Live at the SCC: The SCC Goes to Winnipeg!
For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) headed to Winnipeg to hear cases on September 25 and 26, 2019. On Wednesday,...
Category: Constitutional Law
R v Omar – Using Social Context to Inform Arbitrary Detention Rules
Background On May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision on R v Omar, 2019 SCC 32 [Omar SCC], which considered whether the Ontario Court of Appeal...
R v Mills : The Limits of Privacy in the Internet Age
In the age of the Internet the distinction between public and private information has become blurred. The norms about what types of information are entitled to privacy on the Internet...
Ontario Court of Appeal Finds Mid-Election Changes to Toronto City Council Constitutional
Last week, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) released a contentious, split decision in Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 732 [Toronto] in which they adjudicated the constitutionality...
