[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] The Unwritten Principle of Constitutionalism in Canadian Jurisprudence: Does a (Meta-)principle Undergird Canada’s Rule of Law, and is it Justiciable? A project co-presented by Maxime St-Hilaire (Faculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke), Ryan Alford, (Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Lakehead University) and the...
Introducing Our New National Director
The Runnymede Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristopher Kinsinger as our new National Director. Over the summer months, Kristopher has worked closely with our former National Director Mark Mancini and the rest of the Runnymede team to transition into his new role. We are especially grateful to...
Law and Freedom 2021-Justice Malcolm Rowe
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 pleased to announce that Justice Malcolm Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada will be our Saturday, March 13 keynote at...
MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith: Canada’s COVID-19 Response
This episode features Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, the Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York – a riding he has represented since 2015. As a parliamentarian, Mr. Erskine-Smith currently sits on the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Before politics, Mr. Erskine-Smith worked as a lawyer in Toronto. He obtained his undergraduate...
Runnymede Society Summer Speakers Series
We are excited to announce our new Summer Speakers Series! This series will feature prominent legal academics and judges speaking on various topics of interest to the broader legal community. Participants will gather on Zoom to hear from these speakers. All are invited, but pre-registration is required. We currently have...
Runnymede Society Student Leadership Conference
Welcome, all, to our first blog post on the new Runnymede Society website! I write today to announce the date and location of the annual Runnymede Student Leadership Conference. Barring the continuation of COVID-19 quarantine measures, this year's conference will take place on August 7-9, 2020 in Ottawa at the...
Dr. Ryan Alford: Emergency Powers in Canada
This episode features Dr. Ryan Alford, an Associate Professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University. Dr. Alford received his doctorate in public, constitutional, and international law from the University of South Africa. He also holds a master’s degree from the University of Oxford and a law...
Shannon Salter: BC’s Civil Resolution Tribunal
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Shannon Salter, the Chair of British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal – Canada’s first online tribunal. Ms. Salter earned her BA and LLB from the University of British Columbia, and her LLM from the University of Toronto. She clerked at the Supreme Court of British Columbia before...
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