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Appeal Watch / Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law

by Adam Wyville · Nov 22 , 2023

APPEAL WATCH: Third Party Political Ad Spending Returns to the SCC Docket

On November 9, 2023 the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”, or the “Court”) granted the Attorney General of Ontario’s application for leave to appeal [40725] from Working Families Coalition...

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Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Constitutional Law / TheCourt

by Nora Parker · Feb 22 , 2019

One Million Potential New Voters: Frank v Canada (Attorney General)

Introduction As the country prepares for a federal election later this year, approximately one million additional citizens will have the right to cast special ballots. In Frank v Canada (Attorney...

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