In October of 2007, Matthew Shogilev and Jakki Warkentin of TheCourt.ca engaged in a compelling debate over the Federal Court of Appeal’s [“FCA”] holding in Societe des acadiens et acadiennes du...
In the popular, post 9/11 imagination, “cruel and unusual punishment” means torture. That being said, the ambit of s. 12 of the Charter, which enshrines the right “not to be subjected...
On October 17, 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will hear the case Societe des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc v Canada, [2007] 2 FCR 177, an appeal from...
Language rights, delegated powers and the constitutional culpability of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) are all at issue in Société des acadiens et acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc v Canada....
