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Forum 34.4: Regulating Online Harms in Canada
In this special issue, guest edited by Dax D'Orazio (Guelph) and Michael Asres (York), scholars of law and politics at different career stages examine some of the key legal, political, and practical challenges raised by Canada's Online Harms Bill (Bill C-63), which died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued in early 2025. In […]
Event Video: Gerard Kennedy on Sections 25-31 of the Charter
Forum 34.3: Fair Voting BC
We're delighted to announce the publication of a new special issue of the Constitutional Forum. This special issue comprises a series of short commentaries on the Ontario Court of Appeal's recent judgment in Fair Voting BC v Canada (Attorney General), in which the Court rejected claims that Canada's "first-past-the-post" electoral system unjustifiably violates sections 3 […]
Event Video: Cowichan Tribes Lecture (Jaclyn McNamara & Victoria Wicks)
New Blog Series: Understanding Quebec v Senneville
We're delighted to announce the publication of a series of three expert interviews on the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent judgment in Quebec v Senneville — a judgment that elicited a great deal of public attention and controversy when it was released in October 2025. In Senneville, the Supreme Court struck down two mandatory minimum […]