Bill C-23 leaves cross-border travelers vulnerable to Charter rights infringements

By Natasha Anzik Bill C-23, the Preclearance Act, was recently amended by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and passed to the Senate on June 21, 2017. … Read More

Rectifying the Wrongs of Indefinite Immigration Detention in Canada

by Natasha Anzik and Norman Yallen After being continually detained for seven years, Kashif Ali was finally released earlier this year by order of Justice Ian Nordheimer of the Ontario … Read More

A Trip to the Court: Reflections on an Asper Centre Intervention at the SCC

By: Patrick Enright It is hard not to think that the world is now teetering on the edge of disintegration. Things fall apart. A vulgar reality television host is now … Read More

Asper Centre’s Statement in Response to U.S. Executive Order

The Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights shares our deep concerns with the January 27th executive order made by President Trump preventing individuals from the predominantly Muslim countries of Iran, Iraq, Libya, … Read More