Events

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Originalism and Indigenous Law: Prof. John Borrows

Zoom , Canada

Originalism looks to the public meaning of legal texts at a specific period. Discussions of originalism in Canada have revolved around the public meaning of documents such as the Constitution Acts, 1867 and 1982. This talk will discuss the role of Indigenous law in discussing Canadian "originalism", including the type of sources we might look […]

2021 Law and Freedom Conference

Zoom , Canada

Runnymede Society’s 2021 Law and Freedom conference The Runnymede Society is pleased to announce that our 2021 Law and Freedom Conference will be held on March 12-13, 2021, at Hart House in Toronto, ON. We are particularly honoured to host Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada will be our Saturday, March 13 […]

Should provinces codify their constitutions?

Zoom , Canada

Guest Speaker Richard Albert - Author and Professor of World Consitutions & Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas at Austin Moderated by Mark Mancini - Runnymede Society, National Director

Section 33 of the Charter and Legal Operability

Zoom , Canada

Join us for this virtual event on Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91608311810?pwd=cTNIeWIvQ00wcDN2YTNEb2dZbmMwZz09 Meeting ID: 916 0831 1810 Passcode: 146272

Silencing Hate or Chilling Free Expression?

Zoom , Canada

In Canada, it’s a criminal offence to wilfully promote hatred. Scroll through Twitter of Facebook and it’s clear that these laws don’t prevent hate from spreading. The Liberal government has plans to fix this. Their proposal, outlined earlier this year in Bill C-36, would allow judges to place severe restrictions on liberty backed up by […]

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