Sexual Assault Myths Back on Trial in R v Goldfinch
Myths about sexual assault complainants are back on trial. The Alberta Court of Appeal [“ABCA”] recently issued two decisions – R v Goldfinch, 2018 ABCA 240 [Goldfinch] and R v...
Author: Julia Kalinina
Canada Summer Jobs: Attestation Sparks Debate Over Government Overreach
In December 2017, the Canadian government announced changes to its Canada Summer Jobs (“CSJ”) program that sparked debate over the program’s constitutionality. CSJ is a funding subsidy designed to provide...
Highwood Congregation v Wall: Decisions About the World’s Greatest Hockey Player are Not Subject to Judicial Review
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 [Wall, 2018 SCC], examined which kinds of decision-making bodies are subject to judicial review for procedural fairness. A recent...
