politics
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A Tale of Two Scandals
Partisanship is undermining political accountability and constitutional checks and balances Continue reading
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Shooting Gallery
A proposed invocation of the Charter’s “notwithstanding clause” in New Brunswick is misguided and disturbing Continue reading
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The System Is Working
Environmentalist groups have a point when they say they are being muzzled by Elections Canada; trouble is, that’s exactly how the law is meant to work Continue reading
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The Tragedy of Lord Sumption
Thoughts on Lord Sumption’s views on the relationship between law and politics Continue reading
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The Fault Will Be Ours
Lord Sumption on politics, law, and the meaning and decline of democracy Continue reading
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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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Why Governments Are Not Angels
The SNC-Lavalin affair reveals serious challenges to the functioning of all three branches of the Canadian government Continue reading
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Civics, Feelings, and Politics
Expatriates’ alleged lack of connection to particular ridings is not a good reason to disenfranchise them Continue reading
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Deuxième Moisson
Tout comme il y a quatre ans, le DGE essaie de censurer une intervention de la société civile dans la campagne électorale québécoise Continue reading
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Politics in, and of, Law Schools
That legal education is tied up with politics is no excuse for indoctrination or ideological homogeneity Continue reading
