Jurisdictional Jiu-Jitsu
The Supreme Court clarifies the scope of the constitutional guarantee of judicial review, but fails at reinventing the wheel
Double Aspect
Canadian public law and other exciting things
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Booking
My plan for a forthcoming book on constitutional interpretation in Canada
Not My Circus
Why I have resigned from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
You Can’t Have a Pony
The solution to the Supreme Court's problems is long, hard work — not coddling populists
Indefensible
There is no defence for the Supreme Court's erratic approach to constitutional interpretation
The Rest Is Noise
We can't just be discerning about which of the Supreme Court's pronouncements on constitutional interpretation to pay attention. None of them mean anything.
Spinning the Wheel
The Supreme Court keeps changing its approach to constitutional interpretation, with no acknowledgment or explanation
Nothing Matters Still
The Supreme Court's recent pronouncements on constitutional interpretation are inconsistent with precedent, but the Court doesn't care
The Cavemen Are Back
The Supreme Court's majority goes back to constitutionalism from Plato's cave, which earlier cases seemed to abandon
Moving Rights
A summary of the opinions on constitutional interpretation in the Supreme Court's interprovincial travel decision