arbitrariness
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On Staying in One’s Lane
A response to critics of alleged judicial overreach in the face of legislative and governmental arbitrariness Continue reading
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The Bike Lanes and the Clown Cars
In defence of the controversial decision holding that demolishing bike lanes in Toronto is unconstitutional Continue reading
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More of the Same
Yet another “tough on crime” attempt to deny judges discretion about to be struck down Last week, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued yet another in a long series of constitutional reverses for the previous federal government’s “tough on crime” agenda, holding in R v Ndhlovu, 2016 ABQB 595 that legislative amendments that rendered the making of Continue reading
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What Were They Smoking?
Last week, the Supreme Court held that the prohibition on medical marijuana products intended to be ingested or applied as creams ― as opposed to dried medical marijuana for the purposes of smoking, for which a permission can be granted ― is arbitrary and, therefore, not in accordance with principles of fundamental justice, in violation of s. 7 of the Continue reading
Double Aspect 