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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
A bill to improve Parliament’s constitutional scrutiny of legislation is a step forward ― but not good enough
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An Easy Case
Why funding Catholic schools on terms not available to others is an obvious infringement of religious freedom
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Dreaming of Dialogue
Can New Zealand courts declare statutes to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act? Does this matter?
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The Court on Conventions
Shameless self-promotion for my latest academic article
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Inappropriate Remarks
Justice Abella should be criticized, not praised, for her comments on Donald Trump
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Chekhov’s Gun
Why Dwight Newman’s defence of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause is unpersuasive
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A Constitutional Moment
Confederation as a constitutional moment, in George Brown’s words
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Not Withstanding Scrutiny
The Saskatchewan government hasn’t justified its resort to the notwithstanding clause in the Catholic school funding case
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No Money for You
Can Saskatchewan fund non-Catholic students in Catholic schools? Raising government ire, a court says no.
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Don’t Fix It
There is no good reason to start using the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause”
Double Aspect 