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In this talk, Professor Sankoff will explain what happens in a modern sexual assault trial, and how these trials have become a major source of injustice for accused, complainants and other players in the system. Later, he will explore the impacts of such problems on the parties, the judiciary and the repute of our system […]

Join us on October 9th for an event on the significance of Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We are welcoming professors Ryan Alford of Bora Laskin Faculty of Law Lakehead University and Stéphane Serafin of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law who will explore the history and impact of […]

Join UBC Allard's Runnymede Society student chapter for a presentation from Professor Dwight Newman on October 9th at 12:30 pm. In this presentation, Professor Newman will discuss the absence of a property rights clause in the Charter. He will detail some of the complex history behind this state of affairs, which makes Canada an outlier […]

His Honour Justice Rowe of the Supreme Court of Canada will join the Runnymede Society's Lawyer Chapter in Toronto to deliver some prepared remarks and answer questions from the audience. This event is proudly sponsored by Bytensky Shikhman Barristers, Schofield Macchia LLP, and Monaco Chartier Criminal Lawyers LLP. Register here. 

Join the McGill Runnymede Society and Professor Matthew Harrington (Université de Montréal) for a discussion on this summer's Power v. Canada decision and what it means for parliamentary sovereignty in Canada. Matthew Harrington is professeur titulaire at the Université de Montréal's faculty of law. Professor Harrington is an expert in English, Canadian, and American constitutional […]