Event Organizers : Runnymede Society

The Nature of the Judicial Role

Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Manitoba Chapter for a lecture on the nature of the judicial role in Canada with Professor Ryan Alford (Lakehead University) on Friday, February 6th.  Prof. Alford returns to the University of Manitoba following a series of well-attended lectures. Known for his rigorous analysis...

Framing Power: Executive Authority Through Law, Politics, and the Art of Dentons

The Runnymede Society’s Calgary Lawyer Chapter, in collaboration with Dentons Canada LLP, is pleased to invite you to an evening examining the intersection of law, politics, and executive power. The program will begin with a featured lecture and discussion with Brad Roth, Professor of Political Science and International Law at...

A Decade of Danger? Understanding the Rise in Urban Violent Crime

Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Alberta Chapter for a presentation on trends in urban violent crime with Prof. Dave Snow (University of Guelph) on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Drawing on findings from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s 2025 Urban Violent Crime Report, Prof. Snow will examine long-term patterns in police-reported...

Law & Freedom 2026

The Runnymede Society is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for Law & Freedom 2026. Runnymede’s annual Law & Freedom conference is our most significant and prestigious event of the year, bringing together legal scholars, practitioners, and students from across the country to discuss and debate pressing...

Bright Lines or Blurred Standards? Police Powers and the Charter

Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Alberta Chapter for an engaging discussion on police powers and the Charter with Prof. Steven Penney (Alberta) on Wednesday, November 26th! Police powers have increasingly become the domain of judges rather than legislators, but has judicial discretion gone too far? Prof. Penney will...

Interprovincial Trade Barriers: Fireside Chat

Please join the Runnymede Society’s University of Toronto Law Chapter for a fireside chat on interprovincial trade barriers, featuring Professor Trevor Tombe (Calgary, Department of Economics) and Professor Nicolas Lamp (Queen’s, Faculty of Law), on Thursday, November 20th! Professors Tombe and Lamp will explore the causes of interprovincial trade barriers—policies...

Qui devrait avoir le dernier mot ? L’article 33 et la révision judiciaire

Rejoignez-vous à la section de l'Université de Moncton de la Société Runnymede pour une discussion sur l'article 33 de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, son rôle dans l'équilibre des pouvoirs législatif et judiciaire, et les questions contemporaines entourant son utilisation et son interprétation, avec le professeur Maxime St-Hilaire...

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