Kimberly Murray presents findings from Report on Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Burials in Canada

By Taoran Li On 25 February 2025, the Asper Centre welcomed Ms. Murray to present the bi-annual Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture. From June 2022 until December 2024, Ms. Murray … Read More

Asper Centre hosts panel on Indigenous Child Welfare and Self-Governance

by Taoran Li On 31 October 2024, the Asper Centre’s Indigenous Rights Working Group presented a panel event to unpack the significant legal issues and potential future implications of two … Read More

Ontario Court of Appeal Allows Appeal by Youth Climate Litigants in Charter Challenge to Ontario’s Emissions Targets

by: Chelsea Gordon and Daniel Kiesman For the first time in Canada, an appellate court has considered the implications of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”) on climate … Read More

Meet Mary Birdsell, the Asper Centre’s new Constitutional Litigator in Residence for Fall 2024

by Kate Shackleton From working directly with young clients to arguing cases at the Supreme Court of Canada, Mary Birdsell has advocated on behalf of children and youth for more … Read More

The State Is Not Immune: The Supreme Court Affirms that Crown Can be Held Liable in Damages for Unconstitutional Laws

by Vlad Mirel, with Neil Abraham and Megan Stephens In a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Attorney General) v. Power held that damages may be awarded … Read More