property rights
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Trying Nicer
My submission to the NZ Ministry of Regulation on the Regulatory Standards Bill proposal Continue reading
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Real Property Rights
Actual property rights don’t depend on whether they are exercised by or against people one likes Continue reading
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Property Rights and Freedoms
Why property rights are necessary if freedoms of religion, expression, and association are to mean something Continue reading
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A Proclivity for Plunder
The left and the right are united in wanting to regulate the internet by taking from their enemies and giving to their friends Continue reading
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Things I Dislike about the Constitution
10 problems with the Canadian constitution (according to its original meaning) 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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If You Build It
A good decision for federalism and for property rights from the Supreme Court This morning, the Supreme Court has delivered its decision in Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, holding that a municipality cannot prevent a telecommunications company from building an antenna at a site authorized by the federal government, since under the constitution Continue reading
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Une Injustice
J’ai déjà écrit, ici et ailleurs, que l’omission des droits de propriété de la Charte canadienne, qui était censée permettre aux gouvernements de poursuivre des politiques économiques et sociales égalitaires, a des effets pervers qui font en sorte qu’elle leur permet plutôt de transférer de l’argent des pauvres aux mieux nantis. Dans ce billet, je veux Continue reading
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Strange Property
Last week, a Conservative Member of Parliament proposed a constitutional amendment that would protect (some) property rights in Alberta. The amendment would add a section to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, providing that In Alberta, everyone has the right not to be deprived, by any Act of the Legislative Assembly, or by any Continue reading
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Rights, Property… and Blogging
Because one blog is obviously not enough, I will now also be blogging for the CBA National Magazine. Initially at least, I will only be writing for them once a month. In any event, my main blogging focus will remain here, at Double Aspect. However, I am excited about this new venture and the possibility Continue reading
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