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Mischief and the Chief
The Chief Justice has thoughts on the Supreme Court and the political climate
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Immigration and Refugee Decision-Making: The Vavilov Effect?
It has been a while since I’ve blogged. The last few months have been—in a word—chaotic. I’m hoping to blog more regularly going forward now that some of these things have settled One of the areas where administrative law really comes to life is in immigration decision-making, particularly front-line decision-making like visa decisions or humanitarian…
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Same Pig, Different Lipstick: Bill C-11
Last year, I wrote about Bill C-10, which was concerned with “compelling companies like Netflix Inc and TikTok Inc to finance and promote Canadian content.” The Bill was controversial, not least because the law could be read to target content produced on user-driven sites (TikTok, say) targeting individual content creators rather than the tech giants…
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Glad to Be Unhappy
Some people in liberal societies are unhappy. But what exactly does this tell us?
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A Cheer for Administrative Law
Administrative law can only do so much to avert injustice―but what it can do still matters
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Precedent and Respect
When ― if ever ― can lower courts criticise their hierarchical superiors?
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Killing for Laws
People get killed when laws are enforced. How should this bear on our thinking about the laws’ legitimacy?
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Boilerplate in Decision-Making
Administrative boilerplate is probably legion in government, but of course, this is an empirical question. Nonetheless, I have read enough cases to know that individuals at the foot of administrative power—many times in front-line decision-making— are at least sometimes faced with deciphering reasons that purport to have “considered all the factors.” Confronted, as well, with…
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Double Aspect 