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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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Tous mes emmerdements
L’État peut-il obtenir l’obéissance des citoyens en les « emmerdant » ?
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Not as Advertised
Legislative debates leading to Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause show little interest in constitutional rights
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The Law of Bonkerstown
Does the constitution mandate the soft bigotry of low expectations?
Double Aspect 