The David Asper Centre is devoted to realizing constitutional rights through advocacy, research and education. The Centre aims to play a vital role in articulating Canada’s constitutional vision to the broader world. The cornerstone of the Centre is a legal clinic that brings together students, faculty and members of the bar to work on significant constitutional cases and advocacy initiatives. The Centre was established through a generous gift from UofT law alumnus David Asper (LLM ’07).

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The Latest from Our Blog

Recapping Brandon Garrett’s Constitutional Roundtable on Wealth, Equal Protection, and Due Process

October 9, 2019

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Freedom of expression in an election context: A purposive approach

September 24, 2019

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Substantive equality in sentencing: Interventions in R v Morris and R v Sharma

September 19, 2019

By Teodora Pasca ...

The Constitutionality of the Proposed Federal Conversion Therapy Ban

September 5, 2019

by Jeffrey Wang ...

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News and Events

A historical first for the SCC
September 24, 2019
The Asper Centre is intervening in the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada case of Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie Britannique v British Columbia (Éducation) relating to whether British Columbia failed to adequately fund and support French […]
Asper Centre granted intervener status in 2 upcoming Ontario Court of Appeal cases and seeks standing in a third one
May 31, 2019
City of Toronto v. Attorney General of Ontario et al On September 10, 2018, Ontario Superior Court Judge Edward Belobaba in City of Toronto et al v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2018 ONSC 5151 declared that the province of Ontario had “substantially […]
Asper Centre students call for Canada to suspend STCA on Refugee Rights Day
April 5, 2019
via @UTLaw: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/students-call-on-canada Thursday, April 4, 2019 By Karen Chen and Mackenzie Claggett Canada presents itself to the world as a place where “those fleeing persecution, terror and war” are welcome. It is a […]

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