PART II: Is s. 33 a useful tool or a loaded gun?

Part II of previous debate on the s. 33 notwithstanding clause with Leonid Sirota (AUT Law School), Maxime St-Hilaire (Université de Sherbrooke) and Geoff Sigalet (Stanford Law School). How should historical circumstances, in this case the intentions of parties to the adoption of the Charter, affect how we construe the proper...

Chief Justice Glenn Joyal: The Charter, Rights Talk, and Institutional Imbalance

How has the Charter fundamentally changed Canadian politics? Discussion with Chief Justice (Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench) Glenn Joyal about Canada's founding ideological mélange and strands of liberal neutrality, communitarianism, and Westminster supremacy, the shift in political culture effectuated by the Charter, the notwithstanding clause, and how courts and legislatures can...

Runnymede Student Leadership Conference 2017

We are delighted to announce our 2017 Student Leadership Conference, to be held this August 18-20, 2017, for future Runnymede Society campus chapter leaders. The conference will be held in a country retreat setting just an hour north from Toronto, Ontario. The weekend will feature a mix of socializing, discussion of perennial...

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