arguably contributing to a constitutional crisis. The conversation explores the evolution of Israel&#8217;s constitutional system, including<\/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\/rogue-justice-the-rise-of-judicial-supremacy-in-israel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Rogue Justice: The Rise of Judicial Supremacy in Israel\" 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-35087 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\/clause-and-effect-section-33-and-the-constitutional-conversation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tClause and Effect: Section 33 and the Constitutional Conversation\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\t2026-06-24\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Professor Eric Adams (University of Alberta) and Professor Dwight Newman (University of Saskatchewan) join us for a friendly debate on the interpretation of section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Recorded before a standing-room-only audience at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in November 2025, the discussion took place prior to Professor Adams&#8217; appointment to the Court of King&#8217;s Bench of Alberta in April 2026. Professor Adams argues that constitutional &#8220;dialogue&#8221; leaves open the possibility of<\/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\/clause-and-effect-section-33-and-the-constitutional-conversation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Clause and Effect: Section 33 and the Constitutional Conversation\" 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-35057 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\/residential-school-denialism-competing-perspectives\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tResidential School Denialism: Competing Perspectives\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\t2026-06-10\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Eleanore Sunchild, KC (Sunchild Law) and Professor Tom Flanagan (University of Calgary) join us to discuss residential school denialism and recent proposals to prohibit it under the Criminal Code. The conversation explores the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, competing claims about residential school history, and the evidence underlying contemporary debates over residential school denialism. Sunchild and Flanagan discuss questions surrounding abuse and mortality within residential schools, the removal of Indigenous children from their families, and ongoing debates regarding unmarked graves 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\/residential-school-denialism-competing-perspectives\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Residential School Denialism: Competing Perspectives\" 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-35030 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\/emo-township-part-ii-rethinking-the-tribunal-decision\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEmo Township, Part II: Rethinking the Tribunal Decision\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\t2026-05-27\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This episode of Runnymede Radio is the second half of a two-part series on the Borderland Pride v. Township of Emo case before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. In 2024, the Tribunal ordered Emo Township and Mayor Harold McQuaker to pay damages after the Township refused requests to proclaim Pride Month and display a Pride flag. Part II features an original interview with Josh Dehaas, Interim Litigation Director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) and counsel for the CCF in<\/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\/emo-township-part-ii-rethinking-the-tribunal-decision\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Emo Township, Part II: Rethinking the Tribunal Decision\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"29\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"page-numbers prev\">&laquo; Previous<\/span>\n<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/3\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>3<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/4\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>4<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/5\/\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>5<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers next\" href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/page\/2\/\">Next &raquo;<\/a>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab5298\" data-id=\"aab5298\" 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-7c86835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"7c86835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<aside id=\"calendar-4\" class=\"widget widget_calendar\"><div id=\"calendar_wrap\" class=\"calendar_wrap\"><table id=\"wp-calendar\" class=\"wp-calendar-table\">\n\t<caption>July 2026<\/caption>\n\t<thead>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Monday\">M<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Tuesday\">T<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Wednesday\">W<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Thursday\">T<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Friday\">F<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Saturday\">S<\/th>\n\t\t<th scope=\"col\" aria-label=\"Sunday\">S<\/th>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"pad\">&nbsp;<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>6<\/td><td>7<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/2026\/07\/08\/\" aria-label=\"Posts published on 8 July 2026\">8<\/a><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>12<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>13<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>19<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>20<\/td><td>21<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/2026\/07\/22\/\" aria-label=\"Posts published on 22 July 2026\">22<\/a><\/td><td id=\"today\">23<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>26<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td>27<\/td><td>28<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>31<\/td>\n\t\t<td class=\"pad\" colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table><nav aria-label=\"Previous and next months\" class=\"wp-calendar-nav\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-calendar-nav-prev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/2026\/06\/\">&laquo; Jun<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"pad\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-calendar-nav-next\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\t<\/nav><\/div><\/aside>\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-a84d197 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a84d197\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M360 0L350 9.9 340 0 0 0 0 10 700 10 700 0\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\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-a21545c\" data-id=\"a21545c\" 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-92ed854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92ed854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY JOIN THE RUNNYMEDE SOCIETY?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6ac1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6ac1f\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5777004\" data-id=\"5777004\" 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-d09c853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d09c853\" 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\">INTELLECTUAL ENRICHMENT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea37b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ea37b5\" 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 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.<\/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. 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.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15412,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_jet_sm_ready_style":"","_jet_sm_style":"","_jet_sm_controls_values":"","_jet_sm_fonts_collection":"","_jet_sm_fonts_links":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17063","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runnymedesociety.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}