diversity
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Dissidents Need Not Apply
Ideological hiring in Canadian law schools Continue reading
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Misplaced Zeal
The Law Society of Ontario’s “Statement of Principles” cannot be defended as advocacy for the Law Society Continue reading
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A Hard Case
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a religious freedom claim based on Aboriginal beliefs Continue reading
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Profession of Power
A critique of Bob Tarantino’s celebration of the legal profession Continue reading
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One’s Own Self, Like Water
The Law Society’s demand for a “Statement of Principles” is a totalitarian values test Continue reading
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Lawless Society of Upper Canada
The LSUC’s attempt to make lawyers “promote diversity and inclusion” is lawless and incompatible with a free society Continue reading
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Smoke and Mirrors
The new process for appointing judges to the Supreme Court is nothing to be happy about Last week, the Prime Minister announced a new(-ish) appointments process for judges of the Supreme Court of Canada. The announcement was met with praise by many, and criticism by some. For my part, I am with the critics. Far from being a Continue reading
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A Diversity of Diversities
There has been some rather unpleasant controversy over judicial appointments of late, following the appointment of professors Grant Huscroft and Bradley Miller to the bench in Ontario. The Globe and Mail‘s Sean Fine has been busily pushing the narrative of “conservative” appointments, focusing on the new appointees’ criticism of Canadian courts and laws. On Twitter, La Continue reading
Double Aspect 