Rule of Law
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Overcoming Justice Abella’s Admin Law Legacy
On the occasion of her retirement, what can we learn from Justice Abella’s administrative law generation? Continue reading
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Ontario’s COVID-19 Discretion Tragedy
Ontarians watched with a mix of horror and confusion on Friday as Premier Ford and medical officials announced what could only be described as drastic measures to, apparently, curb the spread of COVID-19 and its related variants. While the government has flip flopped on these measures since, and it is unclear if further changes are Continue reading
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Interpretation and the Value of Law
Why the interpretation of law must strive for objectivity, not pre-determined outcomes Continue reading
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Putting Stare Decisis Together Again
Originalists and living constitutionalists alike have good Rule of Law reasons for being wary of appeals to reinvigorate stare decisis Continue reading
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A Citizen’s Guide to the Rule of Law
Introducing a chapter on the nature and importance of the Rule of Law Continue reading
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Through Which Glass, Darkly?
Introducing a new article on the Rule of Law in two decisions of the supreme courts of Canada and the United Kingdom Continue reading
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Against Administrative Supremacy
A response to the “Guest Posts from the West Coast” Series Continue reading
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Inter vira enim loquuntur leges
The pandemic and delegation of power to the executive Continue reading
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The Limits of Self-Government
Indigenous self-government cannot dispense with the Rule of Law and with democracy Continue reading
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On the Rule of Law, Blockades, and Indigenous Self-Government
Recently, Canadians have been captivated by a set of protests occurring both in British Columbia and Ontario in relation to the Coastal GasLink pipeline. The pipeline is a $6B dollar, 670 km project which runs across Northern British Columbia. In British Columbia, the hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en lead blockades across the pipeline path, even Continue reading
Double Aspect 