Professor Philippe Lagassé: On prorogation
Runnymede Radio is back! This episode features Philippe Lagassé, associate professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Professor Lagassé and our National Director Mark Mancini discuss parliamentary prorogation in light of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Carissima Mathen: Advisory Opinions
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Carissima Mathen, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Professor Mathen discusses her book entitled Courts Without Cases: The Law and Politics...
Asher Honickman: Canadian Federalism
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Asher Honickman, a partner at Matthews Abogado LLP in Toronto. He is also the founder and CEO of Advocates for the Rule of Law, a legal think tank dedicated to promoting the rule of law in Canada. Interviewed by Mark Mancini,...
Dr. Kerri Froc: Feminist Originalism
This episode of Runnymede Radio features Dr. Kerri Froc, an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of New Brunswick. Interviewed by Mark Mancini, the National Director of the Runnymede Society, Professor Froc discusses the intersection of feminism...