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The Woke Dissent
The thinking animating the dissenting opinion in Ward’s case would destroy freedom of expression in the name of equality and safety Continue reading
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It Ends Well
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s narrow but seemingly decisive rejection of a right not to be offended Continue reading
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What’s Left of Freedom?
In the Trinity Western cases, the Supreme Court eviscerates religious liberty in Canada Continue reading
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Still Unhappy
The Canadian Judicial Council’s report on the former Justice Camp does little to ease my concerns Continue reading
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Unhappy Camper
The shortcomings of the report into the misconduct of Justice Camp The Inquiry Committee set up by the Canadian Judicial Council to investigate whether Justice Robin Camp ― the “why didn’t keep your knees together” judge ― has “committed misconduct and placed himself, by his conduct, in a position incompatible with the due execution of Continue reading
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Can’t Work
The most serious argument I have seen a representative of the Québec government invoke in defence of its proposed “Charter of Values” is Bernard Drainville’s claim, in an interview to the Globe, that “[w]orking for the state is not a right, it is a choice that comes with certain responsibilities.” The argument is that since Continue reading
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Vive la Différence!
It was a long time in coming, but the Supreme Court has finally delivered its ruling regarding the constitutionality of Québec’s (absence of) legal regime for de facto (a.k.a. common law) couples. The dispute pitted a wealthy businessman, identified by the Supreme Court as “B”, against his former common law spouse (and mother of his Continue reading
Double Aspect 