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Canadian public law and other exciting things


  • September 13, 2022

    Shapes and Sizes

    Public lawyers (and public law students) should think about government size―and shape

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    Constitutional Theory, History, Law and economics
    accountability, courts, government, legislation
  • September 9, 2022

    In Memoriam Reginae

    What the Queen meant to me

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    Uncategorized
    monarchy
  • September 5, 2022

    Nothing Doing

    Why I’m not moved by the responses to my criticism of O’Bonsawin J’s appointment to the Supreme Court

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    The Justice System
    judges, judicial appointments, Supreme Court of Canada
  • August 30, 2022

    A Nod to the Pod

    Introducing the experimental Double Aspect Pod

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    Podcast Episodes
    assisted suicide, podcast, procedural fairness, standard of review, statutory interpretation
  • August 25, 2022

    A Little Representation

    Justice O’Bonsawin is not qualified to be a Supreme Court judge

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    The Justice System
    judges, judicial appointments, Supreme Court of Canada
  • August 17, 2022

    The Good Government Trilemma

    If you like big government, be prepared to sacrifice democracy or accountability

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    Constitutional Theory, Law and economics, Political philosophy
    accountability, democracy, government, political ignorance, trade-offs
  • August 15, 2022

    If It’s Broke, You’re Not the One to Fix It

    The Québec Court of Appeal takes it upon itself to update obsolete election legislation. That’s not its job.

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    Law of Democracy, statutory interpretation
    advertising, campaign spending, deference, living tree, Québec, statutory originalism
  • July 21, 2022

    Swan Upping

    A medieval ritual as a metaphor for British constitutional history

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    Constitutional law, History
    England, prerogative, swan upping
  • July 20, 2022

    F-Words

    Some words and arguments to avoid in law school exams

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    Uncategorized
    exams, law school, students, tips
  • July 19, 2022

    The Post-Vavilov Supreme Court and Administrative Law

    Reason for optimism? After the Supreme Court’s recent decisions in Abrametz and ESA (both of which are summarized and analyzed in my newsletter here and here, respectively), there is much to say.  But I just want to quickly identify one emerging trend: the centrifugal force of the principles in Vavilov in areas of administrative law

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    Administrative Law
    Administrative Law, standard of review
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