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Canadian public law and other exciting things


  • August 14, 2025

    Still First Past the Post

    The Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds the constitutionality of Canada’s election system

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    Constitutional law, Law of Democracy
    Charter, empirical turn, equality, government formation, voting
  • August 7, 2025

    On Staying in One’s Lane

    A response to critics of alleged judicial overreach in the face of legislative and governmental arbitrariness

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    Administrative Law, Constitutional law
    arbitrariness, Charter, judicial review, unreasonableness, Vavilov
  • August 1, 2025

    The Bike Lanes and the Clown Cars

    In defence of the controversial decision holding that demolishing bike lanes in Toronto is unconstitutional

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    Constitutional law
    arbitrariness, Charter, notwithstanding clause, Ontario, subsidiarity
  • July 21, 2025

    Motte and Bailey Unreasonableness

    There is much to learn from a recent English decision on police impartiality

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    Administrative Law
    deference, judicial review, neutrality, reasonableness, standing, United Kingdom
  • April 22, 2025

    Fair is Fair

    The requirements of due process are often minimal, but still important.

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    Uncategorized
    Administrative Law, due process, Progressive
  • April 22, 2025

    Where Does a Constitution End?

    Is the constitution the explanation for the differences between the ways obnoxious leaders are dealt with in the US and the UK?

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    Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory, History
    political parties, politics, United Kingdom, United States
  • April 3, 2025

    On the Blogs

    Is the legal blogosphere having a revival?

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    Uncategorized
    blogging
  • April 2, 2025

    Due Process among Humans

    Do law-breakers deserve due process, or is it only a device to protect the innocent?

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    Legal philosophy, The Justice System
    due process, procedural fairness
  • March 24, 2025

    Vermeule and Verres

    The “common good constitutionalism” motte-and-bailey revisited, and why due process matters to the moderns as well as the ancients

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    Administrative Law, Constitutional Theory
    Cicero, common good constitutionalism, procedural fairness, United States, Vermeule
  • March 7, 2025

    (Pro)Rogue-ish

    The Federal Court dismisses the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament

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    Constitutional law
    Canada, constitutional interpretation, justiciability, prerogative, prorogation
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