Crown
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No Blurred Lines
Last week, I published a lament for the Charter challenge to the Canadian citizenship oath, which the Supreme Court refused to hear, over at the Policy Options blog. Philippe Lagassé has published a thoughtful response, arguing that contrary what I have been saying all along, the case really was about “the legitimacy of the Crown” as Continue reading
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Nation Tsilhqot’in c. Colombie-Britannique: ce qu’il ne faut pas trop tarder à savoir. Partie 3: la restriction des droits, l’honneur de la Couronne et ses obligations de fiduciaire et de consultation
Avant de traiter de la manière dont l’arrêt Tsilhqot’in veut intervenir sur le droit relatif à la répartition fédérative des compétences, il faut voir ce qu’il reste de ses principales répercussions sur le droit relatif aux droits constitutionnels des peuples autochtones. Retour de la confusion entourant l’obligation de fiduciaire Comme j’ai eu l’occasion de l’annoncer Continue reading
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Can the Viceroy Do Wrong?
Radio-Canada reports that Québec’s former Lieutenant-Governor, Lise Thibault, is trying to avoid having to stand trial on charges of fraud, forgery, and breach of trust, by invoking the common law rule that the Queen can do no wrong. As her lawyer puts it, criminal proceedings oppose the sovereign and the subject, and the sovereign cannot Continue reading
Double Aspect 