Québec
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If It’s Broke, You’re Not the One to Fix It
The Québec Court of Appeal takes it upon itself to update obsolete election legislation. That’s not its job. 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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La Constitutionnalité de l’application de la Loi 101 aux entreprises fédérales
Le 18 août dernier, le ministre responsable de la Langue française, M. Simon Jolin-Barette, a annoncé qu’il souhaitait voir la Charte de la langue française appliquée aux entreprises sous juridiction fédérale. Une telle mesure forcerait notamment les entreprises fédérales à obtenir un certificat de francisation et à se soumettre à une série d’obligations destinées, comme l’indique le préambule de Continue reading
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The Five-Judge Myth
How many Supreme Court judges does it take to decide a civil law appeal? Continue reading
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Shouting into the Constitutional Void
Section 28 of the Canadian Charter and Québec’s Bill 21 Continue reading
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I Said Don’t Do It
The federal government is wrong to involve Québec in the process of appointing the next Supreme Court judge Continue reading
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Ce qui compte
Que le projet de loi anti-religieux du Québec soit ou non raciste ou islamophobe est sans importance. Ce qui compte, c’est son illibéralisme Continue reading
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What Really Matters
Whether Québec’s anti-religious bill is racist or Islamophobic is beside the point. What matters is its illiberalism Continue reading
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Is Québec’s Dress Code Unconstitutional?
There is a serious argument to be made that Québec’s ban on religious symbols infringes the federal division of powers Continue reading
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Bad Taste
Overzealous prosecutors in Québec charge the author and publisher of a novel with child pornography for describing a rape Continue reading
Double Aspect 