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“Bureaucratese”
Newly-minted Leader of His Majesty’s Official Opposition, Pierre Poilievre, recently announced that he plans to propose a “plain-language law” to tackle “bureaucratese.” According to Poilievre, bureaucratese “costs the economy a fortune.” His proposal will “require government publications to use the fewest and simplest words needed to state information.” Now, much of this proposal is probably
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Shapes and Sizes
Public lawyers (and public law students) should think about government size―and shape
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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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A Nod to the Pod
Introducing the experimental Double Aspect Pod
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A Little Representation
Justice O’Bonsawin is not qualified to be a Supreme Court judge
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The Good Government Trilemma
If you like big government, be prepared to sacrifice democracy or accountability
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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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Swan Upping
A medieval ritual as a metaphor for British constitutional history
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F-Words
Some words and arguments to avoid in law school exams
Double Aspect 