CBC v Manitoba: A Decision Not to Decide
Can publication bans be indefinite, preventing the public from ever accessing court records? The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) was expected to answer this question in Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v....
Category: Jurisdiction
Quebec’s Religious Neutrality Bill: What a Leave to Appeal Could Mean for Bill 21
Is the restriction of religious garments worn by public servants an infringement of constitutionally guaranteed freedom of religion that cannot be justified or is this is a restriction necessitated by...
Aboriginal Law in Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
The judiciary often hears aboriginal law cases in the context of a dispute with the Crown. Yet consider what would happen if the dispute was multi-jurisdictional: Could one province’s judiciary...
SCC to Consider Multinational Corporate Accountability in Araya v Nevsun: A Q&A with Plaintiffs’ Counsel
In January 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), will be hearing an appeal of Araya v Nevsun, 2017 BCCA 401 [Nevsun], which involves a group of Eritrean plaintiffs who filed a...
