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Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Ep. 19 - The Resource Economy and Indigenous Rights with Ken Coates and Dwight Newman

In this episode of Pod Bless Canada, Ken Coates is joined by MLI Senior Fellow Dwight Newman to discuss the current state of...

 

December 17, 2018 at 7:31 pm read more
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Supreme Court has failed to secure economic rights: Brian Lee Crowley for Telegraph-Journal

With its Comeau ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada failed to uphold vital economic and commercial freedoms promised by Confederation, writes Brian Lee Crowley....

 

April 21, 2018 at 3:02 pm read more

Sean Speer speaks to CTV News on Supreme Court Comeau Decision

Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer talks to CTV News about the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Gerard Comeau, the so-called “free-the-beer”...

 

April 20, 2018 at 4:26 pm read more
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Supreme Court hears case on interprovincial alcohol laws: Crowley on CTV Your Morning

Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley spoke with CTV Your Morning on the interprovincial liquor laws before the Supreme Court of Canada in the Comeau case....

 

December 6, 2017 at 6:56 pm read more

Supreme Court decisions affirm the role of the National Energy Board: Dwight Newman in the Post

A pair of recently-released Supreme Court decisions have confirmed the place for the National Energy Board – a highly skilled, specialized tribunal with...

 

July 27, 2017 at 1:24 pm read more

Intrusion into policy-making divides Supreme Court justices in 2016: Supreme Court of Canada Year-in-Review by Benjamin Perrin

The Supreme Court vs. Parliament emerged as the top theme of this third annual review of the Supreme Court of Canada’s major decisions...

 

December 8, 2016 at 8:37 am read more

The Supreme Court changes gears on the justice highway: Geoffrey Cowper for Inside Policy

The debate over how to achieve a speedy trial and who is responsible to do so is very old. But with the Supreme...

 

August 12, 2016 at 1:40 pm read more
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Benjamin Perrin’s thought leadership on the Supreme Court earns Globe and Mail reference

Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Benjamin Perrin has established himself as a thought leader on the Supreme Court’s role as a policy-maker in the...

 

February 23, 2016 at 3:32 pm read more
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Why more dissent among Supreme Court judges is good: Benjamin Perrin in the National Post

The Supreme Court is more than divided than ever. But that, says Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Benjamin Perrin, isn’t a bad thing. This...

 

January 19, 2016 at 9:24 am read more

Dissent from Within at the Supreme Court of Canada: 2015 Year in Review by Benjamin Perrin

UBC law professor analysis finds the Supreme Court is more divided than in past years OTTAWA, Jan. 15, 2016 – Some striking new...

 

January 15, 2016 at 7:50 am read more
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