How do you retool “What the Constitution Means to Me” for those unfamiliar with the U.S. Constitution? Consult Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. By Aisling Murphy Reporting from Toronto. “What ...

The Federal Court of Appeal of Canada on Friday ruled that the Canadian federal government’s 2022 invocation of the Emergencies Act was 'unreasonable' and beyond the government's legal authority.

Do Property Rights Still Exist in British Columbia?” Yet it’s not as if Canadian governments were doing a great job of ...

Part 1 of this two-part series discussed the circumstances that led to the omission of property rights from Canada’s Charter ...

The Alberta government is invoking Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause — in its legislation forcing striking teachers back to ...

Jeffrey B. Meyers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. Chief ...

Bill 1 imposes exactly the kind of top-down cultural domination from which Quebecers fought to free themselves.

On June 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivered its decision in York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. The SCC held that the Canadian Charter of ...

Four years ago — on the 40th anniversary of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms — I wrote in National Post that the ...

Saskatchewan’s premier has preemptively invoked the province’s power to ignore the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a gender identity bill. By Ian Austen In June, the Canada Letter looked at the ...

Canada’s Conservative Party under its far-right leader Pierre Poilievre has waged a Trump-style election campaign that has included plans for sweeping attacks on the democratic and social rights of ...