Inherently Safe Places: Making Room for Sexual Integrity in R v Downes
In R v Downes, 2023 SCC 6 [Downes], the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”, or the “Court”) significantly clarified the nature and scope of voyeurism under s. 162(1) of...
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SCC Grants Leave to Appeal on Pre-Incorporation Agreement Dispute
In one of its final acts of 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave to appeal to a legal dispute over the binding of a pre-incorporation agreement. In...
SCC Dismisses BC Government’s Appeal and Secures Legal Win for Trans Mountain
On January 16, a reference panel of Supreme Court Justices dismissed the appeal of the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s (“BCCA”) decision in Reference re Environmental Management Act, 2019 BCCA...
Her Majesty the Queen v Richard Lee Desautel: Indigenous Rights, Transitory Peoples, and National Borders
Section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982, recognizes and affirms existing Aboriginal and treaty rights. Section 35(2) defines “Aboriginal peoples of Canada” as being the “Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples...
