R v Chouhan: The Supreme Court of Canada finds room for disagreement

By Wei Yang On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its reasons for judgement in R v Chouhan,1 a case that the Asper Centre intervened in … Read More

Meet Jonathan Rudin, the Asper Centre’s New Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence

By Leila Far Soares Jonathan Rudin, program director at Aboriginal Legal Services and experienced litigator, will be co-teaching the Asper Centre’s Clinic course as the new Constitutional Litigator-in-Residence for … Read More

In Their Memory The Calls to Action Must Be Fulfilled

71) We call upon all chief coroners and provincial vital statistics agencies that have not provided to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada their records on the deaths … Read More

SCC’s Reference re GGPPA Decision: an important milestone, but still a long road to travel

by Cameron Somerville On March 25th, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) upheld as constitutional the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA), which sets a benchmark for pricing … Read More

How should judges consider anti-Black racism in sentencing? Asper Centre intervenes in R v Morris

by Teodora Pasca On February 11, 2021, the Court of Appeal for Ontario heard oral arguments in R v Morris, the long-anticipated appeal that is expected to determine how systemic … Read More