Canada
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Things I Dislike about the Constitution
10 problems with the Canadian constitution (according to its original meaning) Continue reading
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Quis Custodiet?
If judges are the guardians of our constitutional values, they need to be guarded too, as Chief Justice McLachlin’s example shows Continue reading
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Unmaking History
In the “free the beer” case, the Supreme Court shows ― again ― that it is the spoiled child of the Constitution Continue reading
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Bashing Bill 62
Criticism of Québec’s face-veil ban coming from elsewhere in Canada is neither hypocritical nor disproportionate Continue reading
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An Originalism for North Freedonia
Thoughts on an essay on “Originalism without Text” by Stephen Sachs ― and its relevance to Canada Continue reading
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Dark Vision
A critique of a “vision” of the courts as moral authorities. Continue reading
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The Originalist Papers
Benjamin Oliphant’s and my articles on originalism in Canada are officially out Continue reading
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The Court on Conventions
Shameless self-promotion for my latest academic article Continue reading
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Chekhov’s Gun
Why Dwight Newman’s defence of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause is unpersuasive Continue reading
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A Constitutional Moment
Confederation as a constitutional moment, in George Brown’s words Continue reading
Double Aspect 