Alberta
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Constitutional Veggie Burgers
My lecture on the Alberta Sovereignty Act and the Saskatchewan First Bill Continue reading
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The Return of Correctness in Judicial Review
A rebellion against deference is taking place is Alberta, but how just is its cause? Continue reading
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Follow Instructions
School prayer is unconstitutional ― even in Alberta and Saskatchewan A couple of months ago, Benjamin Oliphant wrote, on the Policy Options blog, about a controversy over school prayer in Alberta: some schools still start their days with the Lord’s Prayer, which some parents oppose. Constitutionally, Mr. Oliphant pointed out, the matter is somewhat complicated. A Continue reading
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How to do Originalism
In my last post, I summarized the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Caron v. Alberta, 2015 SCC 56, which held that Alberta is not under a constitutional obligation to enact legislation in French as well as English. There was, you will recall, a majority opinion by Justices Cromwell and Karakatsanis, who were joined by four of Continue reading
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What Did They Mean?
Must the laws of Alberta ― like those of Manitoba (as well as Québec, New Brunswick, and of course Parliament itself) be enacted and published in both French and English? The answer to this question, which the Supreme Court addressed in Caron v. Alberta, 2015 SCC 56, decided on Friday, turns on the meaning of a short Continue reading
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Questionable Limits
Jim Prentice, the leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party (and would-be Premier), has proposed limiting the time provincial politicians can serve in office. Members of the legislature would be limited to three terms; the premier to (an additional?) three. The wisdom of this proposal has been much criticized. (Aaron Wherry, of Maclean’s, a critic himself, has Continue reading
Double Aspect 