Section 159 of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the offıcial and common language of Québec, purports to amend the Constitution Act, 1867, and therefore the Canadian Constitution, by introducing two new articles, “90Q.1” and 90Q.2”, respectively, providing that “Quebecers form a nation” and that “French is the only offıcial...
Are the Historical and Philosophical Approaches to the Constitution Compatible? (University of Manitoba)
Join us on November 21st at noon to hear from Professor Ryan Alford of Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law. “Professor Alford received his doctorate in public, constitutional, and international law from the University of South Africa. He recently published two books on the subject of the rule of...
The Great Depression and Canada’s Originalist Decade (Online Lecture)
Join us for an online lecture by Professor Preston Jordan Lim on his upcoming paper, “The Great Depression and Canada’s Originalist Decade,” on Wednesday November 20th at 12-1 PM PST. This event is presented by the Runnymede Society’s Vancouver Lawyer Chapter and accredited by the Law Society of British Columbia....
Is the Law Society’s Statement of Principles an unjustified form of compelled speech?
This debate was recorded on January 13, 2018 at the Runnymede Society's 2018 Law and Freedom conference. DEBATE: Be it resolved that the Law Society's Statement of Principles is an unjustified form of compelled speech. PRO: Marni Soupcoff (writer, policy analyst), Bruce Pardy (Queen's University Faculty of Law). CON: Adam...
Justice Malcolm Rowe
Law & Freedom 2020: Litigating Constitutional Issues
At Law and Freedom 2020, the annual conference of the Runnymede Society, the Hon. Grant Huscroft (Court of Appeal for Ontario), the Hon. Darla Wilson (Ontario Superior Court of Justice), and Andrew Bernstein (Torys LLP) participated in a panel discussion on litigating constitutional issues. The panel was moderated by Asher...
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