Ontario
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No Way to Make Law
The legislative process is being disgracefully abused in Ontario. Constitutional lawyers need to pay attention. Continue reading
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The Statement of Principles
Thus far, I have stayed out of the controversy surrounding the Statement of Principles [SOP] because I have nothing new to add. Leonid has, in a series of posts, outlined the in-principle objections to the SOP, while others have suggested that the SOP is a modest, necessary remedy for a difficult problem. But as the… Continue reading
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It Doesn’t Work That Way
Legislation interfering with a municipal election does not violate freedom of expression ― contrary to what an Ontario judge has found Continue reading
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Permanent Censorship, Again
Ontario’s proposal for regulating pre-campaign political spending is wrong Earlier this week, The Globe and Mail reported that the Ontario government is proposing to introduce legislation that would limit the flow of private money into the political process (and introduce public subsidies to political parties). There is no bill yet, as the government is consulting… Continue reading
Double Aspect 