Tagged: Judicial review

Duty to Consult, Honour of the Crown, and Legislatures – An Unclear Way Forward for Indigenous Communities in Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (Governor General in Council)

The recent decision Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 divided the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), resulting in an unclear way forward for Indigenous communities...

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...

The Reasonableness of Extradition Assurances Against Torture in India v Badesha

In India v Badesha, 2017 SCC 44 [Badesha] the Supreme Court of Canada (“the Court”) weighed in on the extradition of two Canadian citizens charged in India for conspiracy to...